Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards
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Here they are! We're delighted to announce LIVE the 2026 Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Award WINNERS!
Discover more at sportsbookawards.com
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
Discover more at sportsbookawards.com
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
Congratulations to Vassos Alexander, WINNER of the Sports Entertainment Book of the Year, in association with @lovereadinguk.bsky.social, for his book 'Swimmingly'.
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
June 4, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Congratulations to Vassos Alexander, WINNER of the Sports Entertainment Book of the Year, in association with @lovereadinguk.bsky.social, for his book 'Swimmingly'.
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
Congratulations to @lilycanter.bsky.social & @emmajourno.bsky.social, the WINNERS of the Vikki Orvice Award for Women’s Sports Writing, sponsored by Evelyn Partners, with their book, Ultra Women.
@canburypress.bsky.social #CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
@canburypress.bsky.social #CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
June 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Congratulations to @lilycanter.bsky.social & @emmajourno.bsky.social, the WINNERS of the Vikki Orvice Award for Women’s Sports Writing, sponsored by Evelyn Partners, with their book, Ultra Women.
@canburypress.bsky.social #CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
@canburypress.bsky.social #CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
Congratulations to Paul Gascoigne, the WINNER of the Charles Tyrwhitt Autobiography of the Year, in association with @thetimes.com.
Written with Victoria Williams, he tells his story with unflinching honesty, from his genius on the pitch to his troubled life off it.
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
Written with Victoria Williams, he tells his story with unflinching honesty, from his genius on the pitch to his troubled life off it.
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
June 3, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Congratulations to Paul Gascoigne, the WINNER of the Charles Tyrwhitt Autobiography of the Year, in association with @thetimes.com.
Written with Victoria Williams, he tells his story with unflinching honesty, from his genius on the pitch to his troubled life off it.
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
Written with Victoria Williams, he tells his story with unflinching honesty, from his genius on the pitch to his troubled life off it.
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
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Here they are! We're delighted to announce LIVE the 2026 Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Award WINNERS!
Discover more at sportsbookawards.com
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
Discover more at sportsbookawards.com
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
May 21, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Here they are! We're delighted to announce LIVE the 2026 Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Award WINNERS!
Discover more at sportsbookawards.com
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
Discover more at sportsbookawards.com
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
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Delighted that Pitch Invasion received Highly Commended at @sportsbookawards.bsky.social @octopusbooks.ca
Honoured to be shortlisted amongst seasoned writers, grateful for the recognition.
Thanks to all who made it possible!
#CTSBA26 #readingforsport #PitchInvasion #Bitchinvasion
Honoured to be shortlisted amongst seasoned writers, grateful for the recognition.
Thanks to all who made it possible!
#CTSBA26 #readingforsport #PitchInvasion #Bitchinvasion
May 25, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Delighted that Pitch Invasion received Highly Commended at @sportsbookawards.bsky.social @octopusbooks.ca
Honoured to be shortlisted amongst seasoned writers, grateful for the recognition.
Thanks to all who made it possible!
#CTSBA26 #readingforsport #PitchInvasion #Bitchinvasion
Honoured to be shortlisted amongst seasoned writers, grateful for the recognition.
Thanks to all who made it possible!
#CTSBA26 #readingforsport #PitchInvasion #Bitchinvasion
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At the @sportsbookawards.bsky.social with my great editor Tierney Witty
We are nominated for #RiseoftheVillans as Football book of the year
Wish me luck! 🤞 (But fantastic books in the category!!)
We are nominated for #RiseoftheVillans as Football book of the year
Wish me luck! 🤞 (But fantastic books in the category!!)
May 21, 2026 at 8:49 PM
At the @sportsbookawards.bsky.social with my great editor Tierney Witty
We are nominated for #RiseoftheVillans as Football book of the year
Wish me luck! 🤞 (But fantastic books in the category!!)
We are nominated for #RiseoftheVillans as Football book of the year
Wish me luck! 🤞 (But fantastic books in the category!!)
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Hey look what happened to @lilycanter.bsky.social and I this evening!! 🥳
The WINNER of the Vikki Orvice Award for Women’s Sports Writing, sponsored by Evelyn Partners, is...
