The Costa Book Awards
Costa Coffee announced 1 June 2006 a new sponsorship deal and took over the prestigious Whitbread Book Awards.
The total prize fund for the Costa Book Awards is £50,000. The Award Winners from the five categories - Novel, First Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children's Book - each receive £5,000.
The overall Costa Book of the Year is selected from the five category Award winners with the winner receiving a further £25,000.




