Parliamentary Book Awards 2024 opens for submissions

Submissions are now open for Parliamentary Book Awards 2024. Publishers are being invited to nominate books for this year’s Parliamentary Book Awards in three categories: Best Biography, Autobiography or Memoir by a Parliamentarian; Best Fiction or Non-fiction Book by a Parliamentarian; and Best Political Book by a Non-parliamentarian.

Booksellers will select the shortlist for each category and parliamentarians will then vote to decide the winners. The awards will be presented at a ceremony in early 2025. The Parliamentary Book Awards are curated by bookshops and voted on by parliamentarians. Launched by the Booksellers Association and the Publishers Association in 2016, the awards aim to celebrate the best of political writing and the long-standing link between politics, books and publishing.

Dan Conway, chief executive officer of the Publishers Association, said: “These awards highlight the variety and quality of political writing in the UK. We’re really looking forward to receiving the submissions for this year’s Parliamentary Book Awards—and celebrating the shortlist and winners early next year.” 

Meryl Hall, managing director at the Booksellers Association said: “It’s always a delight to be a part of The Parliamentary Book Awards with the range of unique and varied titles that fall within the three categories. With it being an election year, I think we will be in for an even more varied longlist than usual, and the booksellers involved in shortlisting can’t wait to see the submissions later this year and to celebrate the winners in Parliament early in the new year.” 

The deadline for submissions is Wednesday 6th November.