The prestigious TS Eliot Prize has been won by Jen Hadfield, a relatively unknown poet, for her second collection of poems, Nigh-No-Place. The prize has been awarded every year since 1993 and previous winners include Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes. The poet wins £15,000.
The category winners of the Costa Book Awards each receive £5,000, and compete for the Book of the Year Award, to be announced later this month. There are five categories:
Novel - Sebastian Barry: The Secret Scripture
Biography - Diana Athill: Somewhere Towards the End
First Novel - Sadie Jones: The Outcast
Poetry - Adam Foulds: The Broken Word
Children's Book - Michelle Magorian: Just Henry.
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