Submissions for the 2023 Book Awards will open shortly. Do contact us for any inquiries. 

PRESS RELEASE

Singapore, September 23, 2022 – The 2022 Singapore Book Awards Ceremony concluded at the Fullerton Hotel on 22 September 2022. We are glad to have more than 150 distinctive guests with us to unveil the following winners of our 13 awards. There are 42 titles nominated for 13 award categories.

The Singapore Book Awards is one of the most important events to the local publishing industry, which is a way of recognising the excellent work of our authors, illustrators, designers, and photographers, but also the good work of our publishers who bring all the pieces together, nurturing, packaging and promoting these books. We noted that the quality of Singapore-published books continues to improve, year after year, and look forward to more interesting titles next year.

Here are the winners of the 13 categories:

• Best Magazine Title: BBC Earth Magazine (Jsim Education)
• Best Custom Publishing Title: SCO: Hidden Gems (Focus Publishing)
• Best Professional Title: Super Scaling: Systemise, Break Free, and Skyrocket Your Business to Millions (Candid Creation Publishing)
• Best Audiobook: Timothy and the Phubbers (Storytel)
• Best Illustrated Non-Fiction Title: The Food of Singapore Malays (Marshall Cavendish International)
• Best Literary Work: The Formidable Miss Cassidy (Epigram Books)
• Best Young Persons Title: Mist-bound: How to Glue Back Grandpa (Penguin Random House SEA)
• Best Education Title: Your Adventures at CERN: Play the Hero Among Particles and a Particular Dinosaur (World Scientific Publishing Co.)
• Best Picture Book: Mr Roll Finds New Life (Marshall Cavendish International)
• Best Non-Fiction Title: A History of Money in Singapore (Talisman Publishing)
• Best Book Cover Design: The Punkhawala and the Prostitute (Epigram Books)
• Readers’ Choice Award 2022: Larger Than Life: Celebrating the Human Spirit (Storytel)
• Book of the Year 2022: The Food of Singapore Malays (Marshall Cavendish International)

E-Copy of the commemorative booklet LINK

A One-minute SBPA Grand Show 2022 Highlights Reel LINK

Full coverage of the Singapore Book Awards Grand Show 2022 – LIVE on YouTube LINK

For media enquiries, please contact:

Cecilia Woo, Executive Director, Singapore Book Publishers Association

Tel: (65) 6957 7093 / (65) 8188 8808   |   Email: info@singaporebookpublishers.sg

About the Singapore Book Awards

The Singapore Book Awards is organised by the SBPA annually to recognise the best in Singapore book publishing. The first book awards was introduced in 2012. The awards are given to publishers for their best books, and are open to all book publishing companies in Singapore.

Books considered for the Singapore Book Awards 2022 must:

i) Be published in one of the four official languages of Singapore.
ii) Have a Singapore ISBN number, and hard copies must be legally deposited with the National Library Board.
iii) Books that are sold in print must be sold in retail stores locally and/or overseas.
iv) For the 2022 Awards, books must be published in Singapore from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021.

Translated works (from a foreign language to a Singapore official language) are also acceptable, provided that they meet the above criteria.

Click the links below to refer to the rules and category guidelines:

Eligibility Rules

Category Guidelines

The deadline for submissions has closed. Please contact the Secretariat at info@singaporebookpublishers.sg for assistance. 

Book Awards 2021

The 2021 Singapore Book Awards Ceremony was successfully held as a hybrid event at the Auditorium in Jurong Town Hall and live-streamed at SBPA's Facebook Page and YouTube Channel on Friday 24 September. 

The winners of each category and Book of the Year were selected by a panel of judges comprising key industry personalities in Singapore known for their publishing, literary and media expertise. The winners, selected from 38 finalists in nine categories, cover multiple genres including autobiography and biography, creative non-fiction, graphic novels, Singapore history, local community history, local heritage cuisine, textbooks and supplementary educational titles.

