Singapore Book Awards 2016

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.

Winners of the 2016 Singapore Book Awards

Best Book Cover Design

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye

Publisher: Epigram Books
Designer: Sonny Liew

Best Education Title

Singapore: The Making of a Nation State,
1300-1975

Publisher: Star Publishing
Author: Curriculum Planning and Development Division, Ministry of Education

Best Illustrated Non-Fiction Book

Building Memories

Publisher: Achates 360
Authors: Lai Chee Kien, Koh Hong Teng & Chuan Yeo

Best Fiction Work

Ministry of Moral Panic

Publisher: Epigram Books
Author: Amanda Lee Koe

Best Non-Fiction Work

Through the Lens of Lee Kip Lin

Publisher: National Library Board and Editions Dider Millet
Author: Dr Lai Chee Kien

Best Children's Title

寻找

Publisher: Lingzi Media
Author: Lee Kow Fong

Best Young Adult's Title

The Rock and the Bird

Publisher: Epigram Books
Author: Chew Chia Shao Wei

Best Digital Work

不只是彩色笔

Publisher: Candid Creation
Author: Liow Yuting

Book of the Year

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye

Publisher: Epigram Books
Designer: Sonny Liew