Costa Book Awards
Literary awards formerly known as the Whitbread Book Awards; Book of the Year was selected from the category winners.
Known over the years as: Whitbread Literary Awards (1971–1984); Whitbread Book Awards (1985–2005); Costa Book Awards (2006–2022).
2021 (Biography)
Winner - announced 2022-01-04
Shortlist - announced 2021-11-23
- Consumed: A Sister's Story by Arifa Akbar
- The Moth and the Mountain: A True Story of Love, War and Everest by Ed Caesar
- Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell by John Preston
- Free: Coming of Age at the End of History by Lea Ypi
2021 (Book of the Year)
Winner - announced 2022-02-01
2021 (Children's Book)
Winner - announced 2022-01-04
Shortlist - announced 2021-11-23
- Maggie Blue and the Dark World by Anna Goodall
- The Crossing by Manjeet Mann
- The Midnight Guardians by Ross Montgomery
- The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh by Helen Rutter
2021 (First Novel)
Winner - announced 2022-01-04
Shortlist - announced 2021-11-23
- Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
- The Manningtree Witches by A.K. Blakemore
- Fault Lines by Emily Itami
- The Stranding by Kate Sawyer
2021 (Novel)
Winner - announced 2022-01-04
Shortlist - announced 2021-11-23
- Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller
- The High House by Jessie Greengrass
- The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed
- The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
2021 (Poetry)
Winner - announced 2022-01-04
Shortlist - announced 2021-11-23
- All the Names Given by Raymond Antrobus
- A Blood Condition by Kayo Chingonyi
- Eat or We Both Starve by Victoria Kennefick
- The Kids by Hannah Lowe
2016 (Book of the Year)
Winner records migrated from author timelines; this is not a complete list of nominations.
Winner
2008 (Book of the Year)
Winner records migrated from author timelines; this is not a complete list of nominations.