Booker plc press cuttings

Includes:
Article profiling the judging panel for the 1983 prize, 25 Sep 1983 (fol 147).
Cuttings and articles regarding the appointment of Fay Weldon as chair of the judging panel, 23 Jan- 12 Mar 1983 (fols 1, 8, 17).
Articles regarding judge Peter Porter and his latest collection of work, 27-28 Mar 1983 (fols 19-20).
Articles regarding judge Libby Purves and the task of judging, 12 Jun-1 Sep 1983 (fols 36 and 55).
Article profiling and interviewing judge Angela Carter, 30 Sep 1983 (fol 172).

Cuttings and articles regarding predictions and suggestions for the shortlist, 9 Apr-21 Sep 1983 (fols 22, 25, 26, 43,54, 71, 72-73, 75, 80-81, 84, 106).
Clippings and articles regarding the announcement of the 1983 shortlist, 22 Sep-24 Sep 1983 (fols 107-110, 135, 140, 181, 207).
Clippings and articles regarding and relating to the shortlist in general, 26 Sep-15 Oct 1983 (fols 148-149, 155, 173-175, 178, 182-186, 203, 234, 240-241,293, 294-296, 299, 302).
Article interviewing Ron Pollard of Ladbrookes, the Booker Prize bookie, 25 Sep 1983 (fol 143).
Cutting of Auberon Waugh’s column regarding his disliking of all bar one of the shortlist, 25 Sep 1983 (fol 146).
Cutting of a review column by Auberon Waugh stating his refusal to review the books shortlisted for the 1983 prize, 6 Oct 1983 (fol 208).
Article outlining each of the shortlisted authors and their books, 22 Sep 1983 (fol 121).
Cuttings and articles regarding and relating to the shortlisting Salman Rushdie, 2 May- 23 Sep 1983 (fols 29, 33, 112, 131).
Cuttings and articles regarding and relating to the shortlisting of John Fuller, 22 Sep 2 Oct 1983 (fols 114, 132-133, 170, 176-177, 188, 195, 198).
Cuttings and articles regarding and relating to the shortlisting of Anita Mason, 22 Sep -1 Oct 1983 (fols 119, 180, 192).
Cuttings and articles regarding and relating to the shortlisting of Graham Swift, 23 Sep- 13 Oct 1983 (fols 123-124, 163, 166, 189, 291).
Article regarding the shortlisting of Malcolm Bradbury, 11 Oct 1983 (fol 272).

Transcript and transmission details for radio reports regarding the Booker Prize, 4 Mar-12 Oct 1983 (fols 15-16, 58-68, 69-70, 91-98, 99-103, 113, 115-118,125-130, 141-142, 153-154, 199-201, 253-258, 260-262, 263-266, 268-270, 273-274, 276-279, 280-282, 283-289)
Transcript and transmission details for TV reports regarding the Booker Prize, 20 Sep-28 Sep 1983 (fols 87-90, 104-105, 150-152, 156-161).
Press cuttings and articles regarding Booker Prize related TV and radio spots, 17 Sep-14 Oct 1983 (fols 83, 120, 134, 136, 165, 267, 298, 301).

Press cuttings and articles regarding 1980 prize winner William Golding winning the Nobel Prize for Literature 7 Oct-15 Oct 1983 (fols 213, 215-219, 221-224, 226, 228-233, 235-239, 247-252, 271, 303).
Article regarding 1981 shortlisted author D.M Thomas, 27 Feb 1983 (fol 9).
Article regarding 1980 shortlisted author Anita Desi, nd (fol 28).
Article regarding 1982 shortlisted author William Boyd, 13 Jun 1983 (fol 37).

Press cuttings and articles regarding the library display and Young Observer competitions, 20 Aug-11 Sep 1983 (fols 53 and 74).

Press cuttings and articles regarding , relating to and mentioning the Booker Prize, 28 Feb -12 Oct 1983 (fols 14, 31-32, 34, 44, 56, 57, 111, 168, 179, 205, 242-244, 259, 290).
Press cuttings and articles regarding and relating to entries to the 1983 prize, 25 Jun-3 Oct 1983 (fols 38-41, 45, 46, 48, 52, 82, 202)
Press cuttings and articles regarding the Betty Trask prize, 5-12 Aug 1983 (fols 47 and 50-51).
Article regarding the first anniversary celebrations of Fiction Magazine which chair of judges Fay Weldon and shortlisted author Graham Swift participated in, 29 Apr (fol 27).

Box 4 includes:

Cuttings regarding Booker shortlisted novels and authors, 16-26 Oct 1983 (fols.304-305, 317-320, 332, 381, 413, 428)

Tellex reports for programmes mentioning Booker Prize, 17 Oct-29 Dec 1983 (fols. 306, 308-311, 313, 315-316, 321-327, 335-338,350-354,359-373, 375-380,383-385, 394-397, 402-412, 415-421, 423-425, 430-431, 435, 454-457, 460-464, 470-474, 476, 497, 504, 551-555, 556-560, 564-568, 569-573,610-616, 624)

Cuttings about Booker Prize winner William Golding winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, 17 Oct 1983 (fol. 307)
Cutting about television programmes about books mentioning Salman Rushdie's Booker shortlisted novel 'Shame', 17 Oct 1983 (fol. 312)
Cutting about Frankfurt Book Fair, 18 Oct 1983 (fol. 314)
Article by Booker Prize judge Angela Carter about the Booker Prize, 20 Oct 1983 (fol. 328)

Miscellaneous cuttings and articles about the Booker Prize, 20 Oct 1983-13 Mar 1984 (fols. 329-331,333-334, 339-349, 355-358, 422, 426, 453, 490-495, 505-521, 523-550, 561-563, 574-594, 596-609, 617-623, 625-626, 628-633, 635-646, 648-662)
Cuttings about BBCTV coverage of award ceremony, 26-30 Oct 1983 (fols. 374,381-382, 386-393, 398-401, 414,424, 475, 498)
Cuttings announcing winner of 1983 Booker Prize, 27 Oct 1983 (fol. 429, 432-434, 436-438, 440-452, 458-459, 465-467)
Article about former Booker Prize shortlisted author Molly Keane's new novel 'Time After Time', 27 Oct 1983 (fol. 439)

Cuttings regarding speech of Chairman of Judges Fay Weldon, criticising the publishing industry, including text of speech, 27 Oct-5 Nov 1983 (fols. 468-469, 488-489, 522, 634)
Cuttings critiquing the Booker Prize outcome and presentation, 28 Oct 1983 (fols. 477-488)
Cuttings and articles regarding 1983 Booker Prize winner J M Coetzee, including reviews, 29 Oct- 1983 (fols. 496, 499, 503)
Article by Booker Prize judge Peter Porter on his experience judging the 1983 prize, 30 Oct 1983 (fol. 500)

Articles profiling 1982 Booker Prize winning author Thomas Keneally, 30 Oct 1983 (fols. 501-502)
Article from The Bookseller responding to Fay Weldon's speech at Booker Prizegiving, 3 Dec 1983 (fol. 595)
Articles profiling Fay Weldon, Chairman of Judges for 1983 Booker Prize, 29 Dec 1983-15 Jan 1984 (fols. 627, 647)

Arranged chronologically

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