Bisto Book of the Year Awards
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The Bisto Book of the Year Awards are literary awards presented annually in the Republic of Ireland to writers of books for children and young people. The Awards are run by Children's Books Ireland (CBI) and are open to authors and illustrators born or resident in Ireland; books may be written in English or Irish. Many bestselling, internationally renowned authors have won a "Bisto", including Eoin Colfer, John Boyne and several times winner Kate Thompson.
First run in 1990 (with the Book of the Decade Awards) and sponsored since the inception by Bisto foods, prizes are awarded in three categories:
- Book of the Year
- Eilís Dillon Award, named in honour of writer Eilís Dillon
- Merit Awards
The winner of Book of the Year wins a perpetual trophy and €10,000; the 3 winners of the Merit Award share a combined prize fund of €6,000; the Eilís Dillon Award winner for first time writers also wins a trophy and €3,000.[1]
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[edit] Past winners
[edit] Book of the Year
Source: Children's Books Ireland.[2]
| Year | Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The London Eye Mystery | Siobhán Dowd | David Fickling |
| 2007 | The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | John Boyne | David Fickling |
| 2006 | The New Policeman | Kate Thompson | The Bodley Head |
| 2005 | Annan Water | Kate Thompson | The Bodley Head |
| 2004 | Wings Over Delft | Aubrey Flegg | O'Brien Press |
| 2003 | You, Me and the Big Blue Sea The Alchemist's Apprentice |
Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick Kate Thompson |
Gullane The Bodley Head |
| 2002 | The Beguilers | Kate Thompson | The Bodley Head |
| 2001 | Izzy and Skunk | Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick | Blackwater Press |
| 2000 | Faraway Home | Marilyn Taylor | O'Brien Press |
| 1999 | Tales of Wisdom and Wonder | Niamh Sharkey | Barefoot Books |
| 1998 | Dream Invader | Gerard Whelan | O'Brien Press |
| 1997 | Sisters ... No Way ! | Siobhán Parkinson | O'Brien Press |
| 1996 | The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey | P.J. Lynch | Poolbeg Press |
| 1995 | Blaeberry Sunday | Elizabeth O'Hara | Poolbeg Press |
| 1994 | When Stars Stop Spinning | Jane Mitchell | Poolbeg Press |
| 1993 | The Blue Horse | Marita Conlon-McKenna | O'Brien Press |
| 1992 | The Summer of Lily and Esme | John Quinn | Poolbeg Press |
| 1991 | The Island of Ghosts | Eilís Dillon | Faber and Faber |
[edit] Merit Awards
| Year | Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Black Book of Secrets The Way Back Home Wilderness |
FE Higgins Oliver Jeffers Roddy Doyle |
Macmillan Harper Collins Scholastic |
| 2007 | The Incredible Book Eating Boy Hurlamaboc Something Invisible |
Oliver Jeffers Éilís Ní Dhuibhne Siobhán Parkinson |
Harper Collins Cois Life Penguin |
| 2006 | Lost and Found A Horse Called El Dorado Penny the Pencil |
Oliver Jeffers Kevin Kiely Eileen O'Hely |
Harper Collins O'Brien Press Mercier |
| 2005 | Something Beginning with P How to Catch a Star The Gods and their Machines |
Corrina Askin, Alan Clarke & Emma Byrne Oliver Jeffers Oisín McGann |
O'Brien Press Harper Collins O'Brien Press |
| 2004 | Origins You Can Do It Sam The Ravenous Beast |
Kate Thompson Anita Jeram Niamh Sharkey |
The Bodley Head Walker Books Walker Books |
| 2003 | Fox An Tóraíocht War Children |
Matthew Sweeney & Colmán Ó Raghallaigh The Cartoon Saloon (illustrators) Gerard Whelan |
