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McGrath, McCabe winners at Irish Book Awards
Friday 16 March 2007
The Irish Sports Book of the Year went to 'Back From The Brink' by Paul McGrath and the Irish Novel of the Year award was presented to Patrick McCabe for 'Winterwood'.
Other winners included The Tubridy Show Listeners' Choice Award for John Boyne's 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' and the Popular Fiction Book of the Year was named as 'Should Have Got Off At Sydney Parade' by Paul Howard aka Ross Carroll Kelly.
Boyne also won an award in the Senior Category for Irish Children's Book of the Year.
The Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award was posthumously awarded to John McGahern for his distinguished contribution to Irish literature.
PJ Lynch was honoured with the Special Award For Distinguished Contribution to Irish Children's Book Illustration.
The Irish Book Awards 2007 were open to all Irish authors who had a book published over the past 12 months.
The overall winners in seven categories were chosen through a voting process by the newly established Irish Literary Academy.
The winners of The Tubridy Show Listeners' Choice Award and the Irish Popular Fiction Book of the Year were decided by a public vote.
Irish Book Awards 2007
Irish Novel of the Year: 'Winterwood' by Patrick McCabe
Irish Popular Fiction Book of the Year: 'Should Have Got Off At Sydney Parade' by Paul Howard (aka Ross Carroll Kelly)
The Tubridy Show Listeners' Choice Award: 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' by John Boyne
Irish Sports Book of the Year: 'Back From The Brink' by Paul McGrath
The Irish Newcomer of the Year Award: 'The Goddess Guide' by Gisele Scanlon
Irish Non-Fiction Book of the Year: 'Connemara' by Tim Robinson
Irish-Published Book of the Year: 'Lifelines, New and Collected' editor Niall MacMonagle
Irish Children's Book of the Year - Junior Category: 'The Incredible Book-Eating Boy' by Oliver Jeffers
Irish Children's Book of the Year - Senior Category: 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' by John Boyne
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