An Post Irish Book Awards Book of The Year 2023
The An Post Irish Book Awards Book of the Year 2023 was The Bee Sting by Paul Murray which was announced during a one-hour television special presented by Oliver Callan on RTÉ One on 6th December.
2023 An Post Irish Book Awards winners announced!
We are thrilled to announce this year’s winners of the An Post Irish Book Awards 2023 who received their awards at the opulent Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner in The Convention Centre, Dublin. The event marked the pinnacle of what has been a sensational year for Irish literature. With twenty-one categories spanning the entire generic spectrum, and celebrated literary names such as Liz Nugent , Mark O’Connell, Sophie White, Paul Murray, Katriona O’Sullivan, Colin Walsh and Sarah Binchy among the winners, the An Post Irish Book Awards once again showcased the wealth and depth of Irish literary talent.
On 6th December, Paul Murray’s The Bee Sting was revealed as the winner of the overall An Post Irish Book of the Year 2023 during a one-hour television special on RTÉ One hosted by Oliver Callan. The book was among six shortlisted titles competing for the accolade, all of which were category winners at the 2023 An Post Irish Book Awards and were chosen on the principle of the highest number of votes secured during the shortlist voting process across all categories. Murray’s book won the Eason Novel of the Year at the recent An Post Irish Book Awards Gala Dinner..
Scroll through all of this year's category winners below
Some Key Dates for your Diary
31st July
Submissions Close
19th October
Shortlist Launch at the EXO Building
22nd November
Winners Announced at The Convention Centre Dublin
6th December
An Post Irish Book of the Year TV show on RTÉ One & RTÉ Player
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All voters will be entered into a prize draw to win one of five €100 National Book Tokens vouchers. Voting closes at 5pm 9th November.
Explore the latest updates from the An Post Irish Book Awards
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray named the An Post Irish Book of the Year 2023
An Post Irish Book of the Year Nominees 2023: Gender, Hope and Heart with Eimear Ryan
An Post Irish Book of the Year Nominees 2023: Poetry Gems & Playfulness with Lucinda Jacob, Sarah Webb and Ashwin Chako
An Post Irish Book of the Year Nominees 2023: Neurodiversity & Plot with Liz Nugent
New Voices: The An Post Writing Prize
A new award category with writers from the Irish-based Ukrainian community invited to submit their original entries this year
Some kind words from guests and friends of the An Post Irish Book Awards
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The An Post Irish Book Awards are different in character from conventional literary awards where winners attract the subjective approval of a jury normally comprising 3-5 judges. To decide fifteen awards in this way would be impractical and inimical to our aim to canvass the widest possible sector of the reading public.
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