1. finding, supporting and promoting new and undiscovered works of literature
2. help to eradicate illiteracy

• to give authors a better chance of being read
• to create a unique space where publishers can showcase their authors’ work
• to offer marketing, sales and social media support to publishers and their authors
• to give the public the opportunity to choose the next Bestsellers and discover new talent
• to encourage community interaction and take an active role
• to celebrate reading
• to get people reading – everybody can take part

• To champion new and undiscovered literary works.
• To secure a transparent democratic process
• To empower the public to vote with confidence for the next bestsellers
• To engage the community
• To raise the profile of publishers, libraries and writers
• To form an alliance with retailers to sell and distribute winners’ books.
• To support literacy
• To foster a love of reading
• To inspire the next generation of best untapped writing talent
• To eradicate illiteracy

The People’s Book Prize showcase entries in 2 collections x year.

Summer: from 1 July 2019 to 15 October 2019
Winter: 1 November 2019 to 15 February 2020

One vote per book:

For the Entries showcased in a Collection:

You can vote for 9 different books:  

3 books from Fiction, 3 from Non-fiction and 3 from Children’s (9 books in total)

For the Finalists to choose the overall Winners:  From the special Finalists Voting pages:

You can vote for 3 different books in each category  (9 books in total)

Top six books x 3 categories x 2 collections = 36 finalists.

Someone who voted first time round (for the entries) is allowed to vote for the same book again if it becomes a Finalist.

Members of the public vote for their favourite books on www.peoplesbookprize.com  The votes received by the 36 finalists are carried forward and the public vote again from 1March – 15 April 2020.

Someone who voted first time round (for the entries) is allowed to vote for the same book again.

Winners are announced at the Awards Ceremony. (See below)

The People’s Book Prize have no judges. YOU are the Jury!

You cannot vote for the same book twice as an Entry or as a Finalist– it will be rejected.

But people can vote for the same book as and Entry  (first round)  and then as a Finalist (second round) to determine the overall winners. 

The People’s Book Prize for Fiction | Non-Fiction | Children’s Literature (voted for exclusively by the public)
The Beryl Bainbridge Award for a First Time Author (from the 36 finalists – voted for exclusively by the public -discretionary )
The People’s Book Prize Special Achievement Award (from the 36 finalists – voted for exclusively by the public – discretionary)

The People’s Book Prize Best Publisher Award – chosen from the publishers featured in the 2 collections.

In the words of our Founding Patron, Dame Beryl Bainbridge DBE:  “…this idea – which is absolutely amazing – will be of enormous importance to writers.  I look forward to the time when we mention this particular prize as the greatest…”