Bloomsbury Cló Mhaigh Eo O'Brien Press |
| 2002 | Artemis Fowl Caught on a Train An Sclábhaí |
Eoin Colfer Carlo Gébler Colmán Ó Raghallaigh |
Puffin Egmont Cló Mhaigh Eo |
| 2001 | The Wish List Dirt Tracks The Orchard Book of Ghostly Stories |
Eoin Colfer Martina Murphy Martin Waddell |
O'Brien Press Poolbeg Press Orchard Press |
| 2000 | Siúloid Bhreá Fierce Milly Silent Stones |
Mary Arrigan Marilyn McLaughlin Mark O'Sullivan |
An Gúm Egmont Wolfhound Press |
| 1999 | The Long March The Moon King An Rógaire agus a Scáil |
Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick Siobhán Parkinson Gabriel Rosenstock |
Wolfhound Press O'Brien Press An Gúm |
| 1998 | The Hungry Wind When Jessie Came Across the Sea Four Kids, Three Cats, Two Cows, One Witch (maybe) |
Soinbhe Lally P.J. Lynch Siobhán Parkinson |
Poolbeg Press Poolbeg Press O'Brien Press |
| 1997 | An Eala Dubh The Lantern Moon The Guns of Easter |
Cliodhna Cussen & Cormac Ó Snodaigh Maeve Friel Gerard Whelan |
Coiscéim Poolbeg Press O'Brien Press |
| 1996 | Hannah or Pink Balloons Sceoin sa Bhoireann Lockie and Dadge |
Mary Beckett Ré Ó Laighléis Frank Murphy |
Marino Books Cló Iar-Chonnachta O'Brien Press |
| 1995 | Goodbye Summer, Goodbye Catkin Ecstasy agus Scéalta Eile |
Rose Doyle P.J. Lynch Ré Ó Laighléis |
Attic Press Poolbeg Press Cló Iar-Chonnachta |
| 1994 | The Chieftain's Daughter The Hiring Fair The Pony Express |
Sam McBratney Elizabeth O'Hara Máirín Johnston |
O'Brien Press Poolbeg Press Attic Press |
[edit] Eilís Dillon Award
| Year | Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Thing With Finn | Tom Kelly | Macmillan |
| 2007 | A Swift Pure Cry | Siobhán Dowd | David Fickling |
| 2006 | Snake's Elbow | Deirdre Madden | Orchard Books |
| 2005 | An Bhó Riabhach | Siobhán Ní Shíthigh | An Gúm |
| 2004 | Amach | Alan Titley | An Gúm |
| 2003 | Gyrfalcon | Grace Wells | O'Brien Press |
| 2002 | Adam's Starling | Gillian Perdue | O'Brien Press |
| 2001 | The Lost Orchard | Patrick Deeley | O'Brien Press |
| 2000 | Fierce Milly | Marilyn McLaughlin | Egmont |
| 1999 | Dea-Scéala | Caitríona Hastings | Cló Iar-Chonnachta |
| 1998 | It's a Jungle Out There | Ed Miliano | Wolfhound Press |
| 1997 | The Guns of Easter | Gerard Whelan | O'Brien Press |
| 1996 | Lockie and Dadge | Frank Murphy | O'Brien Press |
| 1995 | Melody for Nora | Mark O'Sullivan | Wolfhound Press |
[edit] Award Winners in Former Categories
- Best Emerging Author (1991) - Brian Boru by Morgan Llywelyn, O'Brien Press
- Book for Young Readers (1991) - Grandma's Bill by Martin Waddell, Simon and Schuster
- Illustration (1991) - Fairy Tales of Ireland by P.J. Lynch, Collins
- Historical Fiction (1992) Wildflower Girl by Marita Conlon-McKenna, O'Brien Press
- Picture Book (1992) - The Sleeping Giant by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, Brandon Books
- First Children's Novel (1992) - The Secret of the Ruby Ring by Yvonne MacGrory, Children's Press
- Information Book (1993) - Tamall sa Chistin by Mairin Uí Chomain, An Gúm
- Teenage Fiction (1993) - Put a Saddle on the Pig by Sam McBratney, Methuen
- Historical Fiction (1993) Strongbow by Morgan Llywelyn, O'Brien Press
[edit] Book of the Decade Awards 1980–1990
Fiction Category:
Run with the Wind
Run to Earth
Run Swift, Run Free
by Tom McCaughren, Wolfhound Press
Information Books Category:
Exploring the Book of Kells
Brendan the Navigator
by George Otto Simms, O'Brien Press
Irish Language Category:
An Chanáil
by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, An Gúm
