Guardian Fiction Prize
Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned.
The Guardian, 119
Farrington Road
London EC1R 3ER, England.
The
winner is chosen by a panel of five judges. Submissions are not
requested.
Awarded to a work of fiction by British or Commonwealth writer
and published in the U.K.
In 1999, the award changed its focus and is now the Guardian First Book Award.
- 1998 Trumpet Jackie Kay
- 1997 Fugitive pieces Anne Michaels
- 1996 Reading in the dark Seamus Deane
- 1995 Heart's journey in winter James Buchan
- 1994 Debatable land Candia McWilliam
- 1993 The Eye in the door Pat Barker
- 1992 Poor things Alasdair Gray
- 1991 The devil’s own work Alan Judd
- 1990 Shape-Shifter Pauline Melville
- 1989 Rosehill: Portrait from a Midlands city Carol Lake
- 1988 Sweet desserts Lucy Ellman
- 1987 The Levels Peter Benson
- 1986 Continent Jim Crace
- 1985 Hawksmoor Peter Ackroyd
- 1983 Empire of the sun J G Ballard
- 1982 Where I used to play on the green Glyn Hughes
- 1981 Kepler John Banville
- 1980 A month in the country J L Carr
