British Book Award winners

Joanne Rowling, better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for writing Harry Potter, a seven-volume series about a young wizard. Published from 1997 to 2007, the fantasy novels are the best-selling book series in history, with over 600 million copies sold. They have been translated into 84 languages and have spawned a global media franchise including films and video games. She writes Cormoran Strike, an ongoing crime fiction series, under the alias Robert Galbraith.

Indian-born British-American novelist (born 1947)

English fantasy author (1948–2015)

Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an English broadcaster, natural historian and writer. His presenting career began as host of Zoo Quest in 1954, and has spanned eight decades; it includes the nine documentary series forming The Life Collection, Natural World, Wildlife on One, the Planet Earth franchise, The Blue Planet and Blue Planet II. He is the only person to have won BAFTA Awards in black-and-white, colour, high-definition, 3D and 4K resolution. Over his life, he has collected dozens of honorary degrees and awards, including three Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator and one Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Personality - Non-Daily.

American author

English author

english novelist, essayist and short story writer (born 1975)

British chef and media personality

South African novelist (1933–2021)

British writer

American-British author (born 1951)

David Edward Williams, known professionally as David Walliams, is an English actor, comedian, writer and television personality. He is best known for his work with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch shows Little Britain (2003–2006) and Come Fly with Me (2010–2011), and for serving as a judge on Britain's Got Talent from 2012 to 2022. Walliams is also a successful children's author, with his books selling more than 50 million copies worldwide and being translated into 53 languages. Several have been adapted for television, in which he has also appeared.

Welsh novelist (1966-)

Irish novelist (1939–2012)

English food writer and television cook (born 1960)

British author (1959-)

British actor (1918-2002)

British-American television personality

English writer (1932–2010)

English actor, author, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1934)

English writer of novels, plays and short stories

British writer

British writer (1906–1998)

British writer, novelist (born 1967)

British journalist and novelist

English cartoonist, illustrator (1934-2022)

Chinese-American writer

British writer

Scottish-American writer

English novelist

British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author (1923-2009)

American writer

Dame Jilly Cooper was an English author and journalist, best known for her long-running Rutshire Chronicles series. She began her career in journalism and published several works of non-fiction, including books on class, animals and marriage, before turning to fiction. Her first book was How to Stay Married, which was published in 1969. She published several collections of journalism, alongside other non-fiction volumes throughout much of her career. Cooper's first novel to be published was the romance Emily, which appeared in 1975 and was followed by five more, as well as a volume of short stories. Cooper was also an anthologist and wrote the Little Mabel series of children's books.

British writer (born 1947)

British writer (1939-2018)

British food writer and television presenter

British fashion designer and journalist

English fashion advisor and designer, television presenter and author

British writer

British novelist and journalist (1969-)

Australian novelist (1933–2012)

British musician, author; original drummer and founding member of Genesis

English television presenter

English writer (1979-)

British novelist (born 1971)

English journalist and biographer

English cook and television presenter

British author

Welsh author and newspaper columnist

British travel writer (1951–2004)

Irish-American novelist