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The Bisto Awards began in 1990 when Bisto Book of the Decade Awards were given to authors Tom McCaughren, George Otto Simms and illustrators Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, Jeanette Dunne and David Rooney. This led to the establishment of an annual award made by The Irish Children's Book Trust, later to become Children's Books Ireland.
In the early years of The Bisto Awards, prizes were also given for certain categories, however in 1993 the categories were replaced by The Bisto Merit (Honour) Awards.
Bisto Book of the Year Award Winners and Shortlist 2008
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Siobhan Dowd
The London Eye Mystery
David Fickling Books
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Eilís Dillon Award
Tom Kelly
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The Thing with Finn
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Macmilan
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Honour Awards
Oliver Jeffers
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The Way Back Home
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Harper Collins |
F.E. Higgins
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The Black Book of Secrets
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Macmillan
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Roddy Doyle
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Wilderness |
Scholastic |
Also Shortlisted
Michael Scott
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The Alchemyst |
Doubleday |
| Jessica O'Donnell
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Discover Art |
Hugh Lane Gallery
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| Caitriona Nic Sheain agus Andrew Whitson
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Gaiscíoch na Beilte Uaine |
An Snathaid Mhor
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Kate Thompson
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The Last of the High Kings
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The Bodley Head
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Colin Bateman
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Titanic 2020 |
Hodder |
Bisto Book of the Year Awards Winners and Shortlist 2006/2007
Bisto Book of the Year Award 2007
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John Boyne
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
David Fickling Books
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Eilís Dillon Award
Siobhan Dowd
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A Swift Pure Cry |
David Fickling Books
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Honour Awards
Oliver Jeffers
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The Incredible Book Eating Boy |
Harper Collins |
Éilís Ní Dhuibhne
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Hurlamaboc |
Cois Life |
Siobhán Parkinson
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Something Invisible |
Penguin |
Also Shortlisted
Jon Berkeley
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The Palace of Laughter |
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Eoin Colfer
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Artemis Fowl & the Lost Colony |
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Illustrator P.J.Lynch
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A Christmas Carol
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| Colmán Ó Raghallaigh agus The Cartoon Saloon |
An Táin |
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| Kate Thompson |
The Fourth Horseman |
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Bisto Book of the Year Award Winners and Shortlist 2005-2006
The Bisto Book of the Year
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Kate Thompson
The New Policeman
Published by The Bodley Head
SBN 037032823X |
Eilís Dillon Award
Deirdre Madden
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Snakes’ Elbows |
Published by Orchard Books
ISBN 1843626403 |
Honour Awards
Oliver Jeffers
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Lost and Found |
Published by Harper Collins
ISBN 0007150350 |
Kevin Kiely
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A Horse called ElDorado |
Published by O'Brien Press
ISBN 0862789079 |
Eileen O'Hely
(author) and Nicky Phelan (illustrator)
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Penny the Pencil |
Published by Mercier Press
ISBN 1-85635-475-x
Also Shortlisted |
| Eoin Colfer |
Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception |
Published by Puffin Books
ISBN 0-141-38164-7 |
| Adrienne Geoghan (illustrator) |
Fancy That! |
Frances Lincoln
ISBN 1-84507-335-5 |
| Oisin Mc Gann |
Under Fragile Stone |
Published by O’Brien Press
ISBN 0-86278-835-8 |
| Dairíne Ní Dhonnchú agus Maria Murray |
Bríona ag Brionglóideach |
An Gúm
ISBN1-85791-559-3 |
2004- 2005 Bisto Awards
The Bisto Book of the Year
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Kate Thompson
Annan Water
Published by The Bodley Head |
Eilís Dillon Award
Siobhán Ní Shíthigh
Illustrator: Seán Seosamh Mac an tSíthigh
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AN BHÓ RIABHACH |
An Gúm |
The Bisto Merit Awards
Illustrators: Corrina Askin, Alan Clarke and Emma Byrne
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SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH P. |
O'Brien Press |
Oliver Jeffers (author/ Illustrator) |