Ultra Women, @lilycanter.bsky.social & @emmajourno.bsky.social (@canburypress.bsky.social)
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
Ultra Women, @lilycanter.bsky.social & @emmajourno.bsky.social (@canburypress.bsky.social)
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
May 21, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Hey look what happened to @lilycanter.bsky.social and I this evening!! 🥳
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Huge congratulations to @rwhitehead2.bsky.social and Vassos Alexander on your @sportsbookawards.bsky.social wins! 🎉 🎉 👏
May 22, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Huge congratulations to @rwhitehead2.bsky.social and Vassos Alexander on your @sportsbookawards.bsky.social wins! 🎉 🎉 👏
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Huge congratulations to our @bloomsburysport.bsky.social authors on their @sportsbookawards.bsky.social wins last night!
🎉 SWIMMINGLY by Vassos Alexander - Sports Entertainment Book of the Year
🎉 VICTORY IN AUSTRALIA by @rwhitehead2.bsky.social - Cricket Book of the Year
🎉 SWIMMINGLY by Vassos Alexander - Sports Entertainment Book of the Year
🎉 VICTORY IN AUSTRALIA by @rwhitehead2.bsky.social - Cricket Book of the Year
May 22, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Huge congratulations to our @bloomsburysport.bsky.social authors on their @sportsbookawards.bsky.social wins last night!
🎉 SWIMMINGLY by Vassos Alexander - Sports Entertainment Book of the Year
🎉 VICTORY IN AUSTRALIA by @rwhitehead2.bsky.social - Cricket Book of the Year
🎉 SWIMMINGLY by Vassos Alexander - Sports Entertainment Book of the Year
🎉 VICTORY IN AUSTRALIA by @rwhitehead2.bsky.social - Cricket Book of the Year
Here they are! We're delighted to announce LIVE the 2026 Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Award WINNERS!
Discover more at sportsbookawards.com
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
Discover more at sportsbookawards.com
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
May 21, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Here they are! We're delighted to announce LIVE the 2026 Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Award WINNERS!
Discover more at sportsbookawards.com
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
Discover more at sportsbookawards.com
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
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Most honoured & chuffed to be shortlisted for the @sportsbookawards.bsky.social
My dream to write was inspired by #iceskating that was inspired by #TorvillandDean that inspired me to write #IceDancer ⛸🎉
Thank you #CTSBA26 @waterstones.bsky.social #nationalliteracytrust @nosycrow.bsky.social ❤
My dream to write was inspired by #iceskating that was inspired by #TorvillandDean that inspired me to write #IceDancer ⛸🎉
Thank you #CTSBA26 @waterstones.bsky.social #nationalliteracytrust @nosycrow.bsky.social ❤
April 23, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Most honoured & chuffed to be shortlisted for the @sportsbookawards.bsky.social
My dream to write was inspired by #iceskating that was inspired by #TorvillandDean that inspired me to write #IceDancer ⛸🎉
Thank you #CTSBA26 @waterstones.bsky.social #nationalliteracytrust @nosycrow.bsky.social ❤
My dream to write was inspired by #iceskating that was inspired by #TorvillandDean that inspired me to write #IceDancer ⛸🎉
Thank you #CTSBA26 @waterstones.bsky.social #nationalliteracytrust @nosycrow.bsky.social ❤
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📗Honoured to be shortlisted for the Sports Writing category in @sportsbookawards.bsky.social 🙏
⚽️Pitch Invasion tells the inside story of Equality FC & my story of how it feels to be a woman in a male bastion.
#ReadingForSport #PitchInvasion
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport #PitchInvasion #BitchInvasion
⚽️Pitch Invasion tells the inside story of Equality FC & my story of how it feels to be a woman in a male bastion.
#ReadingForSport #PitchInvasion
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport #PitchInvasion #BitchInvasion
April 23, 2026 at 4:46 PM
📗Honoured to be shortlisted for the Sports Writing category in @sportsbookawards.bsky.social 🙏
⚽️Pitch Invasion tells the inside story of Equality FC & my story of how it feels to be a woman in a male bastion.
#ReadingForSport #PitchInvasion
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport #PitchInvasion #BitchInvasion
⚽️Pitch Invasion tells the inside story of Equality FC & my story of how it feels to be a woman in a male bastion.
#ReadingForSport #PitchInvasion
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport #PitchInvasion #BitchInvasion
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Honoured to have been shortlisted for the Tyrwhitt Sports Children's book of the year.
sportsbookawards.com/shortlist-20...
