Andrew Barrow (born 1945) is a British journalist and author. His ''

The Tap Dancer ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...

'' won the 1993

Hawthornden Prize The Hawthornden Prize is a British literary award that was established in 1919 by Alice Warrender, who was born at Hawthornden Castle. Authors under the age of 41 are awarded on the quality of their "imaginative literature", which can be written ...

and the

McKitterick Prize The McKitterick Prize is a United Kingdom literary prize. It is administered by the Society of Authors. It was endowed by Tom McKitterick, who had been an editor of ''The Political Quarterly'' but had also written a novel which was never publ ...

for the best

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by an author aged over 40.An Almanack Joseph Whitaker 1993 - Snippet view - More editions Andrew Barrow's The Tap Dancer won the Mc- Kirterick Prize for the best first novel by an author aged over 40, and the Hawthornden Prize.

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