1983 Whitbread Awards

1983 Whitbread Awards

Children's Book

Winner:
*Roald Dahl, "The Witches"

First Novel

Winner:
*John Fuller, "Flying to Nowhere"

Novel

Winner:
*William Trevor, "Fools of Fortune"

Biography

Winners:
*Victoria Glendinning, "Vita"
*Kenneth Rose, "King George V"


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