HOW TO CATCH A STAR |
HarperCollins |
Niamh Sharkey
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THE GODS AND THEIR MACHINES |
O'Brien Press |
Shortlist
| Ré Ó Laighléis |
GOIMH AGUS SCÉALTA EILE |
Móinín |
| Kate MacLachlan |
LOVE MY ENEMY |
Andersen Press |
Olwyn Whelan
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THE STAR CHILD |
Chrysalis |
Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (Illustrator) |
YOU'RE ALL MY FAVOURITES |
Walker Books |
2003 - 2004 Bisto Awards
The Bisto Book of the Year
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Aubrey Flegg
Wings Over Delft
The O'Brien Press |
Eilís Dillon Award
The Bisto Merit Awards
| Kate Thompson |
Origins |
The Bodley Head |
| Anita Jeram |
You Can do it Sam |
Walker Books |
Niamh Sharkey
(author/ Illustrator) |
The Ravenous Beast |
Walker Books |
Shortlist
| Carlo Gebler |
August '44 |
Egmont Books Ltd |
PJ Lynch
(illustrator) |
The Been Man of Orn |
Walker Books |
Mary Murphy
(author/ illustrator) |
I Kissed the Baby |
Walker Books |
| Siobhan Parkinson |
Kathleen and the Celtic Knot |
Pleasant Company Publications |
Mary Murphy
(author/ illulstrator) |
Little Owl and the Star |
Walker Books |
2002 - 2003 Bisto Awards
The Bisto Book of the Year - Joint Winners
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Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
You, Me and the Big Blue Sea
Gullane
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Kate Thompson
The Alchemist's Apprentice
The Bodley Head |
| The Bisto Merit Awards |
Matthew Sweeney
Colmán Ó Raghallaigh |
Fox |
Bloomsbury |
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The Cartoon Saloon (illustrators) |
An Tóraíocht |
Cló Mhaigh Eo |
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Gerard Whelan |
War Children |
O'Brien Press |
| Eilís Dillon Award |
Grace Wells |
Gyrfalcon |
O'Brien Press |
| Shortlist |
Eoin Colfer |
Artemis Fowl, The Arctic Incident |
Puffin Books |
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Malachy Doyle |
Who is Jesse Flood? |
Bloomsbury |
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Siobhán Parkinson |
The Love Bean |
O'Brien Press |
2001 - 2002 Bisto Awards
The Bisto Book of the Year
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Kate Thompson
The Beguilers
The Bodley Head
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| The Bisto Merit Awards |
Eoin Colfer |
Artemis Fowl |
Puffin |
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Carlo Gébler |
Caught on a Train |
Egmont |
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Colmán Ó Raghallaigh
The Cartoon Saloon (illustrators) |
An Sclábhaí |
Cló Mhaigh Eo |
| Eilís Dillon Award |
Gillian Perdue |
Adam's Starling |
O'Brien Press |
| Shortlist |
Trevor J. Colgan |
The Stretford Enders Away |
Red Fox |
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Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick (author / illustrator) |
I'm A Tiger Too |
Wolfhound Press |
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P.J.Lynch (illustrator) |
Ignis |
Walker Books |
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Austin McQuinn
(author / illustrator) |
This Will Take Forever |
Zero to Ten |
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Martin Waddell |
Give it to Joe! |
Walker Books |
2000 - 2001 Bisto Awards
The Bisto Book of the Year
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Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
Izzy and Skunk
Blackwater Press
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| The Bisto Merit Awards |
Eoin Colfer |
The Wish List |
O'Brien Press |
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Martina Murphy |
Dirt Tracks |
Poolbeg Press |
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Martin Waddell |
The Orchard Book of Ghostly Stories |
Orchard Press |
| Eilís Dillon Award |
Patrick Deeley |
The Lost Orchard |
O'Brien Press |
| Shortlist |
Malachy Doyle
Niamh Sharkey (illustrator) |
Tales from Old Ireland |
Barefoot Books |
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Jim Halligan and John Newman
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Fowl Deeds |
Wolfhound Press |
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Adrienne Kennaway (illustrator) |
This is the Tree |
Frances Lincoln |
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Michael Mullen |
An Bóthar Fada |
Coiscéim |
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Siobhán Parkinson |
Call of the Whales |
O'Brien Press |
1999 - 2000 Bisto Awards
The Bisto Book of the Year
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Marilyn Taylor
Faraway Home
O'Brien Press
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| The Bisto Merit Awards |
Mary Arrigan |
Siúloid Bhreá |
An Gúm |
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Marilyn McLaughlin |
Fierce Milly |
Mammoth/Egmont |
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Mark O'Sullivan |
Silent Stones |
Wolfhound Press |
| Eilís Dillon Award |
Marilyn McLaughlin |
Fierce Milly |
Mammoth/Egmont |
| Shortlist |
Eoin Colfer |
Benny and Babe |
O'Brien Press |
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Louise Lawrence |
The Crowlings |
Collins |
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Larry O'Loughlin |
Is Anybody Listening? |
Wolfhound Press |
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Gabriel Rosenstock
Piet Sluis (illustrator) |
Paidín Mháire Mhuigín |
