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The Galaxy National Book Awards (previously the Galaxy British Book Awards) are selected by members of the Galaxy National Book Awards Academy, who are drawn from 'retailer chain buyers, independent booksellers, wholesalers and trade press columnists'.

The awards are offered in eight categories: Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Book of the Year, Non-Fiction Book of the Year, Tesco Food & Drink Book of the Year, National Book Tokens New Writer of the Year, WHSmith Children's Book of the Year, Tesco Auto/Biography of the Year, Galaxy International Author of the Year, Waterstone's UK Author of the Year, and Outstanding Achievement Award.

To be eligible, a book must have been published in the UK in the previous year and, except for the International award, be written by a British citizen or a non-British national who holds a British passport or has lived in the UK for more than two years.

Source: Galaxy National Book Awards website, http://www.galaxynationalbookawards.com/
Sighted: 09/11/2010