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Broadcasters Anneka Rice and Lorraine Kelly, Foyles' Jonathan Ruppin and Sunday Times literary editor Andrew Holgate are among the judges lining up for this year's Costa Book Awards. A total of 540 books have been submitted to this year's prize, with the category shortlists announced on 17th November.
The category winners will be revealed on 5th January 2011, while the Costa Book of the Year will be announced on 25th January.
The full panels are listed below:
COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD
Anita Rani: Tv presenter
Anneka Rice: Broadcaster
Mark Thornton: Co-owner, Mostly Books, Abingdon
COSTA NOVEL AWARD
Alex Heminsley: Author, journalist and broadcaster
Adele Parks: Author
Jonathan Ruppin: Foyles web editor
COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD
Caroline Moorehead OBE: Biographer and writer
Juliet Nicolson: Writer
Andrew Holgate: Literary editor, Sunday Times
COSTA POETRY AWARD
Tim Dee: BBC Radio producer and writer
Ruth Padel: Poet
Leonie Rushforth: Poet and reviewer; Head of English, St Paul's Girls' School
COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD
Tim Bowler: Author
Lorraine Kelly: Broadcaster
Tamara Macfarlane: Owner, Tales on Moon Lane Children's Bookshop