annual sales of less than £2m, will go on to compete against fellow indie publishers for the Independent Publisher of the Year award at May’s event. A new award for booksellers
is also to be established, with “Bookshop Heroes” to be recognised at the Booksellers Association’s annual conference in September (see story, right). Libraries will also be recognised with the Library of the Year award, which will run again in The Bookseller in July.
The Nibbies at 30 The British Book Awards were first launched by Publishing News in 1990, with winners in its inaugural year including Faber, which won Publisher of the Year, and Prince Charles, who won Author of the Year. The awards have since recognised an eclectic range of books and writers, including Sebastian Faulks, Andrew Morton, Alan Bennet, Maeve Binchy, Paul Gascoigne, Zadie Smith and Jung Chang. Now run by The Bookseller,
last year’s winners included Sally Rooney, who picked up the Book of the Year and Fiction award, Michelle Obama, Judith Kerr, Lee Child and David Walliams. Nigel Roby, chief executive
of The Bookseller, said: “This year’s British Book Awards were a huge success, celebrating the best books, publishers and bookshops of a thriving book trade. Next year 2020 promises to be beter still as we celebrate 30 years since the Nibbies first launched in 1990. Who will follow Edinburgh’s Golden Hare as indie of the year? Who will succeed Lee Child as author of the year? The starting gun is fired for submissions, and we can’t wait to see the entries.”
Chair of the judges will once again be Philip Jones, editor of The Bookseller, with books editor Alice O’Keeffe to chair the book awards. Deput editor Benedicte Page and managing editor Tom Tivnan will chair the trade categories. Shortlists will be released on Friday 20th March.
TheBookseller.com
Nibbies 2020 The awards
Books of the Year Audiobook Children’s: Fiction
Children’s: Illustrated & Non-Fiction Fiction
Fiction: Crime & Thriller Fiction: Début Non-Fiction: Lifestyle Non-Fiction: Narrative Overall Book of the Year Author of the Year Illustrator of the Year
Bookshops, Publishers & Agents
Academic, Educational & Professional Publisher of the Year sponsored by Westchester
Book Retailer of the Year sponsored by Simon & Schuster
Children’s Bookseller of the Year Children’s Publisher of the Year
Editor of the Year sponsored by FMcM
Imprint of the Year sponsored by Clays
Independent Bookshop of the Year sponsored by Gardners
Independent Publisher of the Year sponsored by Firsty
Literary Agent of the Year
Marketing Strategy of the Year sponsored by Nielsen Publisher of the Year
Publicity Campaign of the Year in association with the PPC Rights Professional of the Year Small Press of the Year
BOOKSELLER OF THE YEAR IS ON
Bookshop Heroes to be crowned in new Bookseller feature backed by BA and HC
T
he Bookseller is to create a “Rising Stars”-style listing of individual booksellers
to coincide with the Booksellers Association Conference in September 2020. The “Bookshop Heroes“ special, supported by the BA and sponsored by HarperCollins, will be published to coincide with the annual conference. Highlighting top individual book-
sellers from indies and high street shops up and down the country, it’s the first time that so many booksell- ing superstars will have been profiled in one place. Chief executive of The Bookseller, Nigel Roby, said: “The skills and enthusiasm of individual booksellers make the difference between a book earning a much-loved place on readers’ bookshelves and being consigned to a lonely life in the warehouse. We are delighted to create this new special issue and champion so many booksellers.” As well as the special itself, one
individual bookseller will be crowned Bookshop Hero of the Year, and will receive a British Book Award. The award replaces the Individual Bookseller of the Year award that was given out at last year’s Nibbies. The new Nibbie will be presented to the individual bookseller at the BA Conference by sponsor HarperCollins. Anna Derkacz, group sales
director of HarperCollins, said: “I am delighted that HarperCollins is supporting the new Bookshop Heroes award. Booksellers are vital to our
THE SEARCH FOR INDIE RETAILER AND CHILDREN’S
LEE CHILD AT LAST YEAR’S NIBBIES
industry—they are the link between authors and their readers, and their talent, drive and support make bestsellers happen. We’re incredibly grateful for the energy and passion they put into selling our books, and it is great that they will be celebrated with this new award.” Alan Staton, the BA’s director of
strategy and communication, said: “We are delighted The Bookseller has chosen to shine the spotlight on our hugely talented booksellers in this way. A Bookshop Heroes supplement, published alongside the BA Conference in September, sends a perfect dual message to the industry about the imagination and creativity of bookselling in the UK and Ireland in 2020.” Meanwhile, the search for the
best Independent Bookshop of the Year and the Children’s Book Retailer of the Year commences in earnest, with entries to be submitted by 7th February 2020 at
thebookseller.com/ british-book-awards.
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