An Gúm |
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Niamh Sharkey |
Jack and the Beanstalk |
Barefoot Books |
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Bill Wall |
The Boy Who Met Hitler |
Mercier Press |
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Gerard Whelan |
Out of Nowhere |
O'Brien Press |
1998 - 1999 Bisto Awards
The Bisto Book of the Year
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Niamh Sharkey
Tales of Wisdom and Wonder
Barefoot Books
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| The Bisto Merit Awards |
Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick |
The Long March |
Wolfhound Press |
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Siobhán Parkinson |
The Moon King |
O'Brien Press |
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Gabriel Rosenstock
Piet Sluis (illustrator) |
An Rógaire agus a Scáil |
An Gúm |
| Eilís Dillon Award |
Caitríona Hastings |
Dea-Scéala |
Cló Iar-Chonnachta |
| Shortlist |
Pat Boran
Stewart Curry (illustrator) |
All the Way from China |
Poolbeg Press |
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Sam McBratney |
Bert's Wonderful News |
Walker Books |
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Tom McCaughren |
Ride a Pale Horse |
Anvil Press |
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Mary Murphy |
Please Be Quiet |
Methuen |
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Niamh Sharkey (illustrator) |
The Gigantic Turnip |
Barefoot Books |
1997 - 1998 Bisto Awards
The Bisto Book of the Year
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Gerard Whelan
Dream Invader
O'Brien Press
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| The Bisto Merit Awards |
Soinbhe Lally |
The Hungry Wind |
Poolbeg Press |
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P.J. Lynch |
When Jessie Came across the Sea |
Poolbeg Press |
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Siobhán Parkinson |
Four Kids, Three Cats, Two Cows, One Witch (maybe) |
O'Brien Press |
| Eilís Dillon Award |
Ed Miliano |
It's a Jungle Out There |
Wolfhound Press |
| Shortlist |
Mairéad Ashe FitzGerald
Stephen Hall (illustrator) |
The World of Colmcille, also known as Columba |
O'Brien Press |
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Dan Kissane
Angela Clarke (illustrator) |
Jimmy's Leprechaun Trap |
O'Brien Press |
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Dan Kissane
Angela Clarke (illustrator) |
The Eagle Tree |
O'Brien Press |
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Larry O'Loughlin
John Leonard (illustrator) |
The Gobán Saor |
Blackwater Press |
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Mark O'Sullivan |
Angels Without Wings |
Wolfhound Press |
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Mark O'Sullivan |
White Lies |
Wolfhound Press |
1996 - 1997 Bisto Awards
The Bisto Book of the Year
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Siobhán Parkinson
Sisters ... No Way !
O'Brien Press
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| The Bisto Merit Awards |
Cliodhna Cussen and Cormac Ó Snodaigh |
An Eala Dubh |
Coiscéim |
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Maeve Friel |
The Lantern Moon |
Poolbeg Press |
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Gerard Whelan |
The Guns of Easter |
O'Brien Press |
| Eilís Dillon Award |
Gerard Whelan |
The Guns of Easter |
O'Brien Press |
| Shortlist |
Dan Kissane
Aileen Johnston (illustrator)
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The Eagle Tree |
O'Brien Press |
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P.J. Lynch (illustrator) |
The King of Ireland's Son |
Poolbeg Press |
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Ré Ó Laighléis |
Gafa |
Comhar |
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Colmán Ó Raghallaigh |
Drochlá Ruairí |
Cló Mhaigh Eo |
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Colmán Ó Raghallaigh |
Róisín ar Strae |
An Gúm |
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Mark O'Sullivan |
More than a Match |
Wolfhound Press |
1995 - 1996 Bisto Awards
The Bisto Book of the Year
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P.J. Lynch
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Poolbeg Press
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| The Bisto Merit Awards |
Mary Beckett |
Hannah or Pink Balloons |
Marino Books |
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Ré Ó Laighléis |
Sceoin sa Bhoireann |
Cló Iar-Chonnachta |
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Frank Murphy |
Lockie and Dadge |
O'Brien Press |
| Eilís Dillon Award |
Frank Murphy |
Lockie and Dadge |
O'Brien Press |
| Shortlist |
Marita Conlon McKenna |
Safe Harbour |
O'Brien Press |
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Benedict Kiely |
The Trout in the Turnhole |
Wolfhound Press |
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Paul Muldoon |
The Last Thesaurus |
Faber and Faber |
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Siobhán Parkinson |
All Shining in the Spring |
O'Brien Press |
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Gabriel Rosenstock
Piet Sluis (illustrator) |
Naomh Pádraig agus Crom Dubh |
An Gúm |
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Martin Waddell |
John Joe and the Big Hen |
An Gúm |
1994 - 1995 Bisto Awards
In 1994 the Eilís Dillon Award was established for an author or illustrator of an outstanding first book.
