Win the cream of the Costa; If reading more good books is among your New Year resolutions, David Whetstone explains how to win 20 of the best.(Features)

The Journal (Newcastle, England) | January 3, 2007 | Copyright

Byline: David Whetstone

SOME of the country's top literary awards were set up by Whitbread in 1971 to celebrate the most enjoyable books of the year by writers based in the UK or Ireland - but they reach their 35th year with a new sponsor and a new name. Costa Coffee, which has more than 400 outlets across the UK, also celebrates its 35th anniversary this year so it's appropriate that the company should have taken over sponsorship of one of the country's most popular and accessible literary competitions. Panels of judges, including writers and booksellers, announced ...

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