McKitterick Prize

McKitterick Prize
DescriptionAnnual literary prize honoring a debut novel by an author over the age of 40
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented bySociety of Authors

The McKitterick Prize is a United Kingdom literary prize. It is administered by the Society of Authors. It was endowed by Tom McKitterick, who had been an editor of The Political Quarterly but had also written a novel which was never published. The prize is awarded annually for a first novel (which need not have been published) by an author over 40. As of 2009, the value of the prize was £4000.

The McKitterick Prize was first awarded in 1990.[1]

List of prize winners

1990s

YearAuthorTitle
1990 Simon MawerChimera
1991 John LovedayHalo
1992 Alberto ManguelNews from a Foreign Country Came
1993 Andrew BarrowThe Tap Dancer
1994 Helen DunmoreZennor in Darkness
1995 Christopher BigsbyHester
1996 Stephen BlanchardGagarin and I
1997 Patricia DunckerHallucinating Foucault
1998 Eli GottliebThe Boy Who Went Away
1999 Magnus MillsThe Restraint of Beasts

2000s

YearAuthorTitle
2000 Chris DolanAscension Day
2001 Giles WaterfieldThe Long Afternoon
2002 Manil SuriThe Death of Vishnu
2003 Mary LawsonCrow Lake
2004 Mark HaddonThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
2005 Lloyd JonesMr Vogel
2006 Peter PounceyRules for Old Men Waiting
2007 Reina JamesThis Time of Dying
2008 Jennie Walker24 for 3
2009 Chris HannanMissy

2010s

2010s McKitterick Prize Winners and Runners-up
YearAuthorWorkResult
2010 Raphael SelbourneBeautyWon
2011 Emma HendersonGrace Williams Says It LoudWon
Frances KayMickaRunner-up
2012 Ginny BailyAfrica JunctionWon
Cressida ConnollyMy Former HeartRunner-up
2013 Alison MooreThe LighthouseWon
Caroline BrothersHinterlandRunner-up
2014 Gabriel WestonDirty WorkWon
Gabriel GbadamosiVauxhallRunner-up
2015 Robert AllisonThe Letter BearerWon
Paul EwenFrancis Pug: How to Be a Public AuthorRunner-up
2016 Petina GappahThe Book of MemoryWon
Nick ColemanPillow ManRunner-up
2017 David DyerThe Midnight WatchWon
Austin DuffyThis Living & Immortal ThingRunner-up
2018 Anietie IsongRadio SunriseWon
Frances MaynardThe Seven Rules of Elvira CarrRunner-up
2019 Kelleigh Greenberg-JephcottSwan SongWon
Carys DaviesWestRunner-up

2020s

2020s McKitterick Prize Winners and Runners-up
YearAuthorWorkResult
2020 Claire AdamGolden ChildWon
Taffy Brodesser-AknerFleishman Is in TroubleRunner-up
2021 Elaine FeeneyAs You WereWon
Deepa AnapparaDjinn Patrol on the Purple LineRunner-up
2022 David AnnandPeterdownWon
Lisa TaddeoAnimalRunner-up
2023 Louise KennedyTrespassesWon
Liz HyderThe GiftsRunner-up
2024 Wenyan LuThe Funeral CryerWon
Chidi EbereNow I Am HereRunner-up
2025 Tom NewlandsOnly Here, Only NowWon
Lauren ElkinScaffoldingRunner-up

Sources

  • "McKitterick Prize". Society of Authors.

References

  1. ↑ "McKitterick Prize". The Society of Authors. Retrieved 23 July 2026.


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