2008 | |
January | |
| 14/01 | T S Eliot Prize for Poetry: Winner announced. Last year's winner was Seamus Heaney's District and Circle (Faber) |
| 22/01 | Costa First Book Awards: Winner announced. Details available at: http://www.costabookawards.com/awards/index.aspx |
| 26/01 until 02/02 | National Storytelling Week: Coordinated by the Society for Storytelling. Details available at: http:www.sfs.org.uk/ |
February | |
| 01/02 | Shortlist for Spread the Word's - The Book to Talk About 2008 announced |
| 04/02 | Romantic Novel of the Year: Winner announced. Last year's winner was Rosie Thomas' Iris & Ruby (HarperCollins) |
| 20/02 until 14/03 | London Word Festival: Details available at: http://www.londonwordfestival.com/ |
March | |
| 06/03 | World Book Day: Details available at: http://www.worldbookday.com/ |
| 06/03 | Winner of Spread the Word's - The Book to Talk About 2008 announced |
| 11/03 | 2008 Books & Consumer Conference at One Birdcage Walk, from 8.30am - 1.00pm |
| 11/03 until 16/03 | Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: Details available at: http://www.adbookfair.com |
| 12/03 | GBBA shortlists announcement party |
| 24/03 until 16/04 | Get London Reading campaign - A campaign that aims to encourage Londoners to make space in their busy lives for books, celebrating London's books and readers. To find out more contact Booktrust on 020 8516 2978 or visit http://www.getlondonreading.co.uk/ or contact catherine@booktrust.org.uk for more information. |
| 18/03 | British Sports Book Awards: Winner announced. Last year's autobiography winner was Paul McGrath's Back from the Brink (Century) |
| 31/03 until 03/04 | Bologna Children's Book Fair: Details available at: http://www.bookfair.bolognafiere.it/ |
April | |
| 02/04 | International Children's Book day- Held every year to commemorate the birth of Hans Christian Anderson in 1805, this day is coordinated by IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People). Details available at: http://www.ibby.org |
| 09/04 | Galaxy British Book Awards: Winners announced |
| 14/04 until16/04 | London Book Fair: Details available at: http://www.londonbookfair.co.uk |
| 24/04 | Irish Book Awards at the Mansion House, Dublin. Details available at: http://www.irishbookawards.ie |
May | |
| 13/05 | British Book Industry Awards Ceremony: Details available at: http://www.britishbookawards.com |
| 23/05 | BMS Submission deadline for Best Marketing Campaigns run between January - April |
| Late May | Commonwealth Writers' Prize: Winner announced. Last year's winner was Lloyd Jones' Mister Pip (Penguin) |
June | |
| 04/06 | Orange Broadband Prizes: Winners announced. Last year's fiction winner was Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun (HarperPerennial) |
| 05/06 | BMS Judging Meeting - Judges meet to discuss the Best Marketing Campaigns run between January - April 2008 |
| 12/06 | BMS Open Meeting |
July | |
| 08/07 | BTBS Charity Walk "The Walkies" Details available at: http://www.booktradecharity.demon.co.uk |
| 05/07 until 19/07 | The London Lit Plus open literary festival. Details available at: londonlitplus.com/ |
| 10/07 | The Best of the Booker winner announcement - After two months of public voting, the winner will be announced today at the London Literature Festival. |
August | |
| 09/08 until 25/08 | Edinburgh International Book Festival www.edbookfest.co.uk/ |
| 19/08 | BMS Forum Meeting |
September | |
| 09/09 | Man Booker Prize for Fiction shortlist announced |
| 18/09 | The Bookseller Retail Awards- www.thebookseller.com |
| 19/09 | BMS Submission deadline for Best Marketing Campaigns run between May - August 2008 |
| 19/09 until 23/09 | Small Wonder Short Story Festival - www.charleston.org.uk/smallwonder/ |
| 24/09 | The British Retail Consortium Dinner - Grovenor House, Park Lane, London, www.brc.org.uk |
October | |
| 01/10 | BMS Judging Meeting - Judges meet to discuss the Best Marketing Campaigns run between May - August 2008 |
| 03/10 | ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards - See here for more details |
| 06/10 until 12/10 | Children's Book Week - See website www.booktrusted.com |
| 08/10 | BMS Open Meeting |
| 09/10 | National Poetry Day - launched in 1994 by William Sieghart of The Forward Arts Foundation and The Poetry Society to fuel the nation's enthusiasm for verse, and provide a platform for poets and poetry of all kinds. www.nationalpoetryday.co.uk/ |
| 10/10 until 19/10 | The Times Cheltenham Literary Festival - Now in its 59th year. http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/whats_on/literature_festival.html |
| 14/10 | Man Booker Prize for Fiction winner annouced - The winning author and title for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2008 will be announced today. http://www.themanbookerprize.com/ |
| 15/10 until 19/10 | Frankfurt Book Fair - The winning author and title for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2008 will be announced today. https://en.book-fair.com/fbf/journalists/press_releases/fbf/result.aspx |
November | |
| 04/11 | BMS Forum Meeting |
| 19/11 | Costa Book Awards - Shortlists announced in all five categories (First Novel, Novel, Biography, Poetry, Children's Book). For more info click here |
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