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.
The 2021 awards will be the 19th annual Sports Book Awards campaign. We aim to hold a live ceremony at either; Lord’s Cricket Ground or The Kia Oval in June 2021, most likely with an outside festival element to the event. We will of course respect any Covid-19 restrictions and we will move to a virtual ceremony again if necessary.
Submissions for the 2021 awards are now open!
2021 Awards:
Autobiography of the Year
International Autobiography of the Year
Biography of the Year
Cricket Book of the Year
Football Book of the Year
Rugby Book of the Year
Cycling Book of the Year
Illustrated Book of the Year
General Outstanding Book of the Year
Children’s Sports Book of the Year
Sports Health & Fitness Book of the Year
Key Dates:
Submissions close – 29th January 2021
Shortlist launch – 20th May 2021 TBC
The Telegraph Sports Book Awards – 24th June 2021 TBC
Awards News
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Tyson Fury does the double at the 2020 Telegraph Sports Book Awards, as England Coach Eddie Jones wins The Rugby Writers’ Award
July 15, 2020
Tyson Fury picked up two awards, winning Sports Autobiography of the Year, as well as the night’s big prize, as Behind The Mask won The Telegraph Sports Book of the Year 2020, selected from a shortlist of each of this year’s winning titles. The judgi …
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Interview with Mark Eglinton, Ghostwriter of Michael Owen’s Autobiography ‘Reboot’
July 5, 2020
England’s talisman and goalscoring extraordinaire Michael Owen is one of only four Englishmen to have been awarded football’s highest individual honour, the Ballon d’Or. Following his debut autobiography in 2004, Mark Eglinton took up the reins to he …
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Interview with James Hogg, Ghostwriters of Jason Plato’s Autobiography ‘How Not to be a Professional Racing Driver’
July 5, 2020
Twice BTCC champion Jason Plato has lived life in the fast lane both on and off the circuit. James Hogg, who has previously worked with Johnny Herbert on his autobiography, amongst others, was tasked with ghostwriting Plato’s eventful life story. 1. …
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Interview with Felix White, Ghostwriter of Jimmy Anderson’s Autobiography ‘Bowl. Sleep. Repeat.’
July 5, 2020
With the record for test wickets by a fast bowler, James Anderson has established himself as England’s greatest ever bowler. Co-presenter of the BBC podcast Tailenders, Felix White, helped turn Anderson’s historic career into his debut autobiography. …
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