Year: 1982

Judges

• John Carey (chair)
• Paul Bailey
• Frank Delaney
• Janet Morgan
• Lorna Sage

Books

The 27th Kingdom

Alice Thomas Ellis

Shortlisted

Constance or Solitary Practices

Lawrence Durrell

Shortlisted

An Ice-Cream War

William Boyd

Shortlisted

Schindler's Ark

Thomas Keneally

Winner

Silence Among the Weapons

John Arden

Shortlisted

Sour Sweet

Timothy Mo

Shortlisted