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 (2013-2019) How to submit How to submit entries for both Fiction and Biography prizes. Latest news Translated works win UK's oldest book awardsConnection and identity illuminate book prize shortlistTales of real and imagined lives win book awardsLove and loss illuminates book prize shortlistChampions of book prizes to share their craft 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 From 2017-2025, the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction hosted a free online course, "How to Read a Novel". We are in the process of archiving these materials so readers can use them at their leisure. This article was published on 2024-10-29
