McKitterick Prize

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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 2006, the value of the prize is £4000.

The McKitterick Prize was first awarded in 1990. Past winners include:

• Andrew Barrow (1993), for Tap Dancer
• Helen Dunmore (1994), for Zennor in Darkness
• Patricia Duncker (1997), for Hallucinating Foucault
• Magnus Mills (1999), for The Restraint of Beasts
• Chris Dolan (2000), for Ascension Day
• Giles Waterfield (2001) for The Long Afternoon.
• Lloyd Jones (2005) for Mr Vogel
• Peter Pouncey (2006) for Rules for Old Men Waiting.