The Bisto Book of the Year
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Elizabeth O'Hara
Blaeberry Sunday
Poolbeg Press
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| The Bisto Merit Awards |
Rose Doyle |
Goodbye Summer, Goodbye |
Attic Press |
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P.J. Lynch |
Catkin |
Poolbeg Press |
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Ré Ó Laighléis |
Ecstasy agus Scéalta Eile |
Cló Iar-Chonnachta |
| Eilís Dillon Award |
Mark O'Sullivan |
Melody for Nora |
Wolfhound Press |
| Shortlist |
Maeve Friel |
Distant Voices |
Poolbeg Press |
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Tom McCaughren |
In Search of the Liberty Tree |
Children's Press |
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Kate Thompson |
Switchers |
Aran |
1993 - 1994 Bisto Awards
In 1993 the Bisto Merit Awards replaced the category awards.
The Bisto Book of the Year
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Jane Mitchell
When Stars Stop Spinning
Poolbeg Press
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| The Bisto Merit Awards |
Sam McBratney |
The Chieftain's Daughter |
O'Brien Press |
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Elizabeth O'Hara |
The Hiring Fair |
Poolbeg Press |
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Máirín Johnston |
The Pony Express |
Attic Press |
| Shortlist |
Mary Arrigan |
Lá le Mamo |
An Gúm |
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Siobhán Parkinson |
Amelia |
O'Brien Press |
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Maria Quirk-Walshe |
Searching for a Friend |
Attic Press |
1992 - 1993 Bisto Awards
The Bisto Book of the Year
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Marita Conlon-McKenna
The Blue Horse
O'Brien Press
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| Information Book |
Mairin Uí Chomain
Deiri and Bébhinn Ó Meadhra (illustrators) |
Tamall sa Chistin |
An Gúm |
| Teenage Fiction |
Sam McBratney |
Put a Saddle on the Pig |
Methuen |
| Historical Fiction |
Morgan Llywelyn |
Strongbow |
O'Brien Press |
| Shortlist |
June Considine |
View from a Blind Bridge |
Poolbeg Press |
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Margrit Cruickshank |
A Monster called Charlie |
Poolbeg Press |
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Maeve Friel |
The Deerstone |
Poolbeg Press |
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Mairéad Ní Nuadháin |
Cois Trá |
An Gúm |
1991 - 1992 Bisto Awards
The Bisto Book of the Year
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John Quinn
The Summer of Lily and Esme
Poolbeg Press
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| Historical Fiction |
Marita Conlon-McKenna |
Wildflower Girl |
O'Brien Press |
| Picture Book |
Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick |
The Sleeping Giant |
Brandon Books |
| First Children's Novel |
Yvonne MacGrory |
The Secret of the Ruby Ring |
Children's Press |
No shortlist was complied in 1991
1990 - 1991 Bisto Awards
The Bisto Book of the Year
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Eilís Dillon
The Island of Ghosts
Faber and Faber
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| Best Emerging Author |
Morgan Llywelyn |
Brian Boru |
O'Brien Press |
| Book for Young Readers |
Martin Waddell |
Grandma's Bill |
Simon and Schuster |
| Illustration |
P.J. Lynch |
Fairy Tales of Ireland |
Collins |
| Shortlist |
Marita Conlon-McKenna |
Under the Hawthorn Tree |
O'Brien Press |
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Don Conroy |
The Celestial Child |
Kildanore |
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Michael Mullins |
The Long March |
Poolbeg Press |
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Eilís Ní Dhuibhne |
The Uncommon Cormorant |
Poolbeg Press |
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Joan O'Neill |
The Daisy Chain War |
Attic Press |
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Finola Sumner |
Double the Boys |
Poolbeg Press |
Bisto Book of the Decade Award 1980 - 1990
Fiction Category
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Run with the Wind; Run to Earth; Run Swift, Run Free
Tom McCaughren, Jeanette Dunne (illustrator)
Wolfhound Press
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Information Books Category:
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Exploring the Book of Kells; Brendan the Navigator
George Otto Simms, David Rooney (illustrator)
O'Brien Press
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Irish Language Category:
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An Chanáil
Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, Bernadine Nic Ghiolla Phádraig (translator)
An Gúm
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