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.
2019 winners & shortlists
Awards:
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
Key Dates:
Autobiography of the Year Longlist Announced – 6th December 2018
Submissions Open – 7th December 2018
Submissions Close – 18th January 2019
Shortlist Launch – 7th May 2019
Ceremony – 4th June 2019
Awards News
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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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Heineken Proud Sponsor of The Rugby Writers Book of the Year 2019
February 19, 2019
Long-term Rugby World Cup sponsor, Heineken®, has been announced as the official sponsor of the The Rugby Writers Book of the Year for 2019. They will headline the category for the first time with the award due to be announced at Lord’s Cricket Groun …
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