2020 BRITISH BOOK AWARDS

Montegrappa's support of this week's British Book Awards culminated in a special, custom-made fountain pen for Bernadine Evaristo (medium fountain). 2020's British Author of the Year was also recognised on the night with the fiction prize for her acclaimed novel Girl, Woman, Other. 
 
The gold-nibbed ZERO Custom was designed by the author herself, who borrowed from the colours of her best-seller's hardback edition to inspire a vivacious pastel livery. We were delighted to receive her acknowledgement via Instagram: "It's absolutely gorgeous. What a treat!"
 
Affectionately known as the Nibbies, the awards marked their 30th anniversary with a virtual ceremony hosted in London on 29 June. Alongside the awards for Evaristo, Candice Carty-Williams' Queenie was awarded Book of the Year in a landmark year for women of colour.
 
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