The Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award is an annual award for Irish authors of fiction, established in 1995. It was previously known as the Kerry Ingredients Book of the Year Award (1995–2000),[1] the Kerry Ingredients Irish Fiction Award (2001–2002), and the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award (2003-2011).
The winner of the prize is announced in May/June each year at the opening ceremony of the Listowel Writers' Week in County Kerry.[2]
The prize is sponsored by the food group Kerry Group, and is the largest (currently €20,000)[3] monetary prize for fiction available solely to Irish authors.[4]
^Laurie Mann. "AwardWeb: Kerry Ingredients Book of the Year Award". AwardWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
^"Official Opening of the 40th Anniversary Festival". Listowel Writers' Week. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
^Doyle, Martin (6 January 2022). "Kate O'Brien Award shortlist revealed; Kerry Group raises Irish novel prize to €20,000". Irish Times. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
^Cían Nihill (2 June 2011). "Neil Jordan wins major literary award for second time". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
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