1983 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 1983.

Children's Book

Winner:

Roald Dahl, The Witches

First Novel

Winner:

John Fuller, Flying to Nowhere

Novel

Winner:

William Trevor, Fools of Fortune

Biography

Winners:

Victoria Glendinning, Vita
Kenneth Rose, King George V

References

Previous winners

Costa Book Awards (formerly the Whitbread Book Awards)

1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014