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2008 Costa Book Awards: Call for Entries
Entry forms for the 2008 Costa Book Awards will be available at the end of May 2008 from the Booksellers Association. They will also be downloadable from this website. Close of entry is Wednesday 25th June 2008. Please note that all books must be directly entered by publishers and not authors. Self-published books are not eligible.
Click here for more information on eligibility, how to enter your book and other Frequently Asked Questions http://www.costabookawards.com/faqs/index.aspx
by BudMcL at 07/05/2008
11:27:55
Frothy Tales head out west
Growing numbers of people have been discovering our Frothy Tales, written exclusively for us by our Writer-in-Residence, Davey Spens. Davey is currently touring the Costa Coffee stores of the westcountry for inspiration for his new short stories - and we're pleased to announce that the first Frothy Tale is now
available for you to download here!
by Timbo at 06/05/2008
09:11:21
Congratulations to Catherine
Congratulations to Catherine O'Flynn, who was recently named Waterstone's Newcomer of the Year at the 2008 British Book Awards presentation ceremony for her debut novel, What Was Lost, which won the 2007 Costa First Novel Award. Catherine faced stiff competition from several other authors including Stef Penney for The Tenderness of Wolves, which of course won the 2006 Costa Book of the Year.
by Timbo at 25/04/2008
17:21:12
Competition Ahoy!
The 2008 Woman & Home Short Story Competition, sponsored by the Costa Book Awards, is now open for entries until Friday 23rd May 2008.
Click here for more details. Good luck!
by Timbo at 25/04/2008
17:19:27
by at 23/04/2008
14:57:18
The Tales get frothier
We've been inundated with enquiries about Davey's Frothy Tales; thank you all for your feedback. Here are two new cracking editions, this time inspired by characters encountered in the Costa Coffee stores at Hammersmith and Clapham...
Read the new Frothy Tales now.
by BudMcL at 15/04/2008
12:42:51
Frothy Tales released
We're proud to announce the first ever Costa Writer-in-Residence, Davey Spens. Davey will spend the next six months completing his first novel, and creating a series of short stories entitled Frothy Tales, which we'll be publishing here weekly on CostaBookAwards.com.
Frothy Tales are quirky fictional observations on the Costa customers that he encounters whilst writing in Costa outlets across London. The first, Matching Couple from Bayswater, is online today! Why not let us know what you think by adding your comments below?
by Timbo at 03/04/2008
15:08:08
The Handyman by Jenny Steel
We recently sponsored a short story competition with Woman & Home magazine. The winner was The Handyman by Jenny Steel. The Judges were bowled over by Jenny's controlled style and evocative language. 'It was so poignant and beautifully written, and it ended on such a satisfying note.'
If you want to read the winning short story, then simply click here.
by BudMcL at 31/03/2008
10:42:16
Free excerpts from the winning books
Each year, we publish an excerpt from each of the winning books, which are then sold in Costa stores to raise funds for the
Costa Foundation charity. Now that the stores have sold out, we've released the excerpts from the 2007 contest for you to read online - free! To read them,
click here.
by Timbo at 03/03/2008
11:53:41
Costa launches the Liverpool Poetry Cafe
Are you in the Liverpool area? The Costa Bold Street store has launched the Poetry Café, hosting poetry events and readings on the second Monday and fourth Thursday of each month for the remainder of 2008 to celebrate Liverpool's European Capital of Culture status.
Click here to read more.
by Amanda at 26/02/2008
12:41:57