The 2021 Book Awards also saw the introduction of the winners of the new Best Hybrid Book and Readers' Choice Award as well as Honorary Mentions for the Best Book Cover Design, Best Hybrid Book and the Book of the Year category. 

The Book Awards 2021 winning titles are:

Book Awards 2020

(Then-SBPA President Mr Peter Schoppert presenting his opening remarks for the virtual 2020 Book Awards Ceremony on 13 August.)

The 2020 Singapore Book Awards Ceremony was successfully held online on Thursday 13 August at SBPA's Facebook Page and YouTube Channel. 

The winners of each category and Book of the Year were selected by a panel of judges comprising key industry personalities in Singapore known for their publishing, literary and media expertise. The winners, selected from 46 finalists in ten categories, cover multiple genres including architecture history, autobiography and biography, creative non-fiction, manga, graphic novels, Singapore history, local community history, local heritage cuisine, textbooks and supplementary education titles.

The 2020 Book Awards saw the introduction of the winners of the new award categories Best Audiobook Title, Best Digital Marketing Campaign and Best E-Book Title, as well as Special Mention for the Best E-Book Title and a Honorary Mention for the Book of the Year category. 

The Book Awards 2020 winning titles are:

Book Awards 2019 

(The 2019 Awards winners posing with then-SBPA President Mr Peter Schoppert [third from left].)

The 2019 Singapore Book Awards Ceremony was successfully held on Wednesday, 2 October 2019 at the Pavilion in the Conrad Centennial Singapore Hotel. 

The winners of each category and Book of the Year were selected by a panel of judges comprising key industry personalities in Singapore known for their publishing, literary and media expertise. The winners, selected from a shortlist of 36 finalists in seven categories, cover multiple genres including architecture, biography, history, drama, and supplementary educational titles. 

The Book Awards 2019 winning titles are:                            

Book Awards 2018     

(The award winners of 2018 Book Awards with Mr Baey Yam Keng, then-Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Culture, Community and Youth and Transport) [fifth from left] and then-SBPA President Mr Peter Schoppert [first from right].) 

The 2018 Singapore Book Awards Ceremony was successfully held on Friday 21 September at the Arts House. 

The winners of each category and Book of the Year were selected by a panel of judges comprising key industry personalities in Singapore known for their publishing, literary and media expertise. The winners, selected from a shortlist of 31 finalists in seven categories, cover multiple genres including architecture, biography, history, drama, and supplementary educational titles. 

The Book Awards 2018 winning titles are:                            

Book Awards 2017

(Then-SBPA President Mr Peter Schoppert presenting the Book of the Year 2017 prize to Mr Chuan Yeo and Mr Lai Chee-Kien, co-authors of the 2017 Book of the Year. Co-author Mr Koh Hong Teng was not present.)

The 2017 Singapore Book Awards Ceremony was successfully held on 28 March at the Pan Pacific Hotel. The winners of each category and Book of the Year were selected by a panel of judges comprising key industry personalities in Singapore known for their publishing, literary and media expertise. The winners, selected from a shortlist of 39 finalists in seven categories, cover multiple genres including architecture, biography, history, drama, and supplementary educational titles.

The Book Awards 2017 winning titles are:

Book Awards 2016

(Then-SBPA President Mr Peter Schoppert presenting the Book of the Year 2016 prize to Mr Edmund Wee, CEO and Publisher of Epigram Books.)

The Singapore Book Publishers Association (SBPA) relaunched the Book Awards in 2016. The winners of the 2016 Singapore Book Awards were announced on 11 May 2016, at a gala dinner in Hotel Rendezvous Singapore. There were eight categories for the 2016 Awards, up from six categories in 2012, to take into account the growth and development of the publishing industry during this period.

The Book Awards 2016 winning titles are:

Book Awards 2012

(Then-SBPA President Ms Triena Ong (fourth from left) posing with the judges and winners of the inaugural 2012 Publishing Awards.)

The Singapore Book Publishers Association (SBPA) started the inaugural Publishing Awards in 2012. There were five award categories for the 2012 Awards.

The Book Awards 2012 winning titles are: