1988 Whitbread Awards

The Whitbread Awards (1971–2005), called Costa Book Awards since 2006, are literary awards in the United Kingdom, awarded both for high literary merit but also for works considered enjoyable reading. This page gives details of the awards given in the year 1988.

Book of the Year

Paul Sayer, The Comforts of Madness

Children's Book

Winner:

• Judy Allen, Awaiting Developments

First Novel

Winner:

• Paul Sayer, The Comforts of Madness

Novel

Winner:

• Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses

Biography

Winners:

• A. N. Wilson, Tolstoy

Poetry

Winners:

• Peter Porter, The Automatic Oracle

References

• Previous winners