Nero Book Awards

The Nero Book Awards began in 2023. Each year, these awards highlight great authors and outstanding reads across four categories: Children’s Fiction, Fiction, Debut Fiction and Non-Fiction; written by authors based in the UK and Ireland.
Judges are asked to choose the books they would most want to press into the hands of friends and family for their quality and readability. Category winners are announced in January.
Established as a not-for-profit organisation, the Nero Book Awards are run by the independent, family-owned coffee house group, Caffè Nero in partnership with The Booksellers Association, Brunel University London and Right To Dream.