โฐThe clock is ticking!
Entries for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2026 close Friday 28 August.
๐ Books must arrive by 6 September.
Donโt miss your chance to enter #WHSBOTY
๐ Entries for the 2026 Sports Book of The Year Award are now OPEN! ๐
Think your book has what it takes to be recognised this year? Weโre excited to announce that entries for this yearโs Book Awards are officially open.
To submit your entry, simply follow the link to the submission form and complete the details. Youโll find all the information you need on the page.
Donโt miss your chance to be part of this yearโs celebration of outstanding sports books.
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Tomorrow, you'll discover your 2025 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award winner!
Stay tuned to our feed throughout the day for all the action from our awards lunch. ๐
"The headlines never change."
Adrian and Foggy chat to Jonathan Wilson to discuss England's relationship with the World Cup throughout history, on the latest episode of the @BookiePrize Sports Book Club.
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"It's a great book. You don't always get that with biographies."
Adrian & Foggy were full of praise for @jimmy9 and @felixwhite as 'Finding The Edge' made the longlist for @BookiePrize Sports Book of the Year.
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Another year, another exceptional longlist. ๐
Has your favourite title been narrowed down for this yearโs William Hill Sports Book of the Year award?
Recorded next episode of @BookiePrize show with @nfoggin@DavidWalshST & Pippa York. As a boy I loved watching Robert Millar fly down French mountains on a bicycle. Pippa & David were good company. Special episode out on @talkSPORT2 and as a podcast Thursday 18th. Brilliant book
Sports authors and publishersโฆ Thereโs just 10 days to go until entries close for this yearโs William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. ๐
Want to submit your entry? Follow this link: https://t.co/HVxT5wdu8g ๐
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Not entered the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award 2025? ๐ค
Get your entries in now for a chance to be this yearโs winner and receive ยฃ30,000, a trophy, and the opportunity to be featured on our Sports Book Club Podcast.
Enter here: https://t.co/pGZP59zDNq
You need to watch this brilliant story ๐คฃ
Jimmy Anderson reveals his hilarious 5am chicken shop date with Joe Root last summer, on the @WilliamHill Sports Book Club.
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๐จ Jimmy Anderson joins the @WilliamHill Sports Book Club ๐๏ธ
England's greatest ever bowler discusses his career as part of his new book Finding The Edge.
Watch on talkSPORT's YouTube channel on Thursday!
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๐ A Sports Book Club sneak peek...
๐ฃ๏ธ โHeโs the greatest character in the heavyweight division since Muhammad Aliโฆโ
Journalist and William Hill ambassador @GarethADaviesDT joins @TheAdrianDurham to discuss his new book, Call of the Warrior. ๐ฅ๐
Tomorrow on @talkSPORT2! โ๏ธ
Filmed the latest @BookiePrize
show yesterday. Call of the Warrior written by @GarethADaviesDT photos from Sonja Kajinsky. A beautiful book about boxers and boxong, the show became very emotional. Strongly recommended. The show will be available first Thursday of February
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Entries are ๐๐๐๐ for the 2025 William Hill Sports Book of the Year! ๐
All books nominated ๐๐๐๐ be published in the UK for the first time from 1st October 2024 โ 30th September 2025. ๐
Follow the link below to submit your entry. ๐
https://t.co/niQsxeRHzU
#WHSBOTY
๐๏ธ | SPORTS BOOK CLUB
๐ฃ๏ธ โMy only power is my story, my voice and my platform.โ
Founder and first captain of the Afghanistan womenโs football team @khalida_popal discusses the experiences of refugees through #WHSBOTY shortlisted book, ๐ด๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
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Watch the full clip: https://t.co/yREMjOGp5Q
๐ | JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER
Voting is now OPEN for this yearโs Judge A Book By Its Cover Award! ๐
To enter, simply scroll through our site, find your favourite book cover and select โvote for this bookโ.
Voting closes on Friday 8th November with the winner announced via our social media channels on Tuesday 19th November.
Submit your vote: https://t.co/816iGeodsB ๐
๐๏ธ | SPORTS BOOK CLUB: LONGLIST PODCAST
Sports Book Club hosts @TheAdrianDurham and @nfoggin have crafted a special edition podcast to discuss ALL of this yearโs #WHSBOTY longlisted books! ๐
The full podcast is available to download โ https://t.co/wiOUH7jsSC
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The William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2024 ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐! ๐
Our reading panel have spent months reviewing hundreds of entries and ONE of these books will be crowned William Hill Sports Book of the Year:
These Heavy Black Bones - @raajulubushell
A Culture of Kits by John Blair
Headshot - @RitaBullwinkel
When I Passed The Statue Of Liberty I Became Black by Harry Edward
Searching for Novak - @thetennisspace
Unique by Kelly Holmes
More Than A Game by David Horspool
Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom - @footballcliches
Richie Benaudโs Blue Suede Shoes by David Kynaston
Angel of the Mountains - @PaulMaunder5
The Racket - @conorniland1
Warming Up - @maddyjorr
Munichs by David Peace
My Beautiful Sisters - @khalida_popal
Itโs Not Banter, Itโs Racism - @AzeemRafiq30
The Race to be Myself - @MightyCaster
LIV and Let Die - @AlanShipnuck
Congratulations to all the longlisted authors!