1994 Whitbread Awards
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The Whitbread Awards (since 2006 called the Costa Book Awards) are among the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary awards. They were launched in 1971, are given both for high literary merit but also for works that are enjoyable reading and whose aim is to convey the enjoyment of reading to the widest possible audience. This page gives details of the awards given in the year 1994.
Contents
Book of the Year
- William Trevor, Felicia's Journey
Children's Book
Winner:
- Geraldine McCaughrean, Gold Dust
First Novel
Winner:
- Fred D'Aguiar, The Longest Memory
Novel
Winner:
- William Trevor, Felicia's Journey
Biography
Winners:
- Brenda Maddox, D H Lawrence: The Married Man
Poetry
Winners:
- James Fenton, Out of Danger
