The Political Book Awards celebrate and reward excellence across all areas of political publishing.

CATEGORIES, JUDGING AND PRIZES

Winners across 9 categories will be chosen by our panels of political celebrity judges including leading political figures Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC, Adam Boulton, Alastair Campbell, Ann Widdecombe, Charles Clarke, Tristram Hunt, Chris Mullin, Dame Ann Leslie, Mary Beard and Jacqui Smith. The Young Political Writer of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award in Political Literature will also be presented.

The winner of the Political Book of the Year will receive a cheque for £10,000. Winners of the Debut Political Book of the Year and Young Political Writer of the Year will each win £3,000. Other categories include Political Biography of the Year, Polemic of the Year, Political History Book of the Year, International Affairs Book of the Year, Political Process Book of the Year, Political Humour/Satire Book of the Year and the Political Fiction Book of the Year. The prizes are kindly donated by Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC.

THE CEREMONY

The awards ceremony, which will be attended by the cream of the political and literary worlds, will take place on 6th February 2013 at the BFI IMAX.