Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize
The Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Literary Prize is an annual British literary prize inaugurated in 1977. It is named after the host Jewish Quarterly and the prize's founder Harold Hyam Wingate.[1] The award recognizes Jewish and non-Jewish writers resident in the UK, British Commonwealth, Europe and Israel who "stimulate an interest in themes of Jewish concern while appealing to the general reader."[2] As of 2011[update] the winner receives £4,000.[1]
The Jewish Chronicle called it "British Jewry's top literary award,"[3] and Jewish World said it is a "prestigious literature prize."[4]
Winners
- 1996[5]
- (fiction) Alan Isler, The Prince of West End Avenue
- (nonfiction) Theo Richmond, Konin: One Man's Quest for a Vanished Jewish Community
- 1997 [5]
- (fiction) WG Sebald, The Emigrants
- (fiction) Clive Sinclair, The Lady with the Laptop
- (nonfiction) "Prize withdrawn from original recipient due to it being a work of fiction, now shared with shortlist"[5][6]
- Louise Kehoe, In this Dark House: A Memoir
- Silvia Rodgers, Red Saint, Pink Daughter
- George Steiner, No Passion Spent: Essays 1978–1995
- 1998[5]
- (fiction) Anne Michael, Fugitive Pieces
- (nonfiction) Claudia Rodin, The Book of Jewish Food: An Odyssey from Samarkand to New York
- 1999[5]
- (fiction) Dorit Rabinyan, Persian Brides
- (nonfiction) Edith Velmans, Edith's Book: The True Story of a Young Girl's Courage and Survival During World War II
- 2000[5]
- (fiction) Howard Jacobson, The Mighty Walzer
- (nonfiction) Wladyslaw Szpilman, The Pianist
- 2001[7]
- (fiction) Mona Yahia, When the Grey Beetles took over Baghdad
- (nonfiction) Mark Roseman, A Past In Hiding: Memory and Survival in Nazi Germany
- 2002[8]
- (fiction) WG Sebald, Austerlitz
- (nonfiction) Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood
- 2003[9]
- (fiction) Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man
- (nonfiction) Sebastian Haffner, Defying Hitler: A Memoir
- 2004[10]
- (fiction) David Grossman, Someone to Run With
- (nonfiction) Amos Elon, The Pity of It All: A Portrait of Jews in Germany 1743–1933
- 2005[4][11]
- (fiction) David Bezmozgis, Natasha and Other Stories
- (nonfiction) Amos Oz, A Tale of Love and Darkness
- 2006 – Imre Kertesz, Fatelessness[12]
- 2007 – Howard Jacobson, Kalooki Nights[13]
- 2008 – Etgar Keret, Missing Kissinger[14]
- 2009 – Fred Wander, The Seventh Well[2]
- 2010 – Adina Hoffman, My Happiness Bears No Relation to Happiness: A Poet's Life in the Palestinian Century[15]
- 2011 – David Grossman, To the End of the Land[1][3]
- 2012 - [no award][16]
- 2013 – Shalom Auslander, Hope: A Tragedy[17]
Notes
- ^ a b c Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize 2011
- ^ a b Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize 2009
- ^ a b Jennifer Lipman (April 4, 2011). "Howard Jacobson shortlisted for 'Jewish Booker' prize". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ a b Leslie Bunder (May 4, 2006). "Holocaust-based novel wins prestigious literary prize". Jewish World. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Jewish Quarterly Literary Prize Winners 1996 – 2000 inclusive"
- ^ "News in Brief:Literary prize withdrawn for writer's 'work of fiction'". The Guardian. 29 April 2000. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Wingate Literary Prize 2001"
- ^ "Wingate Literary Prize 2002"
- ^ "Wingate Literary Prize 2003"
- ^ "Wingate Literary Prize 2004"
- ^ "Winners of the Jewish Quarterly Wingate Literary Prize for 2005"
- ^ "Winner of the 2006 Wingate Prize"
- ^ "Winner of the 2007 Wingate Literary Prize"
- ^ "Winner of the 2008 Wingate Literary Prize"
- ^ Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize 2010
- ^ "From 2013, the prize will be awarded in February to enable the prize to coincide with Jewish Book Week."[1] The previous ceremony was in June 2011.
- ^ Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize 2013
External links
- Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize, official website.