Betty Trask Prize and Awards
Given by Society of Authors
184 Works 68,216 Books 2,286 Reviews 3.7
For first novels by authors under 35
Betty Trask left a bequest to the Society of Authors in 1983 to fund prizes for first novels written by authors under the age of 35 in a traditional or romantic
show more style.Each year a single prize winner receives £10,000 and the remaining fund is split between the shortlist.
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Prize Winner 43
Award Winner 132
Shortlist 8
No Stage 1
| Work | Year |
|---|---|
| The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave | 2021 |
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For first novels by authors under 35
Betty Trask left a bequest to the Society of Authors in 1983 to fund prizes for first novels written by authors under the age of 35 in a traditional or romantic style.
Each year a single prize winner receives £10,000 and the remaining fund is split between the shortlist.
URL: https://www2.societyofauthors.org/prizes/the-soa-awards/betty-trask-prize-awards/
Endowed by a bequest from the late Betty Trask, a somewhat reclusive author of over thirty romance novels, this award is administered by the Society of Authors. Writers under 35 are eligible for a first novel; unusually, it need not have been published. The terms of the bequest specified that the award was to recognize "a romantic novel or other novel of a traditional rather than experimental nature," though the judging panel seems to have interpreted these instructions liberally. Each year there is one Betty Trask Prize, worth £12,000 (or occasionally two, in case of tie), and several more Betty Trask Awards, worth £5,000 or £1,500.
(English, Member-written)Endowed by a bequest from the late Betty Trask, a somewhat reclusive author of over thirty romance novels, this award is administered by the Society of Authors. Writers under 35 are eligible for a first novel; unusually, it need not have been published. The terms of the bequest specified that the award was to recognize "a romantic novel or other novel of a traditional rather than experimental nature," though the judging panel seems to have interpreted these instructions liberally. Each year there is one Betty Trask Prize, worth £12,000 (or occasionally two, in case of tie), and several more Betty Trask Awards, worth £5,000 or £1,500.
Please do not change prize to award or vice versa. (English, Member-written)
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