The public vote for the previously announced Autobiography of the Year category and the Sports Entertainment Book of the Year also open at sportsbookawards.com/vote.
Autobiography of the Year shortlistees are: Stuart Broad, Carl Frampton with Paul Gibson, Chris Kamara, Kevin Sinfield with Paul Hayward, Ronnie O'Sullivan with Tom Fordyce, Dame Kelly Holmes, Danny Cipriani with Ben Dirs and Maggie Alphonsi with Gavin Mairs.
The winners of the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards, in association with The Sunday Times, will be presented at a star-studded ceremony on 6th June at the iconic Kia Oval, hosted by Mark Pougatch.
The Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards, in association with The Sunday Times, is a 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 enhance their reputation and profile.
The shortlists for the 2024 Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards have been announced this morning, with nominations featuring some of the greatest sports men and women in a diverse collection of works across eleven award categories.
Shortlistees include: Sarina Wiegman, Phil Tufnell, Paul Whitehouse, Sharron Davies, Guenther Steiner, Nick Compton, Sam Quek, Lee Craigie, Andriy Shevchenko, Beth Mead, Louise Minchin, Leah Williamson, Rassie Erasmus, Lawrence Dallaglio, Stuart Broad, Carl Frampton, Chris Kamara, Kevin Sinfield, Dame Kelly Holmes, Danny Cipriani and Maggie Alphonsi.
“It’s a real honour for my book to be shortlisted for Best Autobiography at the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards 2024. Last year was one of the most fun and entertaining summers of my career, so I’m glad that the book could capture some of that magic as well as the other moments of my career. I’ve been blown away by the response to my story, so to be nominated for this award is great.”
“It’s my second nomination at The Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards and it’s a real honour to be featuring in a category with some amazing sportsmen and women. I’m truly delighted to be nominated in the Best Autobiography category.”
The Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards are judged by an outstanding academy, including: The Football Writers’ Association, The Rugby Union Writers’ Club, The Cricket Society, National Literacy Trust, Christine Ohuruogu, Mark Pougatch, Annie Vernon, Simon Halliday, Jill Douglas, Emma Paton, Jeanette Kwakye, Amy Williams, Sue Anstiss and Simon Brotherton.
In addition, a public vote is now open in two categories: The Charles Tyrwhitt Autobiography of the Year and Sports Entertainment Book of the Year. Votes can be placed here: sportsbookawards.com/vote
The winners of the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards, in association with The Sunday Times, will be presented at a star-studded ceremony on 6th June at the iconic Kia Oval, hosted by Mark Pougatch.
“We are delighted to be announcing our title partnership with The Sports Book Awards, with The Sunday Times as media partner. It’s a prestigious announcement for us and we are looking forward to enhancing a campaign that features some of the greatest sports men and women.”
Broadly Speaking, Stuart Broad (Hodder & Stoughton)
Carl Frampton: My Autobiography, Carl Frampton with Paul Gibson (Merrion Press)
Kammy, Chris Kamara (Pan Macmillan)
The Extra Mile, Kevin Sinfield with Paul Hayward (Century)
Unbreakable, Ronnie O’Sullivan with Tom Fordyce (Seven Dials, Orion)
Unique - A Memoir, Dame Kelly Holmes (Mirror Books)
Who am I?, Danny Cipriani with Ben Dirs (HarperCollins)
