Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize


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 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In 2003 it was superseded by the Ondaatje Prize.
YearRecipientTitle
2002Alexandra FullerDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
2001Anna BurnsNo Bones
2000Donna MorrisseyKit's Law
1999Andrew O'HaganOur Fathers
1998Giles FodenThe Last King of Scotland
1997Eden RobinsonTraplines
1996Rohinton MistryA Fine Balance
1995Paul WatkinsArchangel
1994Jim CraceSignals of Distress
1993Carl McDougallThe Lights Below
1992Adam ThorpeUlverton
1991Elspeth BarkerO Caledonia
1990Nino RicciLives of the Saints
1989Hilary MantelFludd
1988Shusha GuppyThe Blindfold Horse
1986Maggie HemingwayThe Bridge
1984Balraj KhannaA Nation of Fools
1983Graham SwiftWaterland
1982Kazuo IshiguroA Pale View of Hills
1981Alan JuddA Breed of Heroes
1980Elsa JoubertPoppie
1978Richard HerleyThe Stone Arrow
1977Anita DesaiFire on the Mountain
1976Eugene McCabeVictims
1975Jane GardamBlack Faces, White Faces
1974Graham KingThe Pandora Valley
1973Ronald HarwoodArticles of Faith
1973Peter TinniswoodI Didn't Know You Cared
1971John StewartLast Cool Days
1970Shiva NaipaulFireflies
1969Ian McDonaldThe Humming-Bird Tree
1968Catherine CooksonThe Round Tower
1967David BeanThe Big Meeting