2021 Shortlist and Winners

2021 Winners & Shortlist

Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows, entered by House Editions Bloomsbury Publishing

Brand / Series Identity

 

Winner

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - House Editions
Bloomsbury Publishing

Shortlist

London Series
ACC Art Books

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - House Editions
Bloomsbury Publishing

The Heritage Series
Head of Zeus

Opinionated Guides
Hoxton Mini Press

Peekaboo Series
Nosy Crow

The Illustrators Series
Thames & Hudson

James Bond Series
The Folio Society

Marrakesh, entered by Leslie Gerry Editions

Limited Edition & Fine Binding

 

Winner

Marrakesh
Leslie Gerry Editions

Shortlist

Ekstedt: The Nordic Art of Analogue Cooking
Bloomsbury Publishing

Quidditch Through the Ages
Bloomsbury Publishing

National Museum of Qatar - Collectors' Edition
Grade Design

Marrakesh
Leslie Gerry Editions

Shoot for the Moon
Thames & Hudson

Dune
The Folio Society

Philip K Dick: Complete Short Stories
The Folio Society

i.Detroit, entered by Boss Print

Self-Published Books

 

Winner

i.Detroit
Boss Print

Shortlist

English Journey
B&W Studio

Fragile Self
Barnbrook

i.Detroit
Boss Print

Bird People
Marie-Alice Harel

Omoiyari
Marie-Alice Harel

People of the Flower Market
Simon J Lycett

Marrakesh, entered by Leslie Gerry Editions

Digitally Printed Books

 

Winner

Marrakesh
Leslie Gerry Editions

Shortlist

Marrakesh
Leslie Gerry Editions

Rubileo
Hurtwood Press

One Two Another
Little, Brown Book Group

Thomas Hardy: Selected Poems
The Folio Society

Catalyst 2020/2021
ICVL Studio

Some Are Born to Endless Night – Dark Matter, entered by Typographics

Exhibition Catalogues

 

Winner

Some Are Born to Endless Night – Dark Matter
Typographics

Some Are Born to Endless Night – Dark Matter
Typographics

Shortlist

Impressions of Istanbul: Voyage to Constantinople
Anikst Design

Rarities: The Himalayas to Hawaii
Anikst Design

Jade Fadojutimi: Jesture
Anomie Publishing

Unfinished Business: The Fight for Women's Rights
The British Library

The Shirley Sherwood Collection: Modern Masterpieces of Botanical Art
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

A–L/M-Z: The Mrs Jay and W. Gordon Smith Art Collection 
Sigrid Schmeisser

Some Are Born to Endless Night – Dark Matter
Typographics

Capri, entered by Boss Print

Photographic Books

 

Winner

Capri
Boss Print

Shortlist

Capri
Boss Print

Another Life
Mark Thomson

John Galliano for Dior
Thames & Hudson

Model City: Pyongyang
Thames & Hudson

Mona Kuhn: Works
Thames & Hudson

A Man on the Moon
The Folio Society

Leng Bingchuan: Master of Chinese Black and White Art, entered by ACC Art Books

Art / Architecture Monographs

 

Winner

Leng Bingchuan: Master of Chinese Black and White Art
ACC Art Books

Shortlist

Leng Bingchuan: Master of Chinese Black and White Art
ACC Art Books

Humphrey Ocean
Hurtwood Press

Kengo Kuma: My Life as an Architect in Tokyo
Thames & Hudson

Stanley Donwood: There will Be No Quiet
Thames & Hudson

Oliver Cope Architect
Triglyph Books

COMA, entered by Myriad Editions

Graphic Novels

 

Winner

COMA
Myriad Editions

Shortlist

The Sad Ghost Club
Hachette Children's Group

Quarantine Comix
Icon Books

Mongrel
Knockabout Comics

Eve

Little, Brown Book Group

COMA
Myriad Editions

Gamish
Penguin Random House

Strata, entered by Thames & Hudson

Trade Illustrated

 

Winner

Strata
Thames & Hudson

Shortlist

The Hand and Flowers Cookbook
Bloomsbury Publishing

Decca: The Supreme Record Company
Elliott & Thompson

Flight 
Headline Publishing Group

The World Atlas of Wine 
Octopus Books

A Drama in Time:The New School Century
Profile Editions

Nature’s Palette
Thames & Hudson

Strata
Thames & Hudson

Ekstedt: The Nordic Art of Analogue Cooking, entered by Absolute Press

Lifestyle Illustrated

 

