The category shortlists were announced on 27 November and the individual category winners on 6 January: they each won £5,000. The overall winner (who will receive £30,000) was announced on 28 January.
Winner
The shortlists in full:
2013 Costa Novel Award shortlist
Winner
Other books on the shortlist
All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld
2013 Costa First Novel Award shortlist
Winner
Other books on the shortlist
2013 Costa Biography Award shortlist
Winner
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2013 Costa Poetry Award shortlist
Winner
Michael Symmons Roberts for Drysalter (Jonathan Cape)
Other books on the shortlist
Clive James for Dante, The Divine Comedy (Picador)
Helen Mort for Division Street (Chatto & Windus)
Robin Robertson for Hill of Doors (Picador)
2013 Costa Children’s Book Award shortlist
Winner
Other books on the shortlist
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