1986 Whitbread Awards

The Whitbread Awards (1971–2005), called Costa Book Awards since 2006, are literary awards in the United Kingdom, awarded both for high literary merit but also for works considered enjoyable reading. This page gives details of the awards given in the year 1986.

Book of the Year

Kazuo Ishiguro, An Artist of the Floating World

Children's Book

Winner:

• Andrew Taylor, The Coal House

First Novel

Winner:

• Jim Crace, Continent

Novel

Winner:

• Kazuo Ishiguro, An Artist of the Floating World

Biography

Winners:

• Richard Mabey, Gilbert White

Poetry

Winners:

• Peter Reading, Stet

References

• Previous winners