Irish Awards Shortlist: Fricker, Varadkar, Mangan, Farrell
Okay, here’s a breakdown of the book awards listed, categorized by award type:
1. Irish Book Awards – Overall (likely a general fiction category)
* Paper Heart – Cecelia Ahern (Harper Fiction)
* Such a Good Couple - Sophie White (hachette Books Ireland)
* The In-Laws – Sinéad Moriarty (Sandycove)
* Releasing 10 – Chloe walsh (Friday)
2. Children’s Book of the Year – Junior
* The Deer in the Woods – Sadhbh Devlin illustrated by Anastasia Melynkova (Futa Fata)
* Badger Books – Paddy Donnelly (The O’Brien Press)
* Don’t Trust Fish! – Neil Sharpson, illustrated by Dan Santat (Anderson Press)
* Ellora McGee, Trainee Banshee – Sinéad O’Hart, illustrated by Úna Woods (Gill books)
* Letters to a Monster - Patricia Forde, illustrated by Sarah Warburton (Bloomsbury Children’s Books)
* Once I Was a Tree – Eoin McLaughlin, illustrated by Guilherme Karsten (Nosy Crow)
* Penguin TV – Niamh Sharkey and Owen Churcher (Gill Books)
* Run Home, Little Fox – Tom McCaughren and Erika mcgann, illustrated by Shannon Bergin (The O’brien Press)
3. Children’s Book of the year – Senior
* Animalopedia – Kathi and John Burke (Gill Books)
* Tales of Darkisle Book One: Conn of the Dead – Dave Rudden, illustrated by Ali Al Amine (Gill Books)
* Granny National – Rachael Blackmore with Rachel Pierce (Sandycove)
* Milly McCarthy and the Haunted House HullaBOOloo! – Leona Forde illustrated by Karen Harte (Gill Books)
* Nina Peanut Epic World Tour Era – Sarah Bowie (Scholastic)
* The Doomsday Club – Kevin moran (The O’Brien Press)
4. Teen and Young Adult book of the Year, in honor of John treacy
* Any Way You Slice It – Méabh McDonnell (The O’Brien Press)
* Matched up – Jenny Ireland (Penguin)
* My Name is Jodie Jones – Emma Shevah (David Fickling Books)
* Solo – Grainne O’Brien (Little island Books)
* Shipshock - Caroline O’Donoghue (Walker Books)
* The Rebel and the Rose – Catherine Doyle (Simon & Schuster)