Lakeland Book of the Year

Celebrating writers inspired by the Lake District, Cumbria

Lakeland Book of the Year

 

Lakeland Book of the Year celebrates top quality writing inspired by the Lake District, Cumbria. Over the past four decades, this prestigious annual competition has seen authors create an incredible catalogue of books covering a range of rich and varied subjects, from landscape and tradition to literature and poetry.

Founded in 1984 by prolific author, journalist and broadcaster Hunter Davies OBE, all entries for Lakeland Book of the Year must be set in – or feature – Cumbria in some way. Grace Dent, Rory Stewart and James Rebanks are among the many talented writers who have previously scooped the overall title of ‘Book of the Year’.

Cumbria Tourism has had the honour of supporting Lakeland Book of the Year for many years and and has recently taken over the full running of the awards. 

The latest addition is the CGP Books Awards for Children’s Award. In 2023, this new award was won by Wiktoria Crusciel from John Ruskin School. The runners up were Betony Buller and Lily Dann from John Ruskin School and Sam Smith from Milburn School.

Congratulations to the winners from our 2023 Awards.

Lakeland Book of the Year 2024

We will start accepting 2024 entries in December 2023. Remember, to enter the 2024 awards, your book must have been released/produced in 2023.

 

 

Lakeland Book of the year - Cumbria Tourism

Video round up of all the 2023 winners:

The winners and judges of the Lakeland Book of the Year 2022 - Cumbria Tourism

The Hunter Davies Lakeland Book of the Year 2023:

Forty Farms by Amy Bateman

Panic as man burns crumpets by Roger Lytollis - Lakeland Book of the Year - Cumbria Tourism

The full list of 2023 category winners included:

Between Before and After - Edita Mujkic - Lakeland Book of the Year 2023 - Cumbria Tourism

The Bookends Prize for People & Business

Between Before and After by Edita Mujkic

Extreme Lakeland - Tom McNally & Nadir Khan - Lakeland Book of the Year 2023 - Cumbria Tourism

The Eric Robson Striding Edge Prize for Guides & Places

Extreme Lakeland by Nadir Khan and Tom McNally

The Lucks of Cumbria by Andrew Musgrave

The Bill Rollinson Association Prize for Landscape & Tradition

Forty Farms by Amy Bateman

Edita Mujkic

Tom McNally

Amy Bateman

Bingo Hall Detectives - Jonathan Whitelaw - Lakeland Book of the Year 2023 - Cumbria Tourism

The Gilpin Hotel Prize for Fiction

The Bingo Hall Detectives by Jonathan Whitelaw

163 Days - Hannah Hodgson - Lakeland Book of the Year 2023 - Cumbria Tourism

The Wordsworth Grasmere Prize for Literature & Poetry

163 Days by Hannah Hodgson

My Lakeland - Jim Watson - Lakeland Book of the Year 2023 - Cumbria Tourism

The Latitude Press Prize for Illustration & Presentation

My Lakeland by Jim Watson

Jonathan Whitelaw

Hannah Hodgson

Jim Watson

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For more information about Lakeland Book of the Year, contact Ben Melling on bmelling@cumbriatourism.org