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The Novelicious Book Awards 2012

By Novelicious

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.

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After much discussion and debate, Team Novelicious are pleased to announce their 2012 Novelicious Book Award winners…


AUTHOR WEBSITE OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted

MarianKeyes.com

 MillyJohnson.co.uk

VictoriaConnelly.com

Kate-Harrison.com
And the winner is…

Victoria Connelly! Victoria's website is bursting with regularly updated content, is easy to navigate and has some great writerly resources. Well done, Victoria!
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BOOK JACKET OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted

Black-heart-blue
One Hundred Names
Meet-me-under-the-mistletoe
I-heart-london-lindsey-kelk

And the winner is…
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We all cooed over the Meet Me Under the Mistletoe cover when it was released. The soft jewel colours, the font, the glittery snowflakes and stars and the super romantic Lucy Truman illustration: this cover is unabashed chick lit with more than a dash of whimsy and it's our favourite of 2012.

 

 

 

PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted

Simon & Schuster (UK)

Sphere (Little,Brown)

Avon (HarperCollins UK)

 And the winner is…

Avon (HarperCollins UK). This was a tough category but Avon have really gone above and beyond to provide us with consistently fantastic content and access to their authors in 2012. They got involved in our Novelicious Undiscovered competition earlier this year by providing some amazing prizes and it's been a genuine pleasure to work with the Avon team, in particular Becke Parker and Caroline Hogg. The above, combined with a regular output of quality commercial fiction and a fantastic flourishing social media presence, makes Avon an easy choice for our publisher of the year. 

 

 

AUTHOR-TWEETER OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted

Miranda Dickinson

Rowan Coleman

Pippa Wright

Abby Clements

 And the winner is…

Rowan Coleman. As well as being an absolutely super writer, Rowan Coleman is a friendly and approachable tweeter. She is consistently supportive of fellow authors and aspiring writers and is a generous re-tweeter.  In June this year, Rowan set up a weekly twitter initiative under the hashtag #rowancolemanswritingclinic in which she answered questions for aspiring authors about writing. 

 

 

 

DEBUT OF 2012

Shortlisted

The Desperate Bride's Diet Club by Alison Sherlock

The Vintage Teacup Club by Vanessa Greene

Black Heart Blue by Louisa Reid

Tony Hogan Bought me an Ice Cream Float Before He Stole My Ma by Kerry Hudson

And the winner is…

Black Heart Blue by Louisa Reid. In Black Heart Blue, Louisa deals with abuse, neglect and disability with grace and intelligence. This would be incredibly challenging for an established author to pull off but for one only just beginning it is both courageous and immensely powerful. We cannot wait to see what Reid comes up with next…

 

 

 

ALTERNATIVE THURSDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR

Shorlisted

The Perfume Garden by Kate Lord Brown

The Secrets of the Tides by Hannah Richell

The Apothecary's Daughter by Charlotte Betts

The Light Behind The Window by Lucinda Riley

And the winner is…

The Light Behind The Window by Lucinda Riley. Lucinda Riley's story makes you wonder if you would put duty before love, if you could you put your trust in someone you shouldn't and when the unimaginable occurs, how you would react in their place. It also has two unexpected heroes. The Light Behind The Window is beautifully written and haunting.

 

 

 

BOOK OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted

Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams By Jenny Colgan

Dearest Rose by Rowan Coleman

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

The Mystery of Mercy Close by Marian Keyes

And the winner is…

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. We were all taken with Lou and Will's compelling and heartbreaking story. It made us laugh and sob and kept us transfixed until the last page. This is the book we've most recommended this year and we've yet to hear back from someone who didn't like it. Our must-read book of 2012.

 

 

 

AUTHOR OF THE YEAR

Shortlisted

Marian Keyes

Jane Green

Dorothy Koomson

Jojo Moyes

And the winner is…

Jane Green. We have a bit of a crush on Jane Green. Her books (including this year's The Patchwork Marriage) are some of the most engaging and gorgeously written we've read and her huge success has done nothing to diminish her deep connection with readers. Jane upholds a busy social media presence and blog and invites her fans to share in her life on facebook. Jane also gave us our favourite interview of the year in this epic two part chat with our Amanda Keats. Jane Green is an inspiration to so many readers and writers of women's fiction and we can't wait to see what 2013 will bring for her.

 

Huge congratulations to all of the shortlisted and winning authors. It's been a wonderful year for books!

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