Year: 1985

Judges

• Norman St John-Stevas (chair)
• Nina Bawden
• J. W. Lambert
• Joanna Lumley
• Marina Warner

Books

The Battle of Pollocks Crossing

J. L. Carr

Shortlisted

The Bone People

Keri Hulme

Winner

The Good Apprentice

Iris Murdoch

Shortlisted

The Good Terrorist

Doris Lessing

Shortlisted

Illywhacker

Peter Carey

Shortlisted

Last Letters from Hav

Jan Morris

Shortlisted