BEST BOOK OF FICTION

Melville, Pauline

The Ventriloquist’s Tale. London: Bloomsbury, 1997.

BEST BOOK OF POETRY

Agard, John

From the Devil’s pulpit. Newcastle: Bloodaxe Books, 1997.

BEST 1st BOOK OF FICTION

Sukhdeo, Gokarran

The silver lining. New York: The Author, 1998.

BEST 1st BOOK OF POETRY

Craig, Dennis

Near the seashore. Diamond, Guyana: Education and Development Services, 1999.

DRAMA

Mohamed, Paloma

Duene. Georgetown, Guyana: The Author, 1998.

GUYANA PRIZE SPECIAL AWARD

Allsopp, Richard

Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage. New York: Oxford University P., 1996.