| Whitbread First Novel Award |
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Susanna Rustin
Journalist Susanna Rustin is deputy editor of the Guardian Review.... more... |
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Robert Topping
BooksellerRobert Topping started his bookselling career at Foyles in London.... more... |
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Arabella Weir
Actress, author and presenter Arabella Weir is an actress, author and presenter..... more... |
| Whitbread Novel Award |
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Alex Clark
Literary JournalistAlex Clark is a literary journalist who currently works on the book pages of the Daily Telegraph... more... |
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Philippa Gregory
Author Philippa Gregory is a full time writer... more... |
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John Humphrys
Journalist and BBC presenter John Humphrys has been in journalism for 47 years.... more... |
| Whitbread Biography Award |
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Margaret Drabble
Author Margaret Drabble was born in Sheffield in 1939.... more... |
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Frances Wilson
Author Frances Wilson is a full-time writer.... more... |
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Jon Woolcott
Non Fiction Manager at Ottakar's Jon Woolcott was born in 1966.... more... |
| Whitbread Poetry Award |
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Ciaran Carson
Poet Ciaran Carson was born in 1948 in Belfast, where he still lives.... more... |
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Suzie Doore
Senior Editor Suzie Doore is a Senior Editor at publishers, Hodder & Stoughton.... more... |
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Robert Potts
JournalistRobert Potts is an editor at the Times Literary Supplement.... more... |
| Whitbread Children's Book Award |
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Lizo Mzimba
Children's TV Presenter Lizo has been a presenter of CBBC’s children’s News programme, Newsround.... more... |
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Linda Newbery
Author Linda Newbery writes fiction for young readers of all ages... more... |
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Gervase Phinn
Freelance lecturer, broadcaster and writer Professor Gervase Phinn taught in a range of schools for fourteen years... more... |
