Lakeland Book of the Year

The Lakeland Book of the Year, also known as the Hunter Davies Lakeland Book of the Year[1] is an award given annually for a book "set in or featuring Cumbria in some way", and is named for the Lake District of north west England.

It was founded by writer Hunter Davies in 1984 and is administered by Cumbria Tourism.

[2] In 2023, following Davies's retirement from the role, the judges were Fiona Armstrong, Eric Robson, Michael McGregor, director of Wordsworth Grasmere, and "guest judge" Rachel Laverack from Cumbria County Council.

From the 2021 competition (for books published in 2020), the categories were:[4] In 2023 a new prize for Children's Poem of the Year, sponsored by CGP Books was added, open to Cumbrian schoolchildren between key stages 2 and 5.

[3] For the 2025 contest, entries must be submitted by 28 February, the longlist will be announced in May, the shortlist in June, and the winner in July.