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

Nero Book Awards Award Winners

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:

2026
2024
2023

2026

Nero Fiction Award:
Seascraper by Benjamin Wood

Nero Nonfiction Award:
Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry

Nero Debut Award:
A Family Matter by Claire Lynch
2024

Nero Fiction Award:
Lost in the Garden by Adam S. Leslie

Nero Nonfiction Award:
Maurice and Maralyn by Sophie Elmhirst

Nero Debut Award:
Wild Houses by Colin Barrett
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

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