Winner

Ekstedt: The Nordic Art of Analogue Cooking
Absolute Press

Shortlist

Ekstedt: The Nordic Art of Analogue Cooking
Absolute Press

The Noble Rot Book: Wine from Another Galaxy
Hardie Grant Publishing

The Botanical City
Hoxton Mini Press

In Praise of Veg
Murdoch Books

For the Love of White
Octopus Books

The MR PORTER Guide to a Better Day
Thames & Hudson

The Phantom of the Opera, entered by The Folio Society

Literature

 

Winner

The Phantom of the Opera
The Folio Society

Shortlist

Gut Feelings
Uclan Publishing

The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Headline Publishing Group

Circus of Wonders
Pan Macmillan

The Animals at Lockwood Manor
Pan Macmillan

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
The Folio Society

The Phantom of the Opera
The Folio Society

Rendezvous with Rama
The Folio Society

I Can Draw, entered by Thames & Hudson

Educational Books

 

Winner

I Can Draw
Thames & Hudson

Shortlist

My First Book of the Cosmos
Button Books

Greek Myths
DK

Look What I Found in the Woods
Nosy Crow

Step Inside Homes Through History
Nosy Crow

I Can Draw
Thames & Hudson

Ways of Drawing
Thames & Hudson

Charles Booth’s Poverty Maps, entered by Thames & Hudson

Scholarly, Academic and Reference Book

 

Winner

Charles Booth’s Poverty Maps
Thames & Hudson

Shortlist

Pioneers Wanted
Albe De Coker

Charles Booth’s Poverty Maps
Thames & Hudson

Murder Maps
Thames & Hudson

A History of Christianity
The Folio Society

NIV Bible Speaks Today
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge

Make Tracks: Farm, entered by Nosy Crow

Children’s Trade 0 to 8 Years

 

Winner

Make Tracks: Farm
Nosy Crow

Shortlist

Molly and the Mathematical Mystery
Bonnier Books

Viking Voyagers
Bonnier Books

Rabbit Bright
Hachette Children's Group

Make Tracks: Farm
Nosy Crow

Counting Creatures
Pan Macmillan

Mole in a Black & White Hole
Thames & Hudson

I’m (Not) Very Afraid of the Dark
Usborne Publishing

The Deathless Girls, entered by Hachette Children's Group

Children’s Trade 9 to 16 Years

 

Winner

The Deathless Girls
Hachette Children's Group

Shortlist

Grandma’s Book
Anikst Design

Gut Feelings
Uclan Publishing

The Deathless Girls
Hachette Children's Group

The Skulduggery Pleasant Grimoire
Harpercollins Children's Books

A World of Art
Walker Books

Vivienne Westwood Catwalk, entered by Thames & Hudson

Best Jacket / Cover Design

 

Winner

Vivienne Westwood Catwalk
Thames & Hudson

Shortlist

Illustration Research Methods
Bloomsbury Publishing

So To Speak
DG3 Leycol

Japanese Design Since 1945
Thames & Hudson

Vivienne Westwood Catwalk
Thames & Hudson

The Godfather
The Folio Society

The Phantom of the Opera
The Folio Society

Has Science Killed God?
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge

Monstrous Carbuncle, entered by Seb Lansdowne, University of the West of England

Best Student Book

 

Winner

Monstrous Carbuncle
Seb Lansdowne, University of the West of England

Shortlist

Indoor Copenhagen
Wen Chen, University of the Arts London

Paralysed by Perfectionism
Cameron Day, University of Lincoln

Monstrous Carbuncle
Seb Lansdowne, University of the West of England

Beyond the Karman Line
Connor Massey, University of Lincoln

Reset
Josie Mein, University of the West of England

A is For 
Nathaniel Stevens, University of the West of England

i.Detroit, entered by Boss Print

Best British Book

 

Winner

i.Detroit
Boss Print

Shortlist

Capri
Boss Print

i.Detroit
Boss Print

Varnishing Day: A Moment in Time
Hurtwood Press

Marrakesh
Leslie Gerry Editions

Stardust
Lyra's Books

i.Detroit, entered by Boss Print

Book of the Year

 

Winner

i.Detroit
Boss Print