Hawthornden Prize Winners

The Hawthornden Prize is a British literary award that was established in 1919 by Alice Warrender. It is funded by a trust bequeathed by her. Authors ...more

Winners

	I Am Dynamite! A Life of Nietzsche by Sue Prideaux 4.29 avg rating — 2,376 ratings Hawthornden Prize (2019)	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
	Mr. Lear: A Life of Art and Nonsense by Jenny Uglow 4.22 avg rating — 164 ratings Hawthornden Prize (2018)	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
	Mothering Sunday by Graham Swift 3.70 avg rating — 15,646 ratings Hawthornden Prize (2017)	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 Past by Tessa Hadley 3.24 avg rating — 8,440 ratings Hawthornden Prize (2016)	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
	Nora Webster by Colm Tóibín 3.60 avg rating — 19,757 ratings Hawthornden Prize (2015)	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
	Dear Boy by Emily Berry 3.81 avg rating — 480 ratings Hawthornden Prize (2014)	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
	Out There by Jamie McKendrick 3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings Hawthornden Prize (2013)	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
	There but for the by Ali Smith 3.49 avg rating — 9,031 ratings Hawthornden Prize (2012)	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
	What to Look for in Winter: A Memoir in Blindness by Candia McWilliam 3.41 avg rating — 180 ratings Hawthornden Prize (2011)	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 Sleepwalk on the Severn by Alice Oswald 3.79 avg rating — 151 ratings Hawthornden Prize (2010)	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 World Is What It Is: The Authorized Biography of V.S. Naipaul by Patrick French 4.14 avg rating — 483 ratings Hawthornden Prize (2009)	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
	Darkmans (Thames Gateway, #3) by Nicola Barker 3.64 avg rating — 2,309 ratings Hawthornden Prize (2008)	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
	Carry Me Down by M.J. Hyland 3.30 avg rating — 3,114 ratings Hawthornden Prize (2007)	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
	Stuart: A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters 3.99 avg rating — 4,684 ratings Hawthornden Prize (2006)	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 Promise of Happiness by Justin Cartwright 3.28 avg rating — 1,075 ratings Hawthornden Prize (2005)	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
	John Clare: A Biography by Jonathan Bate 4.30 avg rating — 131 ratings Hawthornden Prize (2004)	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 Snow Geese by William Fiennes 3.56 avg rating — 746 ratings Hawthornden Prize (2003)	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 Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village by Eamon Duffy 3.71 avg rating — 505 ratings Hawthornden 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
	Getting a Life by Helen Simpson 3.67 avg rating — 418 ratings Hawthornden 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
	The Weather in Japan by Michael Longley 3.77 avg rating — 44 ratings Hawthornden 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
	Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943 by Antony Beevor 4.32 avg rating — 35,827 ratings Hawthornden 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
	Somebody Else: Arthur Rimbaud in Africa 1880-91 by Charles Nicholl 3.98 avg rating — 131 ratings Hawthornden 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
	The Debt to Pleasure by John Lanchester 3.74 avg rating — 2,928 ratings Hawthornden 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
	An Experiment in Love by Hilary Mantel 3.67 avg rating — 2,640 ratings Hawthornden 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
	Collected Poems by James Michie liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating Hawthornden 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
	In The Place of Fallen Leaves by Tim Pears 3.82 avg rating — 473 ratings Hawthornden 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 Tap Dancer by Andrew Barrow really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 25 ratings Hawthornden 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
	Of Love And Asthma by Ferdinand Mount 2.83 avg rating — 6 ratings Hawthornden 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
	The Invisible Woman by Claire Tomalin 3.74 avg rating — 1,637 ratings Hawthornden 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
	Short Afternoons by Kit Wright really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating Hawthornden 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