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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

Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year
Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year
Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year
Eason Novel of the Year
Ireland AM Popular Fiction Book of the Year
The Last Word Listeners' Choice Award
Library Association of Ireland Author of the Year
TheJournal.ie Best Irish-Published Book of the Year
WHSmith Non-Fiction Book of the Year
Hodges Figgis History Book of the Year
Dubray Biography of the Year
Bookselling Ireland Food & Drink Book of the Year
Bookstation Lifestyle Book of the Year
Eason Sports Book of the Year
Specsavers Children's Book of the Year (Junior)
Specsavers Children's Book of the Year (Senior)
Gradam Love Leabhar Gaeilge Leabhar Ficsin Gaeilge na Bliana
New Irish Writing Best Poetry in association with the Irish Independent
New Irish Writing Best Short Story in association with the Irish Independent

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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Winners of the An Post Irish Book Awards 2024 announced

Sally Rooney, Graham Norton, Gearóidín Nic Cárthaigh, Hector Ó hEochagáin, Sam Blake, Donal Ryan, Eilish Fisher, Dermot Flynn, Johnny Sexton, Alan Murrin and Jane Casey among the winners
Children’s author Martin Waddell to be honoured with the Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award
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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

Former Festival Manager, Listowel Writers’ Week

An Post Irish Book Awards Book of The Year 2023

The Bee Sting

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.

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