The UK's longest running literary award Established in 1919, the James Tait Black Prizes are the only major book prize judged by scholars and students. Award winners Biography winnersFiction winnersDrama winners How to submit How to submit entries for the prizes.Book prize submissionsDrama prize submissions Latest news Tales of real and imagined lives win book awardsLove and loss illuminates book prize shortlistChampions of book prizes to share their craft Drama prize The James Tait Black Prize for Drama is on pause, submissions may re-open in January 2025. Book prizes The book prizes are awarded annually for the best work of fiction and the best biography published in the previous year. Free online course Sign up for a free online course, "How to Read a Novel". Delivered in collaboration with Edinburgh International Book Festival. Video highlights Highlights from our news reports and previous award ceremonies. This article was published on 2024-10-29
