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The Sports Book Awards exist to highlight and give prominence to the very best sports books published in the previous calendar year.

The Sports Book Awards is the major annual promotion for sports writing and publishing, the awards exist to highlight the most outstanding sports books of the previous calendar year, to showcase their merits and to enhance their reputation and profile.

“The Sports Book Awards are a great event in our sporting calendar. They show that the games we follow are not just about goals and runs and holes in one; they are about stories, history and personalities.”
David Cameron, former Prime Minister.

06/06/2024

The WINNER of the 2024 Sports Bestseller Award and Overall Sports Book of the Year is...

The Extra Mile, Kevin Sinfield with Paul Hayward ()

06/06/2024

The WINNER of the 2024 Sports Book Awards Autobiography of the Year, in association with is...

Kammy, ()

06/06/2024

The WINNER of the 2024 Titan Wealth Football Book of the Year, in association with the is...

The Match, Piero Trellini (Pitch Publishing)

06/06/2024

The WINNER of the 2024 Sports Writing Award is...

Concussed, (Allen & Unwin)

06/06/2024

The WINNER of the 2024 Sports Entertainment Book of the Year is...

The Tourist, .tufnell with John Woodhouse ()

06/06/2024

The WINNER of the 2024 Heartaches’ Cricket Book of the Year is...

The Tour, Simon Wilde ()

06/06/2024

The WINNER of the 2024 JP Marland Charitable Trust Illustrated Book of the Year is...

London Irish: 125 Years of Passion in Exile, Patrick Lennon (.sports.publishing)

06/06/2024

The WINNER of the 2024 Children’s Sports Book of the Year, supported by & is...

Roar, with Matt Oldfield ()

06/06/2024

The WINNER of the 2024 Vikki Orvice Women’s Sports Writing Award, in association with is...

Other Ways to Win, ()

06/06/2024

The WINNER of the 2024 Francis Clark Financial Planning International Sports Book of the Year is...

Phil, ()

06/06/2024

The WINNER of the 2024 Cycling Book of the Year is...

1923, ()

06/06/2024

The WINNER of the 2024 Rugby Book of the Year, in association with the is...

The Boys of Winter, & Owen Slot ()

04/06/2024

In 2023 we introduced a new category, The Vikki Orvice Women’s Sports Writing Award, this year in association with DAZN.

Equality in sport is something we are deeply passionate about. So we wanted the award to be a platform for affirmative action that will encourage more women to look at sports writing as a vocation by shining a light on the rising female talent within sports writing.

We named it in honour of Vikki Orvice, a pioneering sports journalist who confronted male chauvinism in football and was a trailblazer in her field. She served as an inspiring voice in writing and we couldn’t be more honoured to award this prize in her memory.⁠

With an incredible set of judges deciding this year’s winner, we spoke to Lisa O’Keefe, Secretary General of , on her role as a judge this year...

03/06/2024

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Rob Burrow, a sporting legend and inspiring MND campaigner.

Rob represented England and Great Britain internationally, winning eight Super League titles and two Challenge Cup trophies with Leeds during his career.

Burrow was awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List 2021 and subsequently, a CBE in the New Year Honours List 2024, recognised for his dedication to raising awareness and funds for the MND community with the support of close friend and former Leeds team-mate Kevin Sinfield.

At our 2022 Sports Books Awards he was awarded Autobiography of the Year for his book, Too Many Reasons to Live, a remarkable, awe-inspiring memoir of boundless courage and infinite kindness.

He was a hero and an inspiration to all both on the pitch and off.

Our thoughts are with all his loved ones at this time.

30/05/2024

Each year we continue to be blown away by the incredible stories submitted, so it’s a wonder our judges can ever come to a decision! We’re very grateful to all our wonderful judges who help us to recognise and celebrate the talent within sports publishing.

We spoke with 2024 judge, Annie Vernon OLY, on the importance of sports writing...

16/05/2024

Have YOU voted? It’s your last chance to have your say on the winner!

The vote closes tomorrow for the Autobiography of the Year and Sports Entertainment Book of the Year.

This year, your vote will automatically enter you into a prize draw to win a £150 voucher and a collection of six Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards shortlisted books from 2024.

Follow the link in our bio to vote NOW!

14/05/2024

Have you voted for your favourite? The power is in YOUR hands to choose the winner of the Autobiography of the Year, in association with the Sunday Times.

Here’s a closer look at this year’s shortlist...

📕 Who Am I?, with Ben Dirs ()

📕 Carl Frampton: My Autobiography, with Paul Gibson ()

📕 Unique - A Memoir, (.books)

📕 Broadly Speaking, ()

📕 The Extra Mile, Kevin Sinfield with Paul Hayward ()

📕 Winning the Fight, with Gavin Mairs ()

📕 Kammy, ()

📕 Unbreakable, with Tom Fordyce ()

Vote on our website now!

12/05/2024

Have YOU voted?

Each year, several categories of the Sports Book Awards are opened up to a public vote – the power is in your hands!

Let us know who you think deserves the crown by voting for your favourite Autobiography of the Year and Sports Entertainment Book of the Year today.

This year, your vote will automatically enter you into a prize draw to win a £150 Charles Tyrwhitt voucher and a collection of six Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards shortlisted books from 2024.

Follow the link in our bio to vote NOW!

08/05/2024

Want to shop the shortlists? All of our 2024 shortlisted books are now on bookshop.org for you to explore and buy!

