There are so many events relating to reading and books regionally, nationally and internationally that we haven’t tried to put them all here. Instead, we’ve 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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