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{{Short description|British literary award}}
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*2002 Alexandra Fuller, ''Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight''
The '''Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize''' was presented from 1967 until 2003 by the [[Royal Society of Literature]] for the best regional novel of the year.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize|url=http://www.rslit.org/content/holtby|publisher=The Royal Society of Literature|accessdate=2010-01-13}}</ref> It is named after the novelist [[Winifred Holtby]] who was noted for her novels set in the rural scenes of her childhood.
*2001 Anna Burns, ''No Bones''
In 2003 it was superseded by the [[Ondaatje Prize]].
*2000 Donna Morrissey, ''Kit’s Law''
*1999 Andrew O’Hagan, ''Our Fathers''
*1998 Giles Foden, ''The Last King of Scotland''
*1997 Eden Robinson, ''Traplines''
*1996 Rohinton Mistry, ''A Fine Balance''
*1995 Paul Watkins, ''Archangel''
*1994 Jim Crace, ''Signals of Distress''
*1993 Carl MacDougall, ''The Lights Below''
*1992 Adam Thorpe, ''Ulverton''
*1991 Elspeth Barker, ''O Caledonia''
*1990 Nino Ricci, ''Lives of the Saints''
*1989 Hilary Mantel, ''Fludd''
*1988 Shusha Guppy, ''The Blindfold Horse''
*1986 [[Maggie Hemingway]], ''The Bridge ''
*1984 Balraj Khanna, ''A Nation of Fools''
*1983 Graham Swift, ''Waterland''
*1982 Kazuo Ishiguro, ''A Pale View of Hills''
*1981 Alan Judd, ''A Breed of Heroes''
*1980 Elsa Joubert, ''Poppie''
*1978 Richard Herley, ''The Stone Arrow''
*1977 Anita Desai, ''Fire on the Mountain''
*1976 Eugene McCabe, ''Victims''
*1975 Jane Gardam, ''Black Faces, White Faces''
*1974 Graham King, ''The Pandora Valley ''
*1973 Ronald Harwood, ''Articles of Faith''
*1973 Peter Tinniswood, ''I Didn’t Know You Cared''
*1971 John Stewart, ''Last Cool Days''
*1970 Shiva Naipaul, ''Fireflies''
*1969 Ian McDonald, ''The Humming-Bird Tree''
*1968 Catherine Cookson, ''The Round Tower''
*1967 David Bean, ''The Big Meeting''


{| class="wikitable" width=60%
[[Category: Literature lists]]
! width=10% | Year !! width=40% | Recipient !! width=50% | Title
|-
|2002 || [[Alexandra Fuller]] || ''[[Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight]]''
|-
|2001 || [[Anna Burns]] || ''[[No Bones]]''
|-
|2000 || [[Donna Morrissey]] || ''Kit's Law''
|-
|1999 || [[Andrew O'Hagan]]|| ''[[Our Fathers (novel)|Our Fathers]]''
|-
|1998 || [[Giles Foden]] || ''[[The Last King of Scotland]]''
|-
|1997 || [[Eden Robinson]] || ''Traplines''
|-
|1996 || [[Rohinton Mistry]] || ''[[A Fine Balance]]''
|-
|1995 || [[Paul Watkins (novelist)|Paul Watkins]] || ''Archangel''
|-
|1994 || [[Jim Crace]] || ''Signals of Distress''
|-
|1993 || Carl McDougall || ''The Lights Below''
|-
|1992 || [[Adam Thorpe]] || ''[[Ulverton (novel)|Ulverton]]''
|-
|1991 || [[Elspeth Barker]] || ''O Caledonia''
|-
|1990 || [[Nino Ricci]] || ''[[Lives of the Saints (Ricci novel)|Lives of the Saints]]''
|-
|1989 || [[Hilary Mantel]] || ''[[Fludd (novel)|Fludd]]''
|-
|1988 || [[Shusha Guppy]] || ''The Blindfold Horse''
|-
|1986 || [[Maggie Hemingway]] || ''The Bridge''
|-
|1984 || [[Balraj Khanna]] || ''A Nation of Fools''
|-
|1983 || [[Graham Swift]] || ''[[Waterland (novel)|Waterland]]''
|-
|1982 || [[Kazuo Ishiguro]] || ''[[A Pale View of Hills]]''
|-
|1981 || [[Alan Judd]] || ''[[A Breed of Heroes]]''
|-
|1980 || [[Elsa Joubert]] || ''Poppie''
|-
|1978 || Richard Herley || ''The Stone Arrow''
|-
|1977 || [[Anita Desai]] || ''[[Fire on the Mountain (1977 novel)|Fire on the Mountain]]''
|-
|1976 || [[Eugene McCabe]] || ''Victims''
|-
|1975 || [[Jane Gardam]] || ''Black Faces, White Faces''
|-
|1974 || Graham King || ''The Pandora Valley''
|-
|1973 || [[Ronald Harwood]] || ''Articles of Faith''
|-
|1973 || [[Peter Tinniswood]] || ''[[I Didn't Know You Cared]]''
|-
|1971 || John Stewart || ''Last Cool Days''
|-
|1970 || [[Shiva Naipaul]] || ''Fireflies''
|-
|1969 || [[Ian McDonald (Guyanese writer)|Ian McDonald]] || ''The Humming-Bird Tree''
|-
|1968 || [[Catherine Cookson]] || ''The Round Tower''
|-
|1967 || David Bean || ''The Big Meeting''
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Royal Society of Literature awards]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1967]]
[[Category:1967 establishments in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Awards disestablished in 2003]]
[[Category:2003 disestablishments in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:British fiction awards]]

Latest revision as of 15:25, 6 September 2023

The Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize was presented from 1967 until 2003 by the Royal Society of Literature for the best regional novel of the year.[1] It is named after the novelist Winifred Holtby who was noted for her novels set in the rural scenes of her childhood. In 2003 it was superseded by the Ondaatje Prize.

Year Recipient Title
2002 Alexandra Fuller Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
2001 Anna Burns No Bones
2000 Donna Morrissey Kit's Law
1999 Andrew O'Hagan Our Fathers
1998 Giles Foden The Last King of Scotland
1997 Eden Robinson Traplines
1996 Rohinton Mistry A Fine Balance
1995 Paul Watkins Archangel
1994 Jim Crace Signals of Distress
1993 Carl McDougall The Lights Below
1992 Adam Thorpe Ulverton
1991 Elspeth Barker O Caledonia
1990 Nino Ricci Lives of the Saints
1989 Hilary Mantel Fludd
1988 Shusha Guppy The Blindfold Horse
1986 Maggie Hemingway The Bridge
1984 Balraj Khanna A Nation of Fools
1983 Graham Swift Waterland
1982 Kazuo Ishiguro A Pale View of Hills
1981 Alan Judd A Breed of Heroes
1980 Elsa Joubert Poppie
1978 Richard Herley The Stone Arrow
1977 Anita Desai Fire on the Mountain
1976 Eugene McCabe Victims
1975 Jane Gardam Black Faces, White Faces
1974 Graham King The Pandora Valley
1973 Ronald Harwood Articles of Faith
1973 Peter Tinniswood I Didn't Know You Cared
1971 John Stewart Last Cool Days
1970 Shiva Naipaul Fireflies
1969 Ian McDonald The Humming-Bird Tree
1968 Catherine Cookson The Round Tower
1967 David Bean The Big Meeting

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize". The Royal Society of Literature. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
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