Current and historical winners of the Nero Book Awards, with links to further information at BookBrowse.

Nero Book Awards

The Nero book awards were launched in May 2023, just under a year after Costa abruptly scrapped its book awards after 50 years. The new prize aims to celebrate the “best reads of the year” by writers based in the UK and Ireland.

Current and Previous Award Winners:

• 2023

• 2023

  
  Nero Fiction Award:
  The Bee Sting  by  Paul Murray
  
  Nero Nonfiction Award:
  Strong Female Character  by  Fern Brady
  
  Nero Debut Award:
  Close to Home  by  Michael Magee