2005 Whitbread Awards

Book of the Year

*Hilary Spurling, "Matisse the Master"

Children's Book

Winner:
*Kate Thompson, "The New Policeman" Shortlist:
*Frank Cottrell Boyce, "Framed"
*Geraldine McCaughrean, "The White Darkness"
*Hilary McKay, "Permanent Rose"

First Novel

Winner:
*Tash Aw, "The Harmony Silk Factory" Shortlist:
*Diana Evans, "26a"
*Peter Hobbs, "The Short Day Dying"
*Rachel Zadok, "Gem Squash Tokoloshe"

Novel

Winner:
*Ali Smith, "the accidental"Shortlist:
*Nick Hornby, "A Long Way Down"
*Salman Rushdie, "Shalimar the Clown"
*Christopher Wilson, "The Ballad of Lee Cotton"

Biography

Winner:
*Hilary Spurling, "Matisse the Master" Shortlist:
*Nigel Farndale, "Haw-Haw"
*Richard Mabey, "Nature Cure"
*Alexander Masters, "Stuart: A Life Backwards"

Poetry

Winner:
*Christopher Logue, "Cold Calls"Shortlist:
*David Harsent, "Legion"
*Richard Price, "Lucky Day"
*Jane Yeh, "Marabou"