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Class 1 Dyllansow yn Kernewek (Publications in the Cornish language)
Class 1a: Lyvrow yn Kernewek rag dyskas (Books in Cornish for teaching)
· Cornish Dictionary Supplement No. 4, compiled by Ray Chubb, published by Agan Tavas
Class 1b: Lyvrow yn Kernewek rag fleghes (Books in Cornish for children)
· Cornwall: The Land You Can Count On, written and published by Alasdair Hoswell
Class 1c: Lyvrow yn Kernewek rag tevesigyon ha tevesigesow (Books in Cornish for adults)
· Mab neb Dama: An Whedhel Ingrid by Heather Ashworth, published by Spyrys a Gernow
Class 1d: Lyvrow treylyes yn Kernewek (Books translated into Cornish)
· Bresel an Bysow by Steve Harris, published by Ors Sempel
Class 2 Books for children
Class 2a: Books for children of primary age
· A History of Cornwall by Edward Rowe, illustrated by Keith Sparrow and published by Cornwall Library Service
· The Good Ship True Love, written by John McWilliams, illustrated by Rose Forshall and published by Mabecron
· The Unlikely Tale of Morgowr and the Spanish Armada of 1588 by Judy Scrimshaw, published by Granny Moff Books
Class 2b: Books for young adults
· Firecrow written by Mike O’Connor and published by Lyngham House
Class 3 Fiction for adults
Class 3a: Literary fiction
· Set of Rowley Hall books, written and published by Andrew Lanyon
· Rabelais and Cervantes on the Road to Cornwall, written and published by Andrew Lanyon
Class 3b: General fiction
· Dead Winter Bones by Anna Penrose, published by Mudlark’s Press
· Juggling Treacle, written and published by Andrew Lanyon
· Please Come Home by Elaine Johns, published by Bookouture
· The Wives Left Behind, written and published by L.K.Wilde
Class 4 Poetry and Drama
Class 4a: Poetry
· Mordardh: Surf Poetry by Ella Walsworth-Bell, Megan Chapman, Morag Smith, Fi Read, Kerry Vincent, Hannah Temme, Ulrike Duran Bravo, Kate Barden, published by Cornwall Writers
· Of Hands and Hearts / Dre Dhorn ha Kolon by Patrick Ashton, illustrated by Afsoon Shariari and published by Grey Stone
· Sweeping the Sea by Glynda Winterson, published by Vann Halman Publishing
Class 4b: Drama
· Lyonesse by Penelope Skinner, published by Faber
Class 4c; Music
There were no entries in this class this year
Class 5 Non-fiction for adults
Class 5a: Social, cultural and political history
· Gorran Haven: An alphabetical miscellany by Mark Mitchley, published by Fuzzy Flamingo
· Sacrament an Alter, edited by D.H.Frost and published by University of Exeter Press
· The Granite Kingdom by Tim Hannigan, published by Head of Zeus
Class 5b: Science, Environment and Industrial/Marine
· A Complete Guide to the Engine Houses of East Cornwall and Devon by Damian Nance, Kenneth Brown and Tony Clarke, published by Lightmoor Press
· Flower Finders in Cornwall by Selina Bates, published by Scryfa
· Secret Gardens in Cornwall by Tim Hubbard, published by Frances Lincoln
Class 5c: Leisure and Lifestyle
· Cornish Seascapes, written and published by Thomas Harper
· Cornish Wrestling: A History by Mike Tripp, published by the Federation of Old Cornwall Societies
· The Tamara Coast to Coast Way by Steve Church, published by Tamar Valley National
· Top Walks in West Cornwall by Liz Hurley, published by Mudlark’s Press
Class 5d Memoir
There were no entries in this class this year.
Class 6 Booklets
· More Peeks into Liskeard’s Past by Brian Oldham, published by Liskeard and District Museum
· St. Julitta’s Bells, written and published by John Pearce