@nosycrow.bsky.social
@bathlitagency.bsky.social
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
#sportsbookoftheyear
#ctsba25
#readingforsport
sportsbookawards.com/shortlist-20...
@nosycrow.bsky.social
@bathlitagency.bsky.social
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
#sportsbookoftheyear
#ctsba25
#readingforsport
April 23, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Honoured to have been shortlisted for the Tyrwhitt Sports Children's book of the year.
sportsbookawards.com/shortlist-20...
@nosycrow.bsky.social
@bathlitagency.bsky.social
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
#sportsbookoftheyear
#ctsba25
#readingforsport
sportsbookawards.com/shortlist-20...
@nosycrow.bsky.social
@bathlitagency.bsky.social
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
#sportsbookoftheyear
#ctsba25
#readingforsport
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We're delighted that the Story of Football in 100 Objects has been shortlisted for the 2026 Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards and nominated for Illustrated Book Of The Year! ⚽
Thank you
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
for the nomination!
@nfmofficial.bsky.social
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
Thank you
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
for the nomination!
@nfmofficial.bsky.social
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
April 23, 2026 at 9:09 AM
We're delighted that the Story of Football in 100 Objects has been shortlisted for the 2026 Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards and nominated for Illustrated Book Of The Year! ⚽
Thank you
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
for the nomination!
@nfmofficial.bsky.social
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
Thank you
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
for the nomination!
@nfmofficial.bsky.social
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
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THE CHANGING GAME has been shortlisted for the Sports Entertainment Book of the Year!
Cast your vote here: brnw.ch/21x1R8v
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
Cast your vote here: brnw.ch/21x1R8v
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
April 23, 2026 at 9:41 AM
THE CHANGING GAME has been shortlisted for the Sports Entertainment Book of the Year!
Cast your vote here: brnw.ch/21x1R8v
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
Cast your vote here: brnw.ch/21x1R8v
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
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VERY EXCITED to announce that Ultra Women has been shortlisted for the @sportsbookawards.bsky.social in the women's sports writing category. @emmajourno.bsky.social and I battled to get this book published in an industry dominated by male sports books. #CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
April 23, 2026 at 9:15 AM
VERY EXCITED to announce that Ultra Women has been shortlisted for the @sportsbookawards.bsky.social in the women's sports writing category. @emmajourno.bsky.social and I battled to get this book published in an industry dominated by male sports books. #CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
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We are so pleased to share that Ultimate Rugby Superstars by Matt Oldfield and Maggie Alphonsi, with brilliant illustrations by Dan Leydon, is shortlisted for the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards!
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social #CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social #CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
April 23, 2026 at 11:15 AM
We are so pleased to share that Ultimate Rugby Superstars by Matt Oldfield and Maggie Alphonsi, with brilliant illustrations by Dan Leydon, is shortlisted for the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards!
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social #CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
@sportsbookawards.bsky.social #CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
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Pleased to have made the final for Sports Podcast of the Year at the Charles Tyrwhitt @sportsbookawards.bsky.social
We’ll find out if we’ve got the gong - the inaugural in this category - at a dinner at The Oval on 21 May.
We’ll find out if we’ve got the gong - the inaugural in this category - at a dinner at The Oval on 21 May.
April 23, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Pleased to have made the final for Sports Podcast of the Year at the Charles Tyrwhitt @sportsbookawards.bsky.social
We’ll find out if we’ve got the gong - the inaugural in this category - at a dinner at The Oval on 21 May.
We’ll find out if we’ve got the gong - the inaugural in this category - at a dinner at The Oval on 21 May.
We’re thrilled to announce the 2026 Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards shortlists! 📚
13 categories and dozens of incredible books and stories.
Which is your winner? You can VOTE for your fave in our 2 public vote categories: form.typeform.com/to/trmI9M2n
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
13 categories and dozens of incredible books and stories.
Which is your winner? You can VOTE for your fave in our 2 public vote categories: form.typeform.com/to/trmI9M2n
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
April 23, 2026 at 10:16 AM
We’re thrilled to announce the 2026 Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards shortlists! 📚
13 categories and dozens of incredible books and stories.
Which is your winner? You can VOTE for your fave in our 2 public vote categories: form.typeform.com/to/trmI9M2n
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
13 categories and dozens of incredible books and stories.
