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Read about the newest award to be added to the An Post Irish Book Awards
Books by Liz Nugent, Paul Murray, Katriona O’Sullivan, Mark O’Connell, Eimear Ryan and editors Lucinda Jacob and Sarah Webb along with illustrator Ashwin Chacko are in the running for the accolade of ‘An Post Irish Book of the Year 2023’.
The six titles competing for the overall An Post Irish Book of the Year Award were drawn from the category winners at the 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.
The six nominated titles are:
The overall ‘An Post Irish Book of the Year 2023’ winner will now be decided by a distinguished panel of judges, including a literary editor, a bestselling novelist, a broadcaster with RTE, Director of International Trade with An Post, the CEO of Children’s Books Ireland and a bookstore general manager. The judging panel consists of:
One of the six titles will be revealed as the ‘An Post Irish Book of the Year 2023’ during a one-hour television special hosted by Oliver Callan on RTÉ One on Wednesday 6th December at 10:35pm.
Since its inception, the An Post Irish Book of the Year Award has been won by a series of landmark titles which have gone on to become Christmas bestsellers and firm favourites with readers.
Previous winners of the An Post Irish Book of the Year Award include Sally Hayden for My Fourth Time, We Drowned, Fintan O’Toole for We Don’t Know Ourselves, Doireann Ní Ghríofa for A Ghost in the Throat, the late Vicky Phelan for Overcoming, Emilie Pine for Notes to Self, John Crowley, Donal Ó Drisceoil, Mike Murphy and John Borgonovo for Atlas of the Irish Revolution, Mike McCormack for Solar Bones, Louise O’Neill for Asking For It, Mary Costello for Academy St, Donal Ryan for The Spinning Heart, Michael Harding for Staring at Lakes, and Belinda McKeon for Solace.
Tune into RTÉ One at 10:35pm on Wednesday 6th December to find out who wins the An Post Irish Book of the Year Award 2023
First awarded in 2006, the An Post Irish Book Awards celebrate and promote Irish writing to the widest range of readers possible. Each year it brings together a vast community passionate about books – readers, authors, booksellers, publishers and librarians – to recognise the very best of Irish writing talent and 2023 is no different.
The 2023 winners, outlined below, were announced earlier this week:
Eason Novel of the Year
TheJournal.ie Best Irish-Published Book of the Year
Bookselling Ireland Biography of the Year
Cookbook of the Year
Bookstation Lifestyle Book of the Year
Dubray Non-Fiction Book of the Year
Eason Sports Book of the Year in association with Ireland AM
Library Association of Ireland Author of the Year
Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year
National Book Tokens Popular Fiction Book of the Year
Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year
Foras na Gaeilge Irish Language Fiction Book of the Year Award
The Last Word Listeners’ Choice Award
New Voices: The An Post Writing Prize
International Education Services Teen and Young Adult Book of the Year, in honour of John Treacy
Specsavers Children’s Book of the Year – Junior
Specsavers Children’s Book of the Year – Senior
Writing.ie Short Story of the Year
Listowel Writers’ Week Poem of the Year
An Post Bookshop of the Year
For further information, please visit to the An Post Irish Book Awards website or social media channels:
Facebook: @AnPostIBAS
Instagram: @anpost_irishbookawards
Twitter: @AnPostIBAS
TikTok: @anpost_irishbookawards
For more details, please contact:
Breda Brown / Aimée Winn
Unique Media
Tel: (01) 522 5200 / 086 841 1455 (AW)
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