1. 1969 - Something to Answer For - P.H. Newby

2. 1970 - The Elected Member - Bernice Rubens

3. 1970 - Troubles - J. G. Farrell

4. 1971 - In a Free State- V. S. Naipaul

5. 1972 - G. - John Berger

6. 1973 - The Siege of Krishnapur - J. G. Farrell

7. 1974 - The Conservationist - Nadine Gordimer

8. 1974 - Holiday - Stanley Middleton

9. 1975 - Heat and Dust - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

10. 1976 - Saville - David Storey