The 2024 Winners

Revealed! 2024's Creative Book Awards Winners!

kntting

BEST KITIING & CROCHET BOOK

Judged by STUART HILLARD

WINNER
Knitting Peter Rabbit by Claire Garland - David & Charles

HIGHLY COMMENDED
Alexandra's Garden Vegetables by Kerry Lord - Pavilion Books

crochet

BEST MIXED MEDIA BOOK

Judged by JULIE PEASGOOD

WINNER
Seaweed by Melanie Molesworth and Julia Bird - Pavilion Books, HarperCollins

HIGHLY COMMENDED
Making a Living: How to Craft Your Business by Sophie Rochester - NB Publishing

papercraft

BEST COLOURING BOOK

Judged by ADELE DARLINGTON

WINNER
Alien Worlds by Kerby Rosanes - Michael O'Mara Books

HIGHLY COMMENDED
Small Victories: A Colouring Book of Little Wins & Miniature Masterpieces by Johanna Basford - Ebury, Penguin Random House

sewing

BEST CHILDREN'S CRAFT BOOK (PRIMARY SCHOOL)

Judged by KAREN HART

WINNER
National Trust: Butterfly Skies by Lauren Fairgrieve - Nosy Crow

HIGHLY COMMENDED
Art Makes People Powerful by Bob and Roberta Smith - The Quarto Group

drawing and painting

BEST COOKBOOK (2022 - 2023)

Judged by CHARLOTTE JARVIS-SMITH

WINNER
Nistisima by Georgina Hayden - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

HIGHLY COMMENDED
Rambutan by Cynthia Shanmugalingam - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Children's Craft

BEST SEWING
BOOK

Judged by LUCY JOBBER

WINNER
Dressmaking: The Easy Guide by Helen Rhiannon - Search Press

HIGHLY COMMENDED
Hand-Stitched Quilts by Carolyn Forster - Search Press

baking and decorating

BEST CHILDREN'S CRAFT BOOK (PRE-SCHOOL)

Judged by ELAINE BENNETT

WINNER
Mog Activity Book by Judith Kerr - HarperCollins Children's Books

HIGHLY COMMENDED
My First Draw With Rob by Rob Biddulph - HarperCollins Children's Books

Home and Garden

BEST JOURNALING/LISTS BOOK

Judged by JULIE PEASGOOD

WINNER
Fluentish: The Language Learning Planner and Journal by Jo Franco - Teach Yourself

HIGHLY COMMENDED
Debbie Shore's Sewing Journal by Debbie Shore - Search Press

Colouring Book

BEST BAKING & DECORATING BOOK

Judged by CHARLOTTE JARVIS-SMITH

WINNER
Baking with Fortitude by Dee Rettali - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

HIGHLY COMMENDED
I'll Bake by Liberty Mendez - Pavilion Books, HarperCollins

lettering and calligraphy

BEST UPCYCLING BOOK

Judged by WAYNE HEMINGWAY

WINNER
The Re:Fashion Wardrobe Portia Lawrie by Search Press

HIGHLY COMMENDED
Denim Upcycled by Janet Goddard - GMC Publications

lettering and calligraphy

BEST GARDENING BOOK

Judged by WAYNE HEMINGWAY

WINNER
Creating Spaces to Play Outdoors by Alistair Bryce Clegg and Oliver Wotherspoon - Bloomsbury Education

HIGHLY COMMENDED
Rebel Gardening: A beginner's handbook to organic urban gardening by Alessandro Vitale - Watkins Media Ltd

lettering and calligraphy

BEST NEW AUTHOR (ANY CREATIVE GENRE)

Judged by STUART HILLARD

WINNER
The Re:Fashion Wardrobe Portia Lawrie by Search Press

HIGHLY COMMENDED
Why Don't I Have Anything to Wear? by Andrea Cheong - Bonnier Books UK