Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award


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, the Kerry Ingredients Irish Fiction Award, and the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award.
The winner of the prize is announced in May/June each year at the opening ceremony of the Listowel Writers' Week in County Kerry.
The prize is sponsored by the food group Kerry Group, and is the largest monetary prize for fiction available solely to Irish authors.

Winners and shortlists

2012–2024

Blue Ribbon = winner
YearPersonBookResultRef
2012 Christine Dwyer HickeyThe Cold Eye of HeavenWon
2012Kevin BarryCity of BohaneFinalist
2012Anne EnrightThe Forgotten WaltzFinalist
2012Carlo GéblerThe Dead EightFinalist
2012Belinda McKeonSolaceFinalist
2013 Gavin CorbettThis Is the WayWon
2013Lucy CaldwellAll the Beggars RidingFinalist
2013Claire KilroyThe Devil I KnowFinalist
2013Kathleen MacMahonThis Is How It EndsFinalist
2013Thomas O'MalleyThis Magnificent DesolationFinalist
2014 Eimear McBrideA Girl Is a Half-formed ThingWon
2014Deirdre MaddenTime Present & Time PastFinalist
2014Colum McCannTransatlanticFinalist
2014Frank McGuinnessArimatheaFinalist
2014Donal RyanThe Thing About DecemberFinalist
2015 Eoin McNameeBlue Is the NightWon
2015David ButlerCity of DisFinalist
2015Nuala Ní ChonchúirThe Closet of Savage MementosFinalist
2015Patrick O'KeeffeThe VisitorsFinalist
2015Eibhear WalsheThe Diary of Mary TraversFinalist
2016 Anne EnrightThe Green RoadWon
2016John BanvilleThe Blue GuitarFinalist
2016Kevin BarryBeatleboneFinalist
2016Austin DuffyThis Living and Immortal ThingFinalist
2016Edna O'BrienThe Little Red ChairsFinalist
2017 Kit de WaalMy Name Is Leon Won
2017Emma DonoghueThe WonderFinalist
2017Neil HegartyInch LevelsFinalist
2017Mike McCormackSolar BonesFinalist
2017Conor O'CallaghanNothing on EarthFinalist
2018 Paul LynchGrace Won
2018Lisa HardingHarvestingFinalist
2018Frank McGuinessThe Woodcutter and His FamilyFinalist
2018Bernard McLavertyMidwinter BreakFinalist
2018Sally RooneyConversations with FriendsFinalist
2019 David ParkTravelling in a Strange Land Won
2019John BoyneLadder to the SkyFinalist
2019Jess KiddThe HoarderFinalist
2019Emer MartinThe Cruelty MenFinalist
2019Sally RooneyNormal PeopleFinalist
2020 Edna O'BrienGirlWon
2020Kevin BarryNightboat to TangierFinalist
2020Mary CostelloThe River CaptureFinalist
2020Rónán HessionLeonard and Hungry PaulFinalist
2020Joseph O'ConnorShadowplay
2021 Anakana SchofieldBina Won
2021Niamh CampbellThis HappyFinalist
2021Rob DoyleThresholdFinalist
2021Adrian Duncan A Sabbatical in LeipzigFinalist
2021Laura McKenna Words to Shape My Name Finalist
2022 Claire KeeganSmall Things Like These Won
2022Jan CarsonThe RapturesFinalist
2022Lisa HardingBright Burning ThingsFinalist
2022Nuala O'ConnorNoraFinalist
2022Kevin PowerWhite CityFinalist
2023 Aingeala FlanneryThese AmusementsWon
2023Anya BergmanThe Witches of VardoFinalist
2023Adrian DuncanThe Geometer LobachevskyFinalist
2023Louise KennedyTrespassesFinalist
2023Audrey MageeThe ColonyFinalist
2024 Darragh McKeonRemembrance SundayWon
2024Sebastian BarryOld God's TimeFinalist
2024Naoise DolanThe Happy CoupleFinalist
2024Anne EnrightThe Wren, The WrenFinalist
2024Paul MurrayBee StingFinalist
2025 Niall WilliamsTime of The Child Won
2025Christine Dwyer HickeyOur London LivesFinalist
2025Joseph O'ConnorThe Ghosts of RomeFinalist
2025Donal RyanHeart, Be At PeaceFinalist
2025Colm TóibínLong IslandFinalist