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	James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Table - MSN Encarta
		James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Table - MSN Encarta
		The James Tait Black Memorial Prizes for biography and fiction were established in 1918 and are awarded by the Department of English Literature at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.
		James Bryce, Viscount Bryce Of Dechmont, O.M. Siegfried Sassoon
	encarta.msn.com /media_701500377/James_Tait_Black_Memorial_Prize.html (209 words)

	University of Edinburgh News & Events - James Tait Black Memorial Prize: Winners Announced
		The judges have awarded the Prize for Biography to Jonathan Bate, for ‘John Clare: A biography’; and the Fiction prize to David Peace for his novel ‘GB84’.
		The James Tait Black Prizes have been awarded annually since 1919 for the best work of fiction and the best biography (or work of that nature) published during the previous year.
		The value of each prize is £3,000, derived from the James Tait Black Memorial Fund.
	www.ed.ac.uk /news/050421jamestaitblack.html (362 words)

	James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Founded in 1919, the James Tait Black Memorial Prizes are among the oldest and most prestigious book awards in Britain.
		Janet Coats Black in memory of her late husband, who was a partner in the publishing house of A. and C. Black Ltd.
		Two prizes are awarded annually, one for fiction and the other for biography; the amount for each prize is currently £10,000.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Tait_Black_Memorial_Prize (938 words)

	James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
		- The University of Edinburgh - James Tait Black Memorial Prize
		Established in 1919, The James Tait Black Memorial Prizes are Britain's oldest literary awards.
		The prizes are awarded annually by the University of Edinburgh for the best work of fiction and the best biography published in the previous year.
	www.ed.ac.uk /explore/people/jamestaitblack (199 words)

	James Hill - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		James Hill - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		James Jerome Hill was born near Rockwood, Ontario, Canada.
		The James Tait Black Memorial Prizes for biography and fiction were established in 1918 and are awarded by the Department of English Literature at...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /James_Hill.html (102 words)

	About NANCA - The North American Network of Cities of Asylum
		He is the editor of two anthologies, has written for television, radio, theatre and cinema, and he is the author of three works of non-fiction and eight novels.
		Crossing The River was short-listed for the 1993 Booker Prize.
		He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and has won the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Lannan Fellowship, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
	www.cityofasylum.org /board_bios/phillips.htm (150 words)

	Alice Thompson
		She played keyboard with the band, The Woodentops, and is the author of three novels: Justine (1996), winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (for fiction); Pandora's Box (1998); and Pharos (2002).
		After receiving her Ph.D on Henry James she published Justine (1996), for which she was joint winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (for fiction).
		Since then she has published two further novels and been described by Ali Smith as the 'intellectual future of British writing.' Unafraid to demonstrate her unfashionably intellectual intelligence, Thompson’s work is marked by its elegant sensibility and off-centre, quirk-ridden nature.
	www.contemporarywriters.com /authors/?p=auth02D8K303612627402 (1173 words)

	Independent Online Edition > News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		McEwan, who won the Booker Prize in 1998 for Amsterdam, was given the fiction prize yesterday for his best-selling novel Saturday.
		The James Tait Black Memorial Prizes were set up in 1919 and are awarded annually by the University of Edinburgh for the best work of fiction and the best biography published the previous year.
		Prideaux, whose godmother was painted by Munch and whose family were his neighbours and supporters, said that her idea to write the book was prompted by the thought that "everyone knows the painting; nobody knows the man".
	enjoyment.independent.co.uk /books/news/article717592.ece (393 words)

	James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
		The James Tait Black Memorial Prizes are Scotland's most prestigious and the U.K.'s oldest literary awards.
		The prizes have achieved an international reputation for their recognition of literary excellence in biography and fiction.
		Among past recipients of the Biography prize are Lytton Strachey, John Buchan, Lady Antonia Fraser, and Quentin Bell.
	www.englit.ed.ac.uk /jtbinf.htm (545 words)

	BOOKPATHS: James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		« The Orange Prize for Fiction -- 2006
		The winners of this year’s James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Britain’s oldest literary award, have been announced.
		“Established in 1919, the prize is the oldest in the UK and one of the most respected on the awards roster.
	bookpaths.typepad.com /bookpaths/2006/06/james_tait_blac.html (102 words)

	Lucy Ellmann (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		She moved to England at the age of 13 and was educated at Falmouth School of Art (Foundation degree, 1975), Essex University (BA, 1980), and the Courtauld Institute of Art (MA, 1981).
		(1998), were shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (for fiction).
		Despite winning the Guardian Fiction Prize for her debut novel Sweet Desserts (1988), she remains one of modern literature’s most well-kept secrets.
	www.contemporarywriters.com /authors/?p=auth01J15P395312620127 (1126 words)

	SparkNotes: The Black Prince: Context
		Critics cited the insubstantial nature of her characters, the occasionally pretentious presentation of philosophy, and poorly written narrative that needed editing.
		It won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in its year of publication.
		Its primary themes are the possibility of glimpsing eternal truth through the experience of erotic love, and possibility of presenting truth through the creation of art.
	www.sparknotes.com /lit/blackprince/context.html (886 words)

	James Kelman - an interview with... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Glasgow-born James Kelman began to write at the age of twenty-two in London while working at the Barbican Centre.
		Greyhound for Breakfast won the 1987 Cheltenham Prize, and A Disaffection was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and shortlisted for the Booker Prize, which he finally received in 1994 for How late it was, how late.
		James Kelman is currently joint professor of Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow.
	www.barcelonareview.com /28/e_jk.htm (1987 words)

	Librarian » Blog Archive » James Tait Black Memorial Prize Shortlist for 2006. No.5.4.2006-51.
		James Tait Black Memorial Prize Shortlist for 2006.
		James Tait Black Memorial Prize Shortlist fiction for 2006:
		My favorite James Tait Black Memorial Prize winners have been Andrew O’Hagan, Personality (2003); William Boyd, Brazzaville Beach (1990); Nadine Gordimer, A Guest Of Honour (1971); John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy (1977); Graham Greene, The Heart Of The Matter (1948); Robert Graves, I, Claudius and Claudius The God (1934);
	librarian.lishost.org /?p=368 (131 words)

	Honor roll:James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction - AwardAnnals
		Each of these books has been nominated for a James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction.
		James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction authors
		Now, the death of one of them, and the survivors’ task of driving their friend’s ashes from London to the seaside town where they’ll be scattered, compels them to take stock.
	www.awardannals.com /wiki/Honor_roll:James_Tait_Black_Memorial_Prize_for_Fiction (895 words)

	James Kelman - Penguin UK Authors - Penguin UK
		James Kelman was born in Glasgow in 1946.
		His books include A Greyhound for Breakfast, winner of the 1987 Cheltenham Prize, The Burn, recipient of a Scottish Arts Council book award, and A Disaffection, which won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
		James Kelman and his wife live in Glasgow.
	www.penguin.co.uk /nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000063103,00.html (146 words)

	Granta: News: David Macey shortlisted for James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
		Granta: News: David Macey shortlisted for James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
		News: David Macey shortlisted for James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
		David Macey's biography of Frantz Fanon has been shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography for 2001.
	www.granta.com /news/item?item_id=222908 (41 words)

	Annal:2005 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction - AwardAnnals
		Results of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in the year 2005.
		As a child, Kathy–now thirty-one years old–lived at Hailsham, a private school in the scenic English countryside where the children were sheltered from the outside world, brought up to believe that they were special and that their well-being was crucial not only for themselves but for the society they would eventually enter.
		She learns to cope with the unexpected loss of her mother over the course of a tumultuous year of mourning that brings sorrow, and even, from an unexpected source, a nurturing love.
	www.awardannals.com /wiki/Annal:2005_James_Tait_Black_Memorial_Prize_for_Fiction (522 words)

	Literary Prizes
		– The Betty Trask Prize is awarded to a writer under the age of 35 for a first novel.
		– The James Tait Black Memorial Prizes (Fiction and Biography) were founded in memory of a partner in the publishing house A and C. Black and are one of the oldest and most prestigious book awards in Britain.
		– The Orange Prize for Fiction celebrates fiction written by women and published in the United Kingdom.
	www.timaru.govt.nz /services/librarynew/lit_prizes.htm (318 words)

