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British Book Awards (The Nibbies) ぶりてぃっしゅぶっくあわーず(にびーず)

Edition 10 (1999)

Literary awardBook awards (fiction, nonfiction, children's books, audiobooks, etc.)Publishing industry awardsRomantic Fiction (new for 2026)Science Fiction & Fantasy (new for 2026)Graphic Novel (new for 2026)

Winners

3 people
Ted Hughes てっど・ひゅーず Winner

A poetry collection in which Ted Hughes revisits his relationship with Sylvia Plath through memory, grief, and regret. The poems are intimate and confessional, but they remain tightly controlled and formally alert.

A late collection of poems turns memory into an open letter.

208 pages
poetrygriefmemorymarriage
J. K. Rowling じぇーけー・ろーりんぐ Winner

In Harry's second year at Hogwarts, strange attacks and hidden messages point toward the mystery of the Chamber of Secrets. The novel deepens the series' blend of school story, danger, and identity.

The mystery beneath Hogwarts grows darker in Harry's second year.

256 pages
fantasysecretsfriendshipidentity
Beryl Bainbridge べりる・べいんぶりっじ Winner