previous winners

For just shy of two decades, we’ve been toasting the best literary voices Ireland has to offer. Across a growing range of categories, from fiction to memoir to children’s books to poetry, winning an Irish Book Award is the absolute height of esteemed literary excellence and a cry from readers that yours is a work to take note of. For a small country, we take great pride in our rich literary history, and at the Irish Book Awards, we like to celebrate it as it is made. Here are all of our dazzlingly talented previous winners, across the board, from new names to most beloved.

novel of the year (2003 - present)

crime fiction book of the year (2009 - present)

Best Irish Published Book of the Year (2007-present)

non-fiction book of the year (2006-present)

cookbook of the year (2012 - present)

Popular non-fiction book of the year (2015 - 2020)

Popular fiction book of the year (2007 - present)

CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR, JUNIOR (2007 - present)

CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR, senior (2006 - present)

TEEN & YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR (2017 - present)

Sports book of the year (2007 - present)

newcomer of the year (2007 - present)

IRISH LANGUAGE BOOK OF THE YEAR (2018 - present)

RTÉ Audience choice Award (2007 - 2021)

lifestyle book of the year (2021 - present)

biography of the year (2021 - present)

author of the year (2021 - present)

SHORT STORY OF THE YEAR (2013 - present)

POEM OF THE YEAR (2016 - present)

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AWARD (2014 - 2020)

bookshop of the year

2022

Bridge Street Books
Wicklow

2021

Kennys Bookshop and Art Gallery
Galway

2013

The Clifden Bookshop
Clifden, Co. Galway

2012

Bridge Street Books
Wicklow Town

2011

Crannog Books
Cavan

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