The Lakeland Book of the Year, also known as the Hunter Davies Lakeland Book of the Year is an award given annually for a book "set in or featuring

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in some way", and is named for the

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of north west England. It was founded by writer

Hunter Davies Edward Hunter Davies (born 7 January 1936) is a British author, journalist and broadcaster. His books include the only authorised biography of the Beatles. Early life Davies was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, to Scottish parents. For four ...

in 1984 and is administered by Cumbria Tourism. The judges in 2021, for books published in 2020, were Hunter Davies,

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and

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. The prizes are traditionally announced at a gala lunch in June, although in 2020 the proceedings took place online because of

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. There are a number of awards for specific categories of books, and an overall winner is selected as the "Book of the Year". In the 2021 competition (for books published in 2020), the categories were: *Fiction *Guides and Places *Illustration and Presentation *Landscape and Tradition *Literature and Poetry *People and Business

Winners

References

{{reflist English literary awards Cumbria Awards established in 1984 1984 establishments in England