Costa (Whitbread) Novel Award (winners and shortlists)

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

An Artist of the Floating World

Kazuo Ishiguro, 1986

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 4 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Bring Up the Bodies

Hilary Mantel, 2012

Prize Winner

On 6 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Brooklyn

Colm Tóibín, 2009

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Day

A.L. Kennedy, 2007

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Days Without End

Sebastian Barry, 2016

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 5 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Docherty

William McIlvanney, 1975

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Winner

English Passengers

Matthew Kneale, 2000

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

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Every Man for Himself

Beryl Bainbridge, 1996

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

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Felicia's Journey

William Trevor, 1994

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Fools of Fortune

William Trevor, 1983

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Hawksmoor

Peter Ackroyd, 1985

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Hopeful Monsters

Nicholas Mosley, 1990

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Winner

How Far Can You Go?

David Lodge, 1980

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Winner

How to Be Both

Ali Smith, 2014

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 5 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Injury Time

Beryl Bainbridge, 1977

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Kruger's Alp

Christopher Hope, 1984

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Leading the Cheers

Justin Cartwright, 1998

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Life After Life

Kate Atkinson, 2013

Prize Winner

On 7 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Middle England

Jonathan Coe, 2018

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Music and Silence

Rose Tremain, 1999

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Normal People

Sally Rooney, 2018

Prize Winner

On 4 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Picture Palace

Paul Theroux, 1978

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Poor Things

Alasdair Gray, 1992

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Pure

Andrew Miller, 2011

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Quarantine

Jim Crace, 1997

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Reservoir 13

Jon McGregor, 2017

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Restless

William Boyd, 2006

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Silver's City

Maurice Leitch, 1981

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Small Island

Andrea Levy, 2004

Prize Winner

On 6 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Spies

Michael Frayn, 2002

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Accidental

Ali Smith, 2005

Prize Winner

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Bird of Night

Susan Hill, 1972

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Child in Time

Ian McEwan, 1987

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Children of Dynmouth

William Trevor, 1976

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Chip-Chip Gatherers

Shiva Naipaul, 1973

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Chymical Wedding

Lindsay Clarke, 1989

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon, 2003

Prize Winner

On 3 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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The Destiny Waltz

Gerda Charles, 1971

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Hand That First Held Mine

Maggie O'Farrell, 2010

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Mermaid of Black Conch

Monique Roffey, 2020

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Moor's Last Sigh

Salman Rushdie, 1995

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 22 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Old Jest

Jennifer Johnston, 1979

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Queen of the Tambourine

Jane Gardam, 1991

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Sacred and Profane Love Machine

Iris Murdoch, 1974

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Satanic Verses

Salman Rushdie, 1988

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Secret Scripture

Sebastian Barry, 2008

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Theory of War

Joan Brady, 1992

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Twelve Bar Blues

Patrick Neate, 2001

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Unsettled Ground

Claire Fuller, 2021

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Young Shoulders

John Wain, 1982

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Long Way Down

Nick Hornby, 2005

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Partisan's Daughter

Louis de Bernières, 1998

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Place Called Winter

Patrick Gale, 2015

On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

A Spot of Bother

Mark Haddon, 2006

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Summer of Drowning

John Burnside, 2011

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

All the Birds, Singing

Evie Wyld, 2013

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Asylum

Patrick McGrath, 1996

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

At Hawthorn Time

Melissa Harrison, 2015

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Atonement

Ian McEwan, 2001

All-Time Canon

On 10 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Being Dead

Jim Crace, 1999

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Birds Without Wings

Louis de Bernières, 2004

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Black Swan Green

David Mitchell, 2006

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Bleeding London

Geoff Nicholson, 1997

On 1 of the 23 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Case Histories

