2001 Whitbread Awards
2001 was the first year that a book in the children's category was chosen as book of the year.Book of the Year
Children's Book
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Winner:
Shortlist:
- Will Eaves, The Oversight
- Carl Tighe, Burning Worm
- Gerard Woodward, August
Novel
Winner:
- Patrick Neate, Twelve Bar Blues
Shortlist:
- Helen Dunmore, The Siege
- Ian McEwan, Atonement
- Andrew Miller, Oxygen
Biography
Winner:
- Diana Souhami, Selkirk's Island
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