The Diverse Book Awards 2025
Created by bestselling, award-winning author Abiola Bello and award-winning publicist Helen Lewis. We want to highlight the best of the diverse voices published in the UK & Ireland both traditionally and self-published. We believe there's a need to showcase the talent of marginalised voices, so we came up with The Diverse Book Awards to open a space where the spotlight is on them.
Winners panel January 21st 2026 @ Waterstones Piccadilly. Tickets live!
'One of the UK's leading book prize'
Waterstones
Free posters to display fantastic diverse books! Have a look!
Schools, libraries and hospitals can request free books. OPEN
Our 2025 Winners
Best Picture Book
Until You Find the Sun by Maryam Hassan, illustrated by Anna Wilson
(Hodder Children's Book)
Best Children's Book
Birdie by J.P. Rose
(Anderson Press)
Best Young Adult Book
Wild East by Ashley Hickson-Lovence
(Penguin Random House Children's)
Best Adult Book
Allow Me to Introduce Myself by Onyi Nwabineli
(Magpie)
Sponsors
The Diverse Book Awards Adult Sponsor
Lorella Belli Literary Agency
The Diverse Book Awards Children's Sponsor
Gemma Cooper Literary
The Malorie Blackman Impact Award
Renaissance
For any sponsorship or press enquiries please email hello@thediversebookawards.co.uk