There are so many events relating to reading and books regionally, nationally and internationally that we havent tried to put them all here. Instead, weve put in as many of the major UK events as possible with contact details to help you find out where to get more information about each of them.
January Whitbread Book Awards T S Eliot Prize http://www.poetrybooks.co.uk
February British Book Awards (the Nibbies) http://www.publishingnews.co.uk/nibbies.asp
March International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award - shortlist announced http://www.impacdublinaward.ie London International Book Fair http://www.internet-librarian.com/bookfair/ Orange Prize for Fiction longlist announced http://www.orange.co.uk/about/sponsorship/culture/orange_prize/index.html World Book Day http://www.worldbookday.com
April Betty Trask Awards http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes/trask.htm Parker Romantic Novel of the Year Award http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes/Parker.htm BA Conference (Author of the Year announced) http://www.booksellers.org.uk W H Smith Book Awards http://www.whsmith.co.uk Commonwealth Writers Prize http://www.commonwealthwriters.com Pulitzer Prize http://www.pulitzer.org
May Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction - longlist http://www.bbc.co.uk/samueljohnson Orange Prize for Fiction shortlist announced http://www.orange.co.uk/about/sponsorship/culture/orange_prize/index.html International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Announced http://www.impacdublinaward.ie Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction - shortlist announced http://www.bbc.co.uk/samueljohnson
June Hay Festival http://www.hayfestival.co.uk Orange Prize for Fiction Award ceremony http://www.orange.co.uk/about/sponsorship/culture/orange_prize/index.html Aventis Prizes for Science http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/scforall/bookprize.htm Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction Award ceremony http://www.bbc.co.uk/samueljohnson Children's Book Award http://www.booktrusted.com/handbook/prizes/childrens.html
July Branford Boase Awards http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/bookcase/bluepeter/index.shtml Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals announced http://www.la-hq.org.uk
August Edinburgh Book Festival http://www.edbookfest.co.uk Booker Prize longlist announced http://www.thebookerprize.com
September Sainsbury's Baby Book Award http://www.booktrusted.com/handbook/prizes/sainsburys.html Arvon Foundation Poetry Prize http://www.arvonfoundation.org UN Literacy Day http://www.unitednations.org.uk Booker Prize shortlist announced http://www.thebookerprize.com Guardian Children's Book Prize http://www.learn.co.uk/childrensfictionprize/
October National Bookstart Day http://www.booktrust.org.uk/bookstart/bookstart.htm National Poetry Day http://www.poetrysoc.com Frankfurt Book Fair http://www.frankfurt-book-fair.com Cheltenham Festival of Literature http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.co.uk LitFest http://www.folly.co.uk/litfest/ Children's Book Week http://www.booktrusted.com/booktrust/cbw.html Booker Prize Award dinner http://www.thebookerprize.com Festival of Children's Literature Nobel Prize for Literature http://www.nobel.se Forward Poetry Prizes http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes/forward.htm London Festival of Literature (The Word) http://www.theword.org.uk Irish Times Literature Prizes http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes/irishtimes.htm
November Blue Peter Book Awards http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/bookcase/bluepeter/index.shtml William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes/williamhill.htm Saltire Society Literary Awards: Scottish Book of the Year and Scottish First Book http://www.saltire-society.demon.co.uk/literary.htm
December Nestle Smarties Book Prize http://www.booktrusted.com/nestle/prize.html Guardian First Book Award http://books.guardian.co.uk
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