2003 Whitbread Awards
The Whitbread Awards (1971–2005), called Costa Book Awards since 2006, are literary awards in the United Kingdom, awarded both for high literary merit but also for works considered enjoyable reading. This page gives details of the awards given in the year 2003.
Book of the Year
Children's Book
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Catherine Fisher, The Oracle
- Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful
- Jeanne Willis, Naked Without a Hat
First Novel
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Anne Donovan, Buddha Da
- Paul Murray, An Evening of Long Goodbyes
- Talitha Stevenson, An Empty Room
Novel
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Rachel Cusk, The Lucky Ones
- Shena Mackay, Heligoland
- Barbara Trapido, Frankie & Stankie
Biography
Winner:
- D. J. Taylor, Orwell: The Life
Shortlist:
- John Campbell, Margaret Thatcher - Volume Two: The Iron Lady
- Caroline Moorehead, Martha Gellhorn
- Andrew Wilson, Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith
Poetry
Winner:
- Don Paterson, Landing Light
Shortlist:
- Lavinia Greenlaw, Minsk
- Jamie McKendrick, Ink Stone
- Jean Sprackland, Hard Water
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References
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