The People's Book Prize (UK)

'''The People's Book Prize''' is a [[Literary prize|literary award]] voted for by the UK public. It is administered by Tatiana Wilson, an independent publisher, and was created to recognize the work of first-time authors. The late [[Beryl Bainbridge|Dame Beryl Bainbridge]] was the official patron of the prize.

Speaking at the launch of the prize at the 2010 [[London Book Fair]], Bainbridge said: “Something like this, this idea -- which is absolutely amazing – once it takes off, it will be of enormous importance to writers. I look forward to the time when we mention this particular prize as the greatest – and look back – and remember I was at the meeting at the London Book Fair and think where it has gone! So I wish it tremendously good luck.”

The People's Book Prize was first awarded in 2010. The first winners were:
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|- Category
|- Author/Title
| Fiction || Lesley Thomson—A Kind of Vanishing
|-
| Non-Fiction || Brett Alegre-Wood—[[The_3+1_Plan_(Book)|The 3+1 Plan]]
|-
| Children || [[David Walliams]] -- Mr Stink
|-
| The [[Beryl Bainbridge]] Award for a First Time Author || Adam Perrott—Eerie Deirdre Darkly.
|}

==References==
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[http://www.thebookseller.com/news/124051-walliams-among-winners-for-inaugural-peoples-book-prize.html The Bookseller: Walliams Among Winners For Inaugural People's Book Prize]

== External links ==
* [http://www.peoplesbookprize.com/ People's Book Prize Official Website]

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