Which is your winner? You can VOTE for your fave in our 2 public vote categories: form.typeform.com/to/trmI9M2n
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
🚨 SUBMISSIONS EXTENDED for Sports Podcast of the Year! 🎉
This brand-new award celebrates the very best in sports podcasting, so if you host, produce or work on a UK-based sports podcast that aired in 2025, we want to hear from you!
SUBMIT HERE: sportsbookawards.com/sports-podca...
This brand-new award celebrates the very best in sports podcasting, so if you host, produce or work on a UK-based sports podcast that aired in 2025, we want to hear from you!
SUBMIT HERE: sportsbookawards.com/sports-podca...
March 31, 2026 at 4:16 PM
🚨 SUBMISSIONS EXTENDED for Sports Podcast of the Year! 🎉
This brand-new award celebrates the very best in sports podcasting, so if you host, produce or work on a UK-based sports podcast that aired in 2025, we want to hear from you!
SUBMIT HERE: sportsbookawards.com/sports-podca...
This brand-new award celebrates the very best in sports podcasting, so if you host, produce or work on a UK-based sports podcast that aired in 2025, we want to hear from you!
SUBMIT HERE: sportsbookawards.com/sports-podca...
New Category Announcement!
Submissions are now open for Sports Podcast of the Year at the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards.
Partnering with Sport Social, we’re celebrating the very best in sports podcasting, from sharp analysis to personality-led shows.
Submit by 31/03: sportsbookawards.com
Submissions are now open for Sports Podcast of the Year at the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards.
Partnering with Sport Social, we’re celebrating the very best in sports podcasting, from sharp analysis to personality-led shows.
Submit by 31/03: sportsbookawards.com
March 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New Category Announcement!
Submissions are now open for Sports Podcast of the Year at the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards.
Partnering with Sport Social, we’re celebrating the very best in sports podcasting, from sharp analysis to personality-led shows.
Submit by 31/03: sportsbookawards.com
Submissions are now open for Sports Podcast of the Year at the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards.
Partnering with Sport Social, we’re celebrating the very best in sports podcasting, from sharp analysis to personality-led shows.
Submit by 31/03: sportsbookawards.com
Congratulations to Mark Hodgkinson, the WINNER of the 2025 @pkffrancisclark.bsky.social International Sports Book of the Year with his book, Searching for Novak.
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
May 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Congratulations to Mark Hodgkinson, the WINNER of the 2025 @pkffrancisclark.bsky.social International Sports Book of the Year with his book, Searching for Novak.
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
The results are in!
From powerful memoirs to unforgettable sporting moments, meet the 2025 Charles Tywhitt Sports Book Awards winners!
A huge congratulations to this year’s incredible authors and titles, & thank you to everyone who’s championed great sports writing with us.
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
From powerful memoirs to unforgettable sporting moments, meet the 2025 Charles Tywhitt Sports Book Awards winners!
A huge congratulations to this year’s incredible authors and titles, & thank you to everyone who’s championed great sports writing with us.
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
May 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The results are in!
From powerful memoirs to unforgettable sporting moments, meet the 2025 Charles Tywhitt Sports Book Awards winners!
A huge congratulations to this year’s incredible authors and titles, & thank you to everyone who’s championed great sports writing with us.
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
From powerful memoirs to unforgettable sporting moments, meet the 2025 Charles Tywhitt Sports Book Awards winners!
A huge congratulations to this year’s incredible authors and titles, & thank you to everyone who’s championed great sports writing with us.
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
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This. Book.
The WINNER of the 2025 Vikki Orvice Award for Women’s Sports Writing, in association with @lovereadinguk.bsky.social, is...
My Beautiful Sisters, Khalida Popal (@johnmurrays.bsky.social)
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
My Beautiful Sisters, Khalida Popal (@johnmurrays.bsky.social)
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
May 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This. Book.
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Huge congratulations to Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell, her unforgettable memoir THESE HEAVY BLACK BONES has won the @sportsbookawards.bsky.social Pinsent Masons Sports Writing Award! A captivating read which lays bare the pressures of the swimming world, out now:
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uk.bookshop.org/p/books/thes...
May 2, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Huge congratulations to Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell, her unforgettable memoir THESE HEAVY BLACK BONES has won the @sportsbookawards.bsky.social Pinsent Masons Sports Writing Award! A captivating read which lays bare the pressures of the swimming world, out now:
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/thes...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/thes...