Welcome to the An Post Irish Book Awards 2023.

As we embark upon a new awards year, we do so more than ever convinced that Irish literature is the gift that keeps on giving. Irish writers have never been more prominent and well-respected globally and we are proud to celebrate their achievements annually in these awards.

Some wonderful books have already been published this year. Many more will follow in the coming months and the best of them will figure prominently in the quest for the glittering prizes come November. The shortlists will be announced on October 19th in the EXO Building with the winners honoured at the Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony on November 22nd in the Convention Centre Dublin.

To keep pace with developments, log in to the website regularly. Public voting will begin directly after the shortlist launch but meanwhile, here’s wishing you a wonderful summer.

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Voters wanted

Vote for your favourite bookshop in the ‘An Post Bookshop of the Year’ category by following the link below & you could win €100 of National Book Tokens

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

An Post Irish Book Awards Book of The Year 2022

My Fourth Time, We Drowned by Sally Hayden

My Fourth Time, We Drowned by Sally Hayden has been announced as the An Post Irish Book of the Year 2022. The winner was revealed in a one-hour television special on RTÉ One.

an post irish book awards winners 2022

Library Association of Ireland Author of the Year
Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year
National Book Tokens Popular Fiction Book of the Year
Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year
Writing.ie Short Story of the Year
Listowel Writers' Week Poem of the Year
Love Leabhar Gaeilge Irish Language Book of the Year
Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year
Specsavers Children's Book of the Year (Senior)
Specsavers Children's Book of the Year (Junior)
Dubray Biography of the Year
Eason Sports Book of the Year, in association with Ireland AM
Avoca Cookbook of the Year
Bookstation Lifestyle Book of the Year
Odgers Berndtson Non-Fiction Book of the Year
Eason Novel of the Year
TheJournal.ie Best Irish Published Book of the Year

2022 Shortlist Announced

Scroll through all of this year's shortlists by clicking the button below.

An Post Irish Book Awards Book of The Year 2021

Shortlist revealed, check out who made the list below.

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‘An Post Bookshop of the Year’ longlist revealed for 2023

Twelve bookshops around Ireland selected for the ‘An Post Bookshop of the Year’ longlist
Nationwide search now underway to find the ‘An Post Bookshop of the Year 2023’
An Post renews headline sponsorship agreement with the Irish Book Awards until 2025
Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina killed in Kramatorsk attack

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

"The An Post Irish Book Awards took a fantastic campaign and reimagined it for an online world. The buy-in from all partners was clear to see, and the results were very good. Well done!"

Ivan O'Brien

Managing Director, The O'Brien Press

"Really fantastic media campaign this year, I thought, the APIBAs really were everywhere."

Joseph O'Connor

Award Winning Author

"You do an amazing job with these Awards and it’s so exciting for everyone involved with books in Ireland – the Awards have really added so much energy, excitement and debate."

Dr Marian Thérèse Keyes

Senior Executive Librarian, dlr LexIcon and Reader Development

“It was a wonderful night for Irish Authors and Irish Books and shows the literary talent that is in Ireland right now!”

Maire Logue

Festival Manager, Listowel Writers’ Week

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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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