Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize Winners

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. It i ...more

Winners

	Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller 3.96 avg rating — 54,267 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (2002)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Bones by Anna Burns 3.57 avg rating — 678 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (2001)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kit's Law by Donna Morrissey (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 3,045 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (2000)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Fathers by Andrew O'Hagan 3.58 avg rating — 472 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1999)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden 3.79 avg rating — 3,897 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1998)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Traplines by Eden Robinson 4.02 avg rating — 817 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1997)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry 4.37 avg rating — 144,525 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1996)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Archangel by Paul Watkins 3.70 avg rating — 115 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1995)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Signals of Distress by Jim Crace 3.75 avg rating — 371 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1994)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lights Below by Carl MacDougall 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1993)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ulverton by Adam Thorpe 3.67 avg rating — 603 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1992)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker 4.02 avg rating — 4,061 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1991)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lives of the Saints by Nino Ricci (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 1,682 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1990)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fludd by Hilary Mantel 3.56 avg rating — 5,054 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1989)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blindfold Horse: Memories of a Persian Childhood by Shusha Guppy 3.78 avg rating — 110 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1988)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bridge by Maggie Hemingway 3.44 avg rating — 16 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1986)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nation of Fools: Scenes for Indian Life by Balraj Khanna 4.17 avg rating — 24 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1984)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waterland by Graham Swift 3.91 avg rating — 8,885 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1983)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 30,504 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1982)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Breed of Heroes (Charles Thoroughgood 1) by Alan Judd 3.75 avg rating — 238 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1981)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Swerfjare van Poppie Nongena by Elsa Joubert 3.94 avg rating — 234 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1980)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Stone Arrow (The Pagans Trilogy, #1) by Richard Herley (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 281 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1978)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fire on the Mountain by Anita Desai 3.61 avg rating — 1,083 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1977)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Welt ist immer noch schön by Eugene McCabe 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1976)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Faces, White Faces by Jane Gardam 3.78 avg rating — 50 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1975)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pandora valley by Graham King 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1974)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Didn't Know You Cared by Peter Tinniswood 4.08 avg rating — 75 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1973)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Articles of Faith by Ronald Harwood 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1973)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Cool Days by John O. Stewart 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1971)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fireflies by Shiva Naipaul 3.72 avg rating — 240 ratings Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize (1970)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars