Welcome
The Telegraph 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.
2020 awards submissions now open
Awards:
Autobiography of the Year
International Autobiography of the Year
Biography of the Year
The Heartaches Cricket Book of the Year
Football Book of the Year
Heineken Rugby Book of the Year
Cycling Book of the Year
Getty Images Illustrated Book of the Year
General Outstanding Book of the Year
Health & Fitness Book of the Year
Children’s Sports Book of the Year
Key Dates:
Autobiography of the Year Longlist Announced – 17th December 2019
Submissions close – 17th January 2020
Shortlist launch/judging day – 12th May 2020 (date TBC)
The Telegraph Sports Book Awards – 2nd June 2020
Awards News
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Tyson Fury and Ben Stokes lead impressive Best Autobiography Award Longlist at The Telegraph Sports Book Awards 2020.
December 17, 2019
To cap a momentous year, BEHIND THE MASK, Tyson Fury’s heart-warming and funny tale of his rise, fall and rise again from Gypsy king, to People’s champion, has been included on the longlist of twelve titles for the Telegraph Sports book Awards Autobi …
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The Telegraph Sports Book Awards winners 2019
June 4, 2019
Ben Ryan and Peter Crouch win big at The Telegraph Sports Book Awards, as Dame Kelly Holmes takes home the inaugural Sports Health and Fitness Book of the Year award. Ben Ryan picked up two awards, winning Heineken’s Rugby Book of the Year, as well a …
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The Telegraph Sports Book Awards 2019 shortlists announced
May 7, 2019
All time sporting greats do battle at The Telegraph Sports Book Awards 2019: Tiger Woods, Dame Kelly Holmes, Sir Chris Hoy, Lionel Messi, Shane Warne, George Best and Kevin Keegan all vying for gongs. The full list of nominations for the 17th Telegra …
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My Name’5 Doddie Foundation announced as Sports Book Awards charity partner
April 4, 2019
Doddie Weir Foundation announced as charity of choice at the 2019 Telegraph Sports Book Awards The My Name’5 Doddie Foundation has been selected by The Telegraph Sports Book Awards as its charity partner for the ceremony at Lord’s Cricket Ground on …
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