1998 WHITBREAD AWARDS

Contents

Book of the Year

Children's Book

First Novel

Novel

Biography

Poetry

Book of the Year

:Ted Hughes, ''Birthday Letters''

Children's Book

Winner:

★ David Almond, ''Skellig''
Shortlist:

★ Robert Swindells, ''Abomination''

★ J. K. Rowling, ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets''

★ James Riordan, ''Sweet Clarinet''

First Novel

Winner:

★ Giles Foden, ''The Last King of Scotland''
Shortlist:

★ Gavin Kramer, ''Shopping''

★ Magnus Mills, ''The Restraint of Beasts''

★ Luke Sutherland, ''Jelly Roll''

Novel

Winner:

★ Justin Cartwright, ''Leading the Cheers''
Shortlist:

★ Ronan Bennett, ''the catastrophist''

★ Barbara Trapido, ''The Travelling Hornplayer''

Biography

Winner:

★ Amanda Foreman, ''Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire''
Shortlist:

★ John Bayley, ''Iris, A memoir of Iris Murdoch''

★ Ian Kershaw, ''Hitler, Volume One Hubris 1889 – 1936''

Poetry

Winner:

★ Ted Hughes, ''Birthday Letters''
Shortlist:

★ Philip Gross, ''The Wasting Game''

★ Paul Farley, ''The Boy from the Chemist is Here to See you''