Kate Atkinson, 2004

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Chocolat

Joanne Harris, 1999

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Cocaine Nights

J. G. Ballard, 1996

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Confession with Blue Horses

Sophie Hardach, 2019

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Days of the Bagnold Summer

Joff Winterhart, 2012

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Death of a Murderer

Rupert Thomson, 2007

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Enduring Love

Ian McEwan, 1997

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Family Album

Penelope Lively, 2009

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Frankie & Stankie

Barbara Trapido, 2003

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Fred & Edie

Jill Dawson, 2000

On 2 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

From a Low and Quiet Sea

Donal Ryan, 2018

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Grace Notes

Bernard MacLaverty, 1997

On 2 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Headlong

Michael Frayn, 1999

On 2 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Heligoland

Shena Mackay, 2003

On 2 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Home Fire

Kamila Shamsie, 2017

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

House of Ashes

Monique Roffey, 2014

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

How the Dead Live

Will Self, 2000

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

In Every Face I Meet

Justin Cartwright, 1995

On 2 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Instructions for a Heatwave

Maggie O'Farrell, 2013

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Last Orders

Graham Swift, 1996

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Life! Death! Prizes!

Stephen May, 2012

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Mr Clive & Mr Page

Neil Bartlett, 1996

On 1 of the 23 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

My Dear I Wanted to Tell You

Louisa Young, 2010

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Nora Webster

Colm Tóibín, 2014

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Oxygen

Andrew Miller, 2001

On 2 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Peace Talks

Tim Finch, 2020

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke, 2020

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Rumours of a Hurricane

Tim Lott, 2002

On 1 of the 22 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Saving Caravaggio

Neil Griffiths, 2006

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Shadowplay

Joseph O'Connor, 2019

Readers' Favourite

On 3 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Shalimar the Clown

Salman Rushdie, 2005

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Skin Lane

Neil Bartlett, 2007

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Skippy Dies

Paul Murray, 2010

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Starling Days

Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, 2019

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Ballad of Lee Cotton

Christopher Wilson, 2005

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Blasphemer

Nigel Farndale, 2010

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

the catastrophist

Ronan Bennett, 1998

On 1 of the 23 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Elephant Keeper

Christopher Nicholson, 2009

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Essex Serpent

Sarah Perry, 2016

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 4 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

The Fortune Men

Nadifa Mohamed, 2021

On 2 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

The Ghost Road

Pat Barker, 1995

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

The Green Road

Anne Enright, 2015

Critics' Darling

On 3 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

The Gustav Sonata

Rose Tremain, 2016

On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

The Heart Broke In

James Meek, 2001

On 1 of the 22 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The High House

Jessie Greengrass, 2021

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Information

Martin Amis, 1995

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Island of Missing Trees

Elif Shafak, 2021

On 2 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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The Italian Teacher

Tom Rachman, 2018

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Less Dead

Denise Mina, 2020

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Line of Beauty

Alan Hollinghurst, 2004

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 6 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

The Lives of Others

Neel Mukherjee, 2014

On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

The Lucky Ones

Rachel Cusk, 2003

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Other Hand

Chris Cleave, 2008

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Road Home

Rose Tremain, 2007

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Sense of an Ending

Julian Barnes, 2011

Prize Winner

On 4 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

The Siege

Helen Dunmore, 2001

Critics' Darling

On 3 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Silence of the Girls

Pat Barker, 2018

Critics' Darling

On 3 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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The Story of Lucy Gault

William Trevor, 2002

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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The Travelling Hornplayer

Barbara Trapido, 1998

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Unconsoled

Kazuo Ishiguro, 1995

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Untouchable

John Banville, 1997

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

This Must Be the Place

Maggie O'Farrell, 2016

Readers' Favourite

On 3 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Tin Man

Sarah Winman, 2017

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Trauma

Patrick McGrath, 2008

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Under a Pole Star

Stef Penney, 2016

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Unexpected Lessons in Love

Bernardine Bishop, 2013

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

What Are You Like?

Anne Enright, 2000

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Whatever You Love

Louise Doughty, 2010

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

When We Were Orphans

Kazuo Ishiguro, 2000

On 2 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

White Lightning

Justin Cartwright, 2002

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Wolf Hall

Hilary Mantel, 2009

All-Time Canon

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 10 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Worst Fears

Fay Weldon, 1996

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for