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Edition 13 (2015)

Novel of the YearCrime Fiction Book of the YearBest Irish Published Book of the YearNon-Fiction Book of the YearCookbook of the YearPopular Fiction Book of the YearChildren's Book of the Year, JuniorChildren's Book of the Year, SeniorTeen & Young Adult Book of the YearSports Book of the YearNewcomer of the YearIrish Language Book of the YearLifestyle Book of the YearBiography of the YearAuthor of the YearShort Story of the YearPoem of the YearBookshop of the YearThe Last Word Listeners' Choice AwardNew Voices: The An Post Writing PrizeLifetime Achievement Award

Winners

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Anne Enright Winner

A novel that follows a mother and her four children to explore family bonds, failure, and reconciliation. Its multigenerational perspective examines how individual choices shape a family over time.

It looks across generations at the memory and fracture of a family.

309 pages
familygenerationsreconciliationIrish society
Joe Duffy Winner

A nonfiction work that traces the young lives lost in the 1916 Easter Rising through testimony and research. It makes visible the individual lives hidden behind a major historical event.

It recovers the lives of young people buried beneath history.

288 pages
historymemoryoral history
Sinéad Gleeson Excellence Award

The Long Gaze Back is an anthology of Irish women writers whose stories gather multiple generations of voices into one volume. Its editing links historical inheritance with a contemporary reading experience.

It shows the depth of Irish women's writing across generations.

368 pages
anthologywomen's writingIreland
Sara Baume Winner

Spill Simmer Falter Wither is a debut novel that quietly explores alienation and connection through the relationship between a lonely man and a dog. Its seasonal structure makes the emotional changes feel especially delicate.

Loneliness and companionship unfold alongside the changing seasons.

216 pages
lonelinesshuman-animal relationshipjourneyrenewal

Irelandopedia is a children's book that introduces Irish geography, culture, and history through illustrations and bite-sized facts. It packages encyclopedic material in an accessible and playful voice.

A county-by-county tour of Ireland in one book.

89 pages
children's nonfictiongeographyhistoryreference
James Patrick Donleavy Lifetime Achievement Award