The Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize was presented from 1967 until 2003 by the Royal Society of Literature for the best regional novel of the year.[1] It is named after the novelist Winifred Holtby who was noted for her novels set in the rural scenes of her childhood.In 2003 it was superseded by the Ondaatje Prize.
| width=10% | Year ! | width=40% | Recipient ! | width=50% | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight | ||||
| 2001 | No Bones | ||||
| 2000 | Kit's Law | ||||
| 1999 | Andrew O'Hagan | Our Fathers | |||
| 1998 | The Last King of Scotland | ||||
| 1997 | Traplines | ||||
| 1996 | A Fine Balance | ||||
| 1995 | Archangel | ||||
| 1994 | Signals of Distress | ||||
| 1993 | Carl McDougall | The Lights Below | |||
| 1992 | Ulverton | ||||
| 1991 | O Caledonia | ||||
| 1990 | Lives of the Saints | ||||
| 1989 | Fludd | ||||
| 1988 | The Blindfold Horse | ||||
| 1986 | The Bridge | ||||
| 1984 | A Nation of Fools | ||||
| 1983 | Waterland | ||||
| 1982 | A Pale View of Hills | ||||
| 1981 | A Breed of Heroes | ||||
| 1980 | Poppie | ||||
| 1978 | Richard Herley | The Stone Arrow | |||
| 1977 | Fire on the Mountain | ||||
| 1976 | Victims | ||||
| 1975 | Black Faces, White Faces | ||||
| 1974 | Graham King | The Pandora Valley | |||
| 1973 | Articles of Faith | ||||
| 1973 | I Didn't Know You Cared | ||||
| 1971 | John Stewart | Last Cool Days | |||
| 1970 | Fireflies | ||||
| 1969 | The Humming-Bird Tree | ||||
| 1968 | The Round Tower | ||||
| 1967 | David Bean | The Big Meeting |