Walter Scott Prize (winners and shortlists)

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.49 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Winner

Days Without End

Sebastian Barry, 2016

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 5 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.19 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Winner

Hungry Ghosts

Kevin Jared Hosein, 2023

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Winner

News of the Dead

James Robertson, 2021

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

On Canaan's Side

Sebastian Barry, 2011

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Gallows Pole

Ben Myers, 2018

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Garden of Evening Mists

Tan Twan Eng, 2012

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £8.99 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Winner

The Land in Winter

Andrew Miller, 2024

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 10 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £8.17 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Winner

The Long Song

Andrea Levy, 2010

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £8.99 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Winner

The Long Take

Robin Robertson, 2018

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.49 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Winner

The Matchbox Girl

Alice Jolly, 2026

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Mirror & the Light

Hilary Mantel, 2020

Prize Winner

On 3 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £7.99 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Winner

The Narrow Land

Christine Dwyer Hickey, 2020

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Winner

The Ten Thousand Things

John Spurling, 2014

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Winner

These Days

Lucy Caldwell, 2022

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Tightrope

Simon Mawer, 2015

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Wolf Hall

Hilary Mantel, 2009

All-Time Canon

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 10 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £8.99 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

A Country Road, a Tree

Jo Baker, 2016

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A God in Every Stone

Kamila Shamsie, 2014

On 2 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £3.70 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

A Long Way From Home

Peter Carey, 2017

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Place Called Winter

Patrick Gale, 2015

On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £10.52 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

A Room Made of Leaves

Kate Grenville, 2020

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

A Sin of Omission

Marguerite Poland, 2020

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Absolutely and Forever

Rose Tremain, 2023

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Act of Oblivion

Robert Harris, 2022

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

After the Party

Cressida Connolly, 2018

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Ancestry

Simon Mawer, 2022

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Arctic Summer

Damon Galgut, 2014

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Benbecula

Graeme Macrae Burnet, 2025

On 1 of the 10 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Bring Up the Bodies

Hilary Mantel, 2012

Essential

Prize Winner

On 6 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.99 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

C

Tom McCarthy, 2010

On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £11.94 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

End Games in Bordeaux

Allan Massie, 2015

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Fair Helen

Andrew Greig, 2013

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Fortune

Amanda Smyth, 2021

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Ghost Light

Joseph O'Connor, 2010

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Glorious Exploits

Ferdia Lennon, 2024

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 10 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.75 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

Golden Hill

Francis Spufford, 2016

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Grace

Paul Lynch, 2017

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Half-Blood Blues

Esi Edugyan, 2011

On 3 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £10.77 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell, 2020

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 4 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £6.49 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

Harvest

Jim Crace, 2013

Critics' Darling

On 3 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.49 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

Heartstone

C. J. Sansom, 2010

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Hodd

Adam Thorpe, 2010

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

I Am Not Your Eve

Devika Ponnambalam, 2023

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

In the Upper Country

Kai Thomas, 2023

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

In the Wolf's Mouth

Adam Foulds, 2014

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Life After Life

Kate Atkinson, 2013

Essential

Prize Winner

On 7 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.48 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

Lustrum

Robert Harris, 2009

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Manhattan Beach

Jennifer Egan, 2017

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Merivel: A Man of His Time

Rose Tremain, 2012

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Miss Boston and Miss Hargreaves

Rachel Malik, 2017

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Mothering Sunday

Graham Swift, 2016

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Mrs Engels

Gavin McCrea, 2015

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

My Father's House

Joseph O'Connor, 2023

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Now We Shall Be Entirely Free

Andrew Miller, 2018

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Once the Deed Is Done

Rachel Seiffert, 2026

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Pure

Andrew Miller, 2011

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.99 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

Rose Nicholson

Andrew Greig, 2022

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Sacred Hearts

Sarah Dunant, 2009

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Salt Creek

Lucy Treloar, 2015

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Seascraper

Benjamin Wood, 2025

On 1 of the 10 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Shadowplay

Joseph O'Connor, 2019

Readers' Favourite

On 3 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £3.65 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

Stone's Fall

Iain Pears, 2009

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Sugar Money

Jane Harris, 2017

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Sweet Caress

William Boyd, 2015

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £4.70 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

The Book of Days

Francesca Kay, 2025

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Chosen

Elizabeth Lowry, 2023

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Daughters of Mars

Thomas Keneally, 2012

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Dictionary of Lost Words

Pip Williams, 2020

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Geometer Lobochevsky

Adrian Duncan, 2023

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Glass Room

Simon Mawer, 2009

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £6.49 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

The Good People

Hannah Kent, 2016

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Gustav Sonata

Rose Tremain, 2016

On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.45 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

The Heart in Winter

Kevin Barry, 2024

On 1 of the 10 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The House of Doors

Tan Twan Eng, 2024

On 1 of the 10 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Lie

Helen Dunmore, 2014

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £8.99 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

The Luminaries

Eleanor Catton, 2013

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.45 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

The Magician

Colm Tóibín, 2021

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Mare

Angharad Hampshire, 2025

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The New Life

Tom Crewe, 2024

On 1 of the 10 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Parisian

Isabella Hammad, 2018

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Pretender

Jo Harkin, 2026

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Promise

Ann Weisgarber, 2013

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Quality of Mercy

Barry Unsworth, 2011

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Quickening Maze

Adam Foulds, 2009

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £13.15 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

The Redeemed

Tim Pears, 2019

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Safekeep

Yael van der Wouden, 2024

Prize Winner

On 3 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £9.54 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:42, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

The Sisters Brothers

Patrick deWitt, 2011

On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Amazon UK £8.98 Bookshop.orgPrice as of 13:41, 10 Nov · Details

Shortlist

The Stranger's Child

Alan Hollinghurst, 2011

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Streets

Anthony Quinn, 2012

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Sun Walks Down

Fiona McFarlane, 2023

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

David Mitchell, 2010

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Tolstoy Estate

Steven Conte, 2021

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Vanishing Futurist

Charlotte Hobson, 2017

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Wardrobe Mistress

Patrick McGrath, 2018

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Western Wind

Samantha Harvey, 2018

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Zone of Interest

Martin Amis, 2014

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

To Calais, in Ordinary Time

James Meek, 2019

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

To Kill a Tsar

Andrew Williams, 2010

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Toby's Room

Pat Barker, 2012

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Viper Wine

Hermione Eyre, 2014

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Warlight

Michael Ondaatje, 2018

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for