1. Book of the Year

2. Children's Book

3. First Novel

4. Novel

5. Biography

6. Poetry

7. References

Book of the Year

• Kate Atkinson, Behind the Scenes at the Museum

Children's Book

Winner:

• Michael Morpurgo, The Wreck of the Zanzibar

Shortlist:

• Elizabeth Arnold, The Parsley Parcel
• Philip Ridley, Kasper in the Glitter

First Novel

Winner:

• Kate Atkinson, Behind the Scenes at the Museum

Shortlist:

• Stephen Blanchard, Gagarin & I
• Alan Warner, Morvern Callar

Novel

Winner:

• Salman Rushdie, The Moor's Last Sigh

Shortlist:

• Martin Amis, The Information
• Pat Barker, The Ghost Road
• Justin Cartwright, In Every Face I Meet
• Kazuo Ishiguro, The Unconsoled

Biography

Winners:

• Roy Jenkins, Gladstone

Shortlist:

• Paul Berry and Mark Bostridge, Vera Brittain – A Life
• Gitta Sereny, Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth
• Geoffrey Wansell, Terence Rattigan

Poetry

Winner:

• Bernard O’Donoghue, Gunpowder

Shortlist:

• Simon Armitage, The Dead Sea Poems
• Tony Harrison, The Shadow of Hiroshima and other film/poems
• Glyn Maxwell, Rest for the Wicked

References

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20091229131124/http://www.costabookawards.com/downloads/PastWinners.pdf Previous winners]

• Petinomys mindanensis
• Petinos
• Petiole (nest)
• Petioni
• Petio Semaia
• Petiot
• Petis
• Petit amour
• Petit Amour
• Petit apartheid
• Petit Ballon
• Petit Baronets
• Petit Bassam
• Petit Bateau
• Petit Becquet
• Petit-Beurre
• Petit blanc
• Petit Bois
• Petit Bois, Arcahaie, Ouest
• Petit-Bourbon
• Petit Bourbon
• Petit-bourgeoisie
• Petit bourgeoisie
• Petit Bouschet
• Petit Bouse