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/ |
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