Waverton Good Read Award

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The Waverton Good Read Award was founded in 2003 by villagers in Waverton, Cheshire based on Le Prix de la Cadière d'Azur, a literary prize awarded by a Provençal village. First adult novels written by UK residents and published in the previous twelve months are eligible for consideration and are read by villagers. "The aim was not only to stimulate reading in the village but to provide encouragement to British writers".

It is the first British award to be judged by normal readers rather than literary figures.

[edit] Winners and shortlists

Year	Winner	Shortlisted
2003/4	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by Mark Haddon	Astonishing Splashes of Colour, by Clare Morrall Brick Lane, by Monica Ali Dissolution, by C. J. Sansom Spit Against the Wind, by Anna Smith
2004/5	Boy A, by Jonathan Trigell	At Risk, by Stella Rimington Betrayal in Naples, by Neil Griffiths Perception of Death, by Louise Anderson The Two Pound Tram, by William Newton
2005/6	A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, by Marina Lewycka	The Family Tree, by Carole Cadwalladr Emotional Geology, by Linda Gillard The Water Horse, by Julia Gregson This Thing of Darkness, by Harry Thompson
2006/7	The Killing Jar, by Nicola Monaghan	Gang of Four, by Liz Byrski Where They Were Missed, by Lucy Caldwell The Observations, by Jane Harris Mr. Clarinet, by Nick Stone

[edit] External links

• Waverton Good Read website
• Saint, T. 'I'm not even the fifth best novelist in Waverton', Telegraph (30 June 2004)
• Keeper of the Snails: The Waverton Good Read Award (interview with one of the organisers)