1980 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 1980.
Book of the Year
Winner:
Children's Book
Winner:
- Leon Garfield, John Diamond
Novel
Winner:
Biography
Winner:
- David Newsome, On the Edge of Paradise: A. C. Benson, Diarist.
References
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