Winning the Fight, Maggie Alphonsi with Gavin Mairs (Polaris Publishing Ltd)
The Homecoming, Jane Purdon (Pitch Publishing)
Roar: A Celebration of Great Sporting Women, Sam Quek (Allen & Unwin)
Other Ways to Win, Lee Craigie (Vertebrate Publishing)
Woman Up, Carrie Dunn (Hero Press)
Fearless, Louise Minchin (Bloomsbury Sport)
In Her Nature, Rachel Hewitt (Chatto & Windus)
Tinseltown, Ian Herbert (Headline)
Nazaré, Matt Majendie (Welbeck)
Unfair Play, Sharron Davies with Craig Lord (Forum)
Concussed, Sam Peters (Allen & Unwin)
Courses for Horses, Nicholas Clee (W&N)
1923, Ned Boulting (Bloomsbury Sport)
Gold Medal Mysteries: Thief on the Track, Ellie Robinson & illustrated by James Lancett (Simon & Schuster)
Quiet Storm, Kimberly Whittam (Usborne)
Roar, Beth Mead with Matt Oldfield (Wren & Rook)
Football's Champions of Change, Damian Johnson & illustrated by Laura Greenan (Welbeck Children's Books)
Stupendous Sports: Cracking Cricket, Robin Bennett & illustrated by Matt Cherry (Firefly Press)
You Have the Power: Find Your Strength and Believe You Can, Leah Williamson with Suzanne Wrack (Macmillan Children's Books)
Brotherhood, Martin Pengelly and introduction by H. R. McMaster (David R. Godine)
Concussed, Sam Peters (Allen & Unwin)
The Men in the Arena, Peter Burns & Tom English (Polaris Publishing Ltd)
Rassie, Rassie Erasmus with David O'Sullivan (Macmillan)
The Boys of Winter, Lawrence Dallaglio & Owen Slot (Bonnier Books)
Throwing the Book, Wayne Barnes with Ben Dirs (Constable)
Bazball, Nick Hoult and Lawrence Booth (Bloomsbury Publishing)
Legacy, Nick Compton (Allen & Unwin)
Son of Grace, Vaneisa Baksh (Fairfield Books)
Sticky Dogs and Stardust, Scott Oliver (Fairfield Books)
White Hot, Tim Wigmore & Matt Roller (Bloomsbury Sport)
The Tour, Simon Wilde (Simon & Schuster)
The Race of Truth, Leigh Timmis (Summersdale Publishers)
Other Ways to Win, Lee Craigie (Vertebrate Publishing)
Coffee First, Then the World, Jenny Graham (Bloomsbury Sport)
1923, Ned Boulting (Bloomsbury Sport)
Bloody Minded, Alex Dowsett (Bloomsbury Sport)
The Green Bullet, Matt Rendell (Seven Dials)
“Get Your Tits Out For the Lads”, Sally Freedman (Fair Play Publishing)
Blue Was The Colour, Andy Hamilton (Pitch Publishing)
Match Fit, Johnnie Lowery (Pitch Publishing)
The Match, Piero Trellini (Pitch Publishing)
Answered Prayers, Duncan Hamilton (Riverrun)
Haaland, Lars Sivertsen (Ebury Spotlight)
Revolution, John Greechan (Birlinn)
The Three Lives of the Kaiser, Uli Hesse (Simon & Schuster)
Old Manchester United In Colour, Manchester United & Andy Imrie (Reach Sport)
The Art of Liverpool FC, Liverpool FC & David Cottrell (Reach Sport)
Legends at the Lane, Danny Hall & Pete O'Leary (Vertical Editions)
Playing for the Shirt, Michael Clifford (Pitch Publishing)
Remarkable Rugby Grounds, Ryan Herman (Pavilion Books)
London Irish, Patrick Lennon (Vision Sports Publishing)
Bromley Cricket Club 1820-2020 Bicentenary History, Ed. by CDM Tooley (Compass Publishing)
What It Takes, Sarina Wiegman with Jeroen Visscher (HarperCollins)
Unstoppable, Mark Hughes (Headline)
My Life, My Football, Andriy Shevchenko (BackPage)
MAGIC, Roland Lazenby (Seven Dials)
LeBron, Jeff Benedict (Simon & Schuster)
Phil, Alan Shipnuck (Simon & Schuster)
The Tourist, Phil Tufnell with John Woodhouse (HarperCollins)
Everything to Play For, James Harkin & Anna Ptaszynski (Faber)
The Football Weekly Book, Barry Glendenning & Max Rushden, Ed. by Jonathan Wilson (Faber)
How We Fish, Paul Whitehouse & John Bailey, illustrated by Carys Reilly-Whitehouse (Mudlark)
Surviving to Drive, Guenther Steiner (Bantam)
Newbon, Bloody Hell, Gary Newbon (Biteback Publishing)
