Guardian Fiction Prize

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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
• 1995Heart'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
• 1990Shape-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