Guardian Fiction Prize

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The Guardian Fiction Prize was a prestigious British literary award presented annually by The Guardian newspaper to recognize outstanding works of contemporary fiction.

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Guardian Fiction Prize canonical 4

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instanceOf British literary award
literary award
alsoKnownAs Guardian Fiction Award NERFINISHED
awardFor contemporary fiction
awardingBody Guardian Media Group NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
dissolved 1998
eligibility novels first published in the United Kingdom
works of fiction written in English
frequency annual
genre fiction
hasAwardType single-book award
hasDomain arts
literature
inception 1965
languageOfWorksAwarded English
location London, England
surface form: London
notableFor recognizing outstanding works of contemporary fiction
notableRecipient Ian McEwan NERFINISHED
J. G. Ballard NERFINISHED
Kazuo Ishiguro NERFINISHED
Rose Tremain NERFINISHED
Salman Rushdie NERFINISHED
organizer The Guardian books section
presentedBy The Guardian NERFINISHED
The Guardian newspaper NERFINISHED
replacedBy Guardian First Book Award NERFINISHED
selectionProcess judged by a panel of critics and writers
significance one of the major British fiction prizes of its time
status discontinued
timePeriod late 20th century

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J. G. Ballard awardReceived Guardian Fiction Prize
Michael Moorcock awardReceived Guardian Fiction Prize
Alasdair Gray awardReceived Guardian Fiction Prize
Roy Heath notableAward Guardian Fiction Prize