1. 1980 - Birdy - William Wharton

2. 1980 - The Ghost Writer - Philip Roth

3. 1981 - So Long, See You Tomorrow - William Maxwell

4. 1981 - Godric - Frederick Buechner

5. 1982 - A Flag for Sunrise - Robert Stone

6. 1982 - Housekeeping - Marilynne Robinson

7. 1983 - Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant - Anne Tyler

8. 1983 - Rabbis and Wives - Chaim Grade

9. 1984 - Cathedral - Raymond Carver

10. 1984 - The Feud - Thomas Berger