The Diverse Book Awards 2025
Created by bestselling, award-winning author Abiola Bello and award-winning publicist Helen Lewis. We want to highlight the best of the diverse voices published in the UK & Ireland both traditionally and self-published. We believe there's a need to showcase the talent of marginalised voices, so we came up with The Diverse Book Awards to open a space where the spotlight is on them.
Celebrate FIVE YEARS at Waterstones Piccadilly on January 23rd 6-8pm with this years winners and past winners Book here
Free posters to display fantastic diverse books! Have a look!
Schools, libraries and hospitals can request free books. OPEN
Our 2024 Winners
Best Picture Book
To The Other Side by Erika Meza
(Hodder Children's Book)
Best Children's Book
Steady For This by Nathanael Lessore
(Hot Key Books)
Best Young Adult Book
The First Move by Jenny Ireland
(Penguin Random House Children's)
Best Adult Book
Mamme by Jessica George
(Hodder and Stoughton)
Sponsors
The Diverse Book Awards Adult Sponsor
Peters
The Diverse Book Awards YA Sponsor
Madeleine Milburn Agency
The Diverse Book Awards Children's Sponsor
Sparx Reader
The Malorie Blackman Impact Award
Renaissance
