Nero Book Awards

This article is about the British book awards. For the American book awards, see Nero Award.

The Nero Book Awards
Awarded forthe book you would most want to press into the hands of friends and family
Sponsored byCaffè Nero
Reward(s)£30,000
First awarded2024; 0 years ago (2024)
Last awardedActive
Websitenerobookawards.com

The Nero Book Awards are British literary awards, inaugurated in 2023.[1] They are run by coffeehouse chain Caffè Nero in partnership with the Booksellers' Association, Brunel University London and Right To Dream, "a football community dedicated to expanding people's understanding of excellence through football".[2][3]

The awards are made in four categories: children's fiction, fiction, debut fiction, and non-fiction. A short list of four is drawn up for each category, and category winners are chosen, receiving £5,000. There is then a further selection process before one of the category winners is awarded the £30,000 "Golden Nero" award as "Book of the year". The awards are open to books published in the UK and Ireland, and at the time of entry the author must be alive and have been resident in the UK or Ireland for three years. The criteria for the awards are described as: "Our judges will be asked to choose the books they would most want to press into the hands of friends and family for their quality and readability."[3]

Timeline

For the 2023 awards, announced in 2024 for books published predominantly in 2023, the timeline was:[4]

  • 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2023: Publication date for eligible books[5]
  • 19 June 2023 - 21 July 2023: Submission of entries[5]
  • 21 November 2023: Shortlists announced[6]
  • 30 January 2024: Category winners announced[7]
  • 14 March 2024: Golden Nero overall winner announced[8]

A similar pattern of eligibility and submission dates has been announced for the 2024 awards.[9]

Shortlists and winners

Overall winner for each year show in boldface. Category winners indicated by highlighted row.

Year Author Title Publisher Result Ref.
2023 Paul Murray The Bee Sting Hamish Hamilton Overall winner
Fiction category winner 		[8][10]
Eleanor Catton Birnam Wood Granta Fiction shortlist [6]
Megan Nolan Ordinary Human Failings Jonathan Cape
Karen Powell Fifteen Wild Decembers Europa
Michael Magee Close to Home Hamish Hamilton Debut fiction category winner [11]
Stephen Buoro The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa Bloomsbury Debut fiction shortlist [6]
Tom Crewe The New Life Chatto & Windus
Chloe Michelle Howarth Sunburn Verve
Beth Lincoln The Swifts Puffin Children's fiction category winner [11]
Lex Croucher Gwen and Art Are Not in Love Bloomsbury Children's fiction shortlist [6]
Kat Dunn Bitterthorn Andersen Press
Candy Gourlay Wild Song David Fickling
Fern Brady Strong Female Character Brazen Non-fiction category winner [11]
Freya Bromley The Tidal Year Coronet Non-fiction shortlist [6]
Natasha Carthew Undercurrent Coronet
Victoria Smith Hags Fleet
2024 Suzannah Dunn Levitation for Beginners Abacus Fiction shortlist [12][13]
Jo Hamya The Hypocrite Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Adam S Leslie Lost in the Garden Dead Ink
Donal Ryan Heart, Be at Peace Doubleday
Colin Barrett Wild Houses Jonathan Cape Debut fiction shortlist [12][13]
Lara Haworth Monumenta Canongate Books
Ferdia Lennon Glorious Exploits Fig Tree
Orlaine McDonald No Small Thing Serpent's Tail
Catherine Bruton Bird Boy Nosy Crow Children's fiction shortlist [12][13]
Scarlet Dunmore How to Survive a Horror Movie Little Tiger
Liz Hyder (illus. Tom de Freston) The Twelve Pushkin Press
Patrick Ness (illus. Tim Miller) Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody Walker Books
Ellen Atlanta Pixel Flesh Headline Non-fiction shortlist [12][13]
Zeinab Badawi An African History of Africa W. H. Allen & Co.
Sophie Elmhirst Maurice and Maralyn Chatto & Windus
Orlando Whitfield All That Glitters Profile Books

References

  1. ^ Shaffi, Sarah (22 May 2023). "Caffè Nero launches major book awards". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Home page". Right To Dream. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "About". Nero Book Awards. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Key Dates". Nero Book Awards. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Nero Book Awards 2023 Terms and Conditions of Entry" (PDF). Nero Book Awards. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e Creamer, Ella (21 November 2023). "Paul Murray and Fern Brady shortlisted for inaugural Nero awards". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Booksellers Association - Nero Book Awards Announce Category Winners". The Booksellers Association of the United Kingdom & Ireland Limited. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Paul Murray's The Bee Sting wins inaugural Nero Gold Prize book award". BBC News. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Nero Book Awards 2024 Terms and Conditions of Entry" (PDF). Nero Book Awards. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  10. ^ Creamer, Ella (14 March 2024). "Paul Murray's The Bee Sting wins inaugural Nero book of the year prize". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  11. ^ a b c Creamer, Ella (30 January 2024). "Paul Murray and Fern Brady win inaugural Nero book awards". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d Creamer, Ella (3 December 2024). "2024 Nero book awards shortlist announced to celebrate 'extraordinary writing talent'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d Roberts, Hannah (3 December 2024). "Story showcasing 'voices' of Ireland among novels nominated in Nero Book Awards". The Standard. Retrieved 4 December 2024.

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