Irish Book Awards

The Irish Book Award is an Irish Literature Prize, which is awarded annually in several categories at Irish writers since 2006. The predecessor since 2000, the Irish Novel of the Year Prize.

The shortlists compiled by Irish booksellers and librarians. The Irish Literary Academy selected from the winners in the categories of novel, non-fiction, children's books, YA, newcomer, an Irish book publishing, sports book and Crime. It also presents an award for lifetime achievement. There is ever an audience award for popular fiction and the book of the year. In 2010, a price for the book of the decade was awarded: Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy.

Award winners

Irish Novel of the Year Prize

2006

  • Roman: John Banville, The Sea
  • Nonfiction: Brian Dillon, In The Dark Room
  • Children's book: Kate Thompson, The New Policeman

2007

  • Novel: Patrick McCabe, Winterwood
  • Newcomer: Gisele Scanlon, The Goddess Guide
  • Non-Fiction: Tim Robinson 's Connemara
  • Book an Irish publisher: Niall McMonagle (Eds.), Life Lines: New and Collected
  • Children's book: Oliver Jeffers, The Incredible Book Eating Boy
  • YA: John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
  • Sports Book: Paul McGrath, Back from the Brink
  • Book of the Year: John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

2008

  • Roman: Anne Enright, The Gathering
  • Newcomer: Julia Kelly, With My Lazy Eye
  • Nonfiction: Diarmaid Ferriter, Judging Dev
  • Book an Irish publisher: Diarmaid Ferriter, Judging Dev
  • Children's book: Brendan O'Brien, The Story of Ireland
  • YA: Roddy Doyle, Wilderness
  • Sports Book: Trevor Brennan with Gerry Thornley, Trevor Brennan: Heart and Soul
  • Book of the Year: Diarmaid Ferriter, Judging Dev
  • Life's work: William Trevor

2009

  • Roman: Sebastian Barry, The Secret Scripture
  • Nonfiction: Seamus Heaney and Dennis O'Driscoll, Stepping Stones
  • Book an Irish publisher: Alice Taylor, The Parish
  • Children's book: Benji Bennett, Before You Sleep
  • YA: Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant - Playing with Fire
  • Fiction: Marian Keyes, The Charming Man
  • Crime: Alex Barclay, Blood Runs Cold
  • Sports Book: Ronan O'Gara, Ronan O'Gara, My Autobiography
  • Book of the Year: Sebastian Barry, The Secret Scripture
  • Life's work: Edna O'Brien

2010

  • Novel: Emma Donoghue, Room
  • Newcomer Ryan Tubridy, JFK in Ireland: Four Days That Changed a President
  • Nonfiction: Neil Richardson, A Coward if I Return, A Hero if I Fall
  • Book an Irish publisher: Donald Skehan, Good Mood Food
  • Children's book: Niamh Sharkey, On the Road with Mavis and Marge
  • YA: Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant: Mortal Coil
  • Fiction: Ross O'Carroll Kelly, The Oh My God Delusion
  • Crime: Gene Kerrigan, Dark Times in the City
  • Sports Book: Johnny Giles, A Football Man - My Autobiography
  • Book of the Year: Dónal Óg Cusack, Come What May: The Autobiography
  • Life's work: Maeve Binchy

2011

  • Roman: Neil Jordan Mistaken
  • Newcomer: Belinda McKeon, Solace
  • Nonfiction: Rachel Allen, Easy Meals
  • Book an Irish publisher: Donald Skehan, Good Mood Food
  • Children's Book: Chris Judge, The Lonely Beast
  • YA: Anna Carey, The Real Rebecca
  • Fiction: Sheila O'Flanagan, All For You
  • Crime: Alan Glynn, Bloodland
  • Sports Book: Nicolas Roche, Inside the Peloton
  • Book of the Year: Tim Robinson 's Connemara: A Little Gaelic Kingdom
  • RTÉ Radio 1 listeners Price: Caitlin Moran, How to be a Woman
  • Life's work: Seamus Heaney
  • Bookshop of the Year: Crannog Bookshop in Cavan

2012

  • Roman: John Banville, Ancient Light
  • Newcomer: Donal Ryan, The Spinning Heart
  • Nonfiction: Edna O'Brien, Country Girl
  • Children's book: Oliver Jeffers, This Moose Belongs to Me
  • YA: Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian
  • Fiction: Maeve Binchy, A Week in Winter
  • Crime: Tana French, Broken Harbour
  • Sports Book: Katie Taylor, My Olympic Dream
  • Book of the Year: John Crowley, William J. Smyth and Mike Murphy, Atlas of the Great Irish Famine
  • RTÉ Radio 1 listeners Price: Mary O'Rourke, Just Mary: My Memoir
  • Life's work: Jennifer Johnston
  • Bookshop of the Year: Bridge Street Books in Wicklow Town

2013

  • Roman: Roddy Doyle, The Guts
  • Newcomer: Niamh Boyce, The Herbalist
  • Children's book: Benji Bennett, When You Were Born
  • YA: Derek Landy, Last Stand of Dead Men
  • Fiction: Paul Howard ( " Ross O'Carroll Kelly" ), Downturn Abbey
  • Short Story: Billy O'Callaghan, The Things We Lose The Things We Leave Behind
  • Crime: Louise Phillips, The Doll 's House
  • Sports Book: David Walsh, Seven Deadly Sins
  • Cookbook: Darina Allen, 30 Years of Ballymaloe
  • Book of the Year: Fintan O'Toole, A History of Ireland in 100 Objects
  • RTÉ Radio 1 listeners Prize: Michael Harding, Staring at Lakes
  • Lifetime Achievement: John Banville
  • Bookshop of the Year: The Clifden Bookshop, Clifden, County Galway
Literary award Skulduggery Pleasant (series) The Sea (novel) Kate Thompson (author) Patrick McCabe (novelist) The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas David Walsh (Journalist)
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