About the UK Christian Book Awards

UK Christian Book Awards 2010

• The first award was held in 2000 and held annually until 2004 when it became biannual.
• The purpose is to promote what is best in Christian writing and to encourage the writing of Christian books. 
• It is run by Speaking Volumes on behalf of the Christian Book Promotion Trust, a charity set up 40 years ago by Cecil Jackson Cole to promote Christian literature to an audience beyond the Church.
• The winning author will receive a £1,000 cash prize plus £500 worth of books to donate to a library of their choice. 

The Christian Book Awards 2010 Process

• September 2009 Publisher nominations for ‘The Ultimate Christian Library Book’.  See nominations page for more details
  
• October 2009 Judging by our shortlist panel. A shortlist of 5 books will be selected by our panel which includes:
  
  Carolyn Armitage - a freelance editor, former Director of Religious Publishing at Hodder & Stoughton and author of four Christian books,
  Phil Grant - former UK Director of CLC Birmingham with 30 years of Christian book selling
  Guy Marshall - Christian bookshop manager and former Director of the Christian Booksellers Convention Ltd.
  
  
• January 2010-March 2010 Public voting on the short list
• Mid May 2010 (exact date to be advised) Presentation of the award at The National Christian Resources Exhibition, Sandown Park Racecourse, Esher, Surrey.