Costa Book Award - Novel

Awards List

2015

A God in Ruins
(Winner)
Kate Atkinson

A Place Called Winter
(Nominee)
Patrick Gale

A God in Ruins
(Nominee)
Kate Atkinson

The Green Road
(Nominee)
Anne Enright

At Hawthorn Time
(Nominee)
Melissa Harrison

2014

How to Be Both
(Winner)
Ali Smith

The Lives of Others
(Nominee)
Neel Mukherjee

Nora Webster
(Nominee)
Colm Toibin

2013

Life After Life
(Winner)
Kate Atkinson

2012

Bring Up the Bodies
(Winner)
Hilary Mantel

The Heart Broke In
(Nominee)
James Meek

Life! Death! Prizes!
(Nominee)
Stephen May

2011

The Sense of an Ending
(Nominee)
Julian Barnes

2009

Brooklyn
(Winner)
Colm Toibin

Wolf Hall
(Nominee)
Hilary Mantel

2008

The Secret Scripture
(Winner)
Sebastian Barry

2007

Death of a Murderer
(Nominee)
Rupert Thomson

The Road Home
(Nominee)
Rose Tremain

Skin Lane
(Nominee)
Neil Bartlett

2006

Restless
(Winner)
William Boyd

Black Swan Green
(Nominee)
David Mitchell

Saving Caravaggio
(Nominee)
Neil Griffiths

A Spot of Bother
(Nominee)
Mark Haddon

2005

The Accidental
(Winner)
Ali Smith

2004

Small Island
(Winner)
Andrea Levy

2003

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
(Winner)
Mark Haddon

Frankie and Stankie
(Nominee)
Barbara Trapido

Heligoland
(Nominee)
Shena Mackay

The Lucky Ones
(Nominee)
Rachel Cusk

2002

White Lightning
(Nominee)
Justin Cartwright
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The Story of Lucy Gault
(Nominee)
William Trevor

Rumours of a Hurricane
(Nominee)
Tim Lott

2001

Atonement
(Nominee)
Ian McEwan

2000

English Passengers
(Winner)
Matthew Kneale

1997

Quarantine
(Winner)
Jim Crace

1996

Every Man for Himself
(Winner)
Beryl Bainbridge

1995

The Moor's Last Sigh
(Winner)
Salman Rushdie

1994

Felicia's Journey
(Winner)
William Trevor

Award Categories

Book of the Year

Children's

First Novel

Novel

Award Years

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

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2003

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