After 20 years of these important awards for Irish literature, we’ve compiled your favourites from across all categories
The public voted for their favourite winners
It’s astonishing to think that the Irish Book Awards, which had their genesis in these pages, are 20 years old.
To celebrate their importance in Irish cultural life, we asked the public to vote for their 20 favourite winners across the categories over the last two decades. You did so in your droves. Here, in alphabetical order by author, are the top 20.