	McEwan's Saturday wins UK's oldest literary prize \| News \| Guardian Unlimited Books
		Established in 1919, the prize is the oldest in the UK and one of the most respected on the awards roster.
		However, this impressive heritage has not always been reflected in the prize's public profile, a situation which led last year to an overhaul of the awards to coincide with Edinburgh's appointment as Unesco's inaugural World City of Literature.
		One result was a trebling of the prize money to £20,000, half of which is given to the winner of the best biography award.
	books.guardian.co.uk /news/articles/0,,1792232,00.html (501 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Franzen and Uglow win book award
		Authors Jonathan Franzen and Jenny Uglow are the winners of this year's James Tait Black memorial book prize.
		Uglow will be presented with her award at a lecture and ceremony later this year and Franzen will receive his next year.
		The James Tait Black memorial prize was founded in memory of a partner in the publishing house of A & C Black Ltd in 1919.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/3083374.stm (296 words)

	Iris Murdoch - Penguin Classics Authors - Penguin Classics
		Her novels have won many prizes: the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for The Black Prince, the Whitbread Literary Award for Fiction for The Sacred and Profane Love Machine, and the Booker Prize for The Sea, The Sea.
		She herself was also the recipient of many esteemed awards: Dame of the Order of the British Empire, the Royal Society of Literature's Companion of Literature award, and the National Arts Club's (New York) Medal of Honor for Literature.
		Her calling cards became the intoxicating combination of love, marriage, adultery, sexuality, and religion, as well as the inventive use of gothic elements.
	us.penguinclassics.com /nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000023110,00.html (570 words)

	James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Recreation - Christchurch City Libraries
		The James Tait Black Memorial Prizes were founded in memory of a partner in the publishing house of A. and C. Black Ltd., and are among the oldest and most prestigious book awards in Britain.
		The two prizes, each of £10,000, are awarded annually.
		In accordance with the wishes of the founder, eligible works of fiction and biographies are those written in English, originating with a British publisher, and first published in Britain in the 12 month period prior to the submission date (30 September).
	www.library.christchurch.org.nz /LiteraryPrizes/TaitBlack (127 words)

	The 2006 James Tait Black Memorial prize winner announced » The Burnt Ones: Literary Awards News
		The 2006 James Tait Black Memorial prize winner announced
		The winner of Scotland’s most prestigious and UK’s oldest literary award, the James Tait Black Memorial prize, has been announced.
		Although literary awards and literary prizes do not necessarily have to dictate your personal preference of the type of fiction, poetry or drama you would like to read, knowing which literary works are currently most valued by literary critics can be helpful when choosing your next book.
	literaryawards.vertebratesilence.com /2006/06/07/the-2006-james-tait-black-memorial-prize-winner-announced (278 words)

	James Tait Black Memorial Prize
		Janet Coats Black in memory of her late husband; Mrs.
		Black's endowment is now supplemented by the Scottish Arts Council.
		The winner is chosen by the Professor of English Literature at the University of Edinburgh; there is an award for the best work of biography as well as for the best work of fiction--in each case, published in the English language in the United Kingdom--during the previous year.
	facstaff.unca.edu /moseley/black.html (146 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Entertainment - Scots writer shortlisted for fourth major book award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Smith's The Accidental was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize last year and for the Orange prize for women's fiction last week.
		The James Tait Black Memorial Prizes are awarded annually by the University of Edinburgh for the best work of fiction and the best biography from the last year.
		The awards were set up in 1919 by Janet Coutts, the wife of the publishing partner James Tait Black, in memory of her husband's dedication to literary excellence.
	news.scotsman.com /entertainment.cfm?id=648832006 (511 words)

	Black Swan Green by David Mitchell - The author
		David Mitchell's first novel, Ghostwritten, was awarded the Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.
		His second novel, Number9dream, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize as well as the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
		Black Swan Green was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
	www.blackswangreen.co.uk /author.html (137 words)

	Awards
		Tea with the Black Dragon (1983) by R A MacAvoy (4 awards)
		Towing Jehovah (1993) by James Morrow (4 awards)
		Black Air (1983) by Kim Stanley Robinson (3 awards)
	www.fantasticfiction.co.uk /awards (1202 words)

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