This year’s nominations feature some of the greatest sports men and women in a diverse collection of works across eleven award categories - there really is something for everyone. Follow the link in our bio to grab a copy now.

07/05/2024

Announcing the 2024 shortlist for the Vikki Orvice Women’s Sports Writing Award in association with DAZN

📚 The Homecoming, Jane Purdon ()

📚 Roar: A Celebration of Great Sporting Women, ()

📚 Other Ways to Win, ()

📚 Woman Up, (Hero Press)

📚 Fearless, ()

📚 In Her Nature, ()

07/05/2024

Announcing the 2024 shortlist for the Sports Entertainment Book of the Year, and the vote is OPEN for you to choose your favourite...

📗 The Tourist, .tufnell with John Woodhouse ()

📗 Everything to Play For, James Harkin and Anna Ptaszynski ()

📗 The Football Weekly Book, Barry Glendenning and Max Rushden, Ed. By Jonathan Wilson ()

📗 How We Fish, Paul Whitehouse and John Bailey ()

📗 Surviving to Drive, ()

📗 Newbon, Bloody Hell, Gary Newbon ()

07/05/2024

Announcing the 2024 shortlist for the Rugby Book of the Year, in association with the Rugby Union Writers’ Club

🏉 Brotherhood, Martin Pengelly and introduction by H. R. McMaster ()

🏉 Concussed, Sam Peters ()

🏉 The Men in the Arena, Peter Burns and Tom English ()

🏉 Rassie, Rassie Erasmus with David O’Sullivan ()

🏉 The Boys of Winter, and Owen Slot ()

🏉 Throwing the Book, Wayne Barnes with Ben Dirs ()

07/05/2024

Announcing the 2024 shortlist for the International Sports Book of the Year

📙 What It Takes, .wiegman with Jeroen Visscher ()

📙 Unstoppable, Mark Hughes ()

📙 My Life, My Football, ()

📙 MAGIC, ()

📙 LeBron, ()

📙 Phil, ()

07/05/2024

Announcing the 2024 shortlist for the JP Marland Charitable Trust Illustrated Book of the Year

📘 Old Manchester United In Colour, and ()

📘 The Art of Liverpool FC, and ()

📘 Legends at the Lane, Danny Hall and Pete O’Leary (Vertical Editions)

📘 Playing for the Shirt, Michael Clifford ()

📘 Remarkable Rugby Grounds, ()

📘 London Irish, Patrick Lennon (.sports.publishing)

📘 Bromley Cricket Club 1820-2020 Bicentenary History, edited by CDM Tooley (Compass Publishing)

07/05/2024

Announcing the 2024 shortlist for the Football Book of the Year, in association with the Football Writers’ Association

⚽️ “Get Your T**s Out For the Lads”, ()

⚽️ Blue was the Colour, Andy Hamilton ()

⚽️ Match Fit, Johnnie Lowery ()

⚽️ The Match, Piero Trellini ()

⚽️ Answered Prayers, Duncan Hamilton ()

⚽️ Haaland, Lars Sivertsen ()

⚽️ Revolution, John Greechan ()

⚽️ The Three Lives of the Kaiser, Uli Hesse ()

07/05/2024

Announcing the 2024 shortlist for the Cycling Book of the Year

🚴 The Race of Truth, ()

🚴 Other Ways to Win, ()

🚴 Coffee First, Then the World, ()

🚴 1923, ()

🚴 Bloody Minded, ()

🚴 The Green Bullet, Matt Rendell ()

07/05/2024

Announcing the 2024 shortlist for The Heartaches’ Cricket Book of the Year

🏏 Bazball, and Lawrence Booth ()

🏏 Legacy, .compton ()

🏏 Son of Grace, Vaneisa Baksh (Fairfield Books)

🏏 Sticky Dogs and Stardust, Scott Oliver (Fairfield Books)

🏏 White Hot, Tim Wigmore and Matt Roller ()

🏏 The Tour, Simon Wilde ()

07/05/2024

Announcing the 2024 shortlist for the Children’s Sports Book of the Year, supported by the National Literacy Trust & Waterstones

🏅 Gold Medal Mysteries: Thief on the Track, , illustrated by James Lancett ()

🏅 Quiet Storm, ()

🏅 Roar, with Matt Oldfield ()

🏅 Football’s Champions of Change, Damian Johnson, illustrated by Laura Greenan ()

🏅 Stupendous Sports: Cracking Cricket, , illustrated by Matt Cherry ()

🏅 You Have the Power: Find Your Strength and Believe You Can, with ()

07/05/2024

Announcing the 2024 shortlist for the Pinsent Masons Sports Writing Award

✍️ Tinseltown, ()

✍️ Nazaré, ()

✍️ Unfair Play, Sharron Davies with Craig Lord (Forum)

✍️ Concussed, Sam Peters ()

✍️ Courses for Horses, ()

✍️ 1923, ()

07/05/2024

Announcing the 2024 shortlist for the Autobiography of the Year, in association with the Sunday Times, and the vote is OPEN for you to choose your favourite...

📕 Who Am I?, with Ben Dirs ()

📕 Carl Frampton: My Autobiography, with Paul Gibson ()

📕 Unique - A Memoir, (.books)

📕 Broadly Speaking, ()

📕 The Extra Mile, Kevin Sinfield with Paul Hayward ()

📕 Winning the Fight, with Gavin Mairs ()

📕 Kammy, ()

📕 Unbreakable, with Tom Fordyce ()

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