Year: 1977

Judges

Philip Larkin (chair)
Beryl Bainbridge
Brendan Gill
David Hughes
Robin Ray

Books

Great Granny Webster

Caroline Blackwood

Shortlisted

'Great Granny Webster' by Caroline Blackwood

Peter Smart's Confessions

Shortlisted

'Peter Smart's Confessions' by Paul Bailey

Quartet in Autumn

Shortlisted

'Quartet in Autumn' by Barbara Pym

The Road to Lichfield

Penelope Lively

Shortlisted

'The Road to Lichfield' by Penelope Lively

Shadows on our Skin

Jennifer Johnston

Shortlisted

'Shadows on our Skin' by Jennifer Johnston

Staying On

Winner

'Staying On' by Paul Scott