Meet the Author: Jonathan Edwards
The Costa Book of the Year Award, worth £30,000 to the winning author, will be presented next week.
One of the UK's oldest and richest literary prizes, it has been going since 1971.
There are five categories; best novel, first novel, children's book, poetry book and biography of the year.
Nick Higham is meeting all five winners. Jonathan Edwards, a teacher from South Wales, has won the Costa Poetry Prize for My Family and Other Superheroes.
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