Submissions Now Open
Publishers are invited to submit eligible titles for the 2024 An Post Irish Book Awards now, click below for details. Submissions will close on the 9th of August.
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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 14th November.
Shortlist Announced for the 2024 An Post Irish Book Awards
The shortlist for the 2024 An Post Irish Book Awards is out, featuring an exciting and diverse range of books from both new and well-known authors, across 20 different categories.
Now in its 19th year, the An Post Irish Book Awards celebrate and promote Irish writing to the widest range of readers possible. Each year, the An Post Irish Book Awards bring together a vast community passionate about books – readers, authors, booksellers, publishers and librarians – to recognise the very best of new and established Irish writing talent and 2024 will be no different.
The An Post Irish Book Awards 2024 winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in the Convention Centre, Dublin on Wednesday 27th November.
Voting is now closed for this year’s An Post Irish Book Awards, thank you to all who voted!
2024 WinnerS Announced
Some Key Dates for your Diary
1st July
Submissions Open
9th August
Submissions Close
24th Oct
Shortlist Launch
27th November
Winners Ceremony
19th December
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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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