SINGAPORE BOOK AWARDS
SINGAPORE BOOK AWARDS The Singapore Book Awards is an annual industry award for books published in Singapore. Held annually since 2016, the Book Awards shine the spotlight on the quality of published works and celebrate the achievements of the local publishing industry. For 2022, the award categories have been reorganised to 12 award categories to better reflect and recognise the range of books published in Singapore. The categories of the Book Awards are: • Best Audiobook • Best Book Cover Design • Best Custom Publishing • Best Education Title • Best Illustrated Non-Fiction Title • Best Literary Work
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Best Magazine Title Best Non-Fiction Title Best Picture Book Best Professional Title Best Young Persons Title Book of the Year
The Book Awards was first launched in 2012 through the efforts of the Executive Committee led by then-SBPA President Triena Ong. Known then as the Publishing Awards, there were five award categories (Best Cover Design, Best Debut Work, Best Non-Fiction Title, Best Novel and Best Retail). The winners of the Publishing Awards were announced at a gala dinner at the Rendezvous Hotel during the Singapore Writers’ Festival 2012. Between 2012-2016, the Association concentrated on building up the presence of the Singapore publishing industry at overseas book fairs. The awards were relaunched in 2016 as the Singapore Book Awards with 8 award categories. In 2020, the number of award categories increased to 11 award categories with the addition of the Best Audiobook Title, Best Digital Marketing Campaign and Best E-Book Title. For the 2021 Book Awards, the Best Digital Marketing Campaign was adjourned and the Best E-Book Title was renamed as the Best Hybrid Book. A separate category, the Readers’ Choice Awards, was introduced for the first time.
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