Difference between revisions of "Somerset Maugham Award"
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| − | + | *Created and endowed in 1947 by Somerset Maugham to enable British authors under the age of 35 to enrich their writing by spending time abroad | |
| + | *the Somerset Maugham Award may be best known for its being given to Kingsley Amis--who famously disliked foreign travel and used the money to write a book called I Like It Here--in 1955, for Lucky Jim, which Maugham had reviewed, pronouncing its author "scum." | ||
| + | *It is administered by the Society of Authors | ||
| + | *recently there have been several winners each year, each of whom receives £3500. | ||
| + | *The awards are not limited to fiction, though dramatic works are excluded from consideration. | ||
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| + | ==2007== | ||
| + | Winners £5000 each | ||
| + | *Horatio Clare, Running to the Hills (2006) John Murray | ||
| + | *James Scudamore, The Amnesia Clinic (2006) Harvill Secker | ||
| − | + | *'''Judges''': Louise Doughty, Susan Elderkin and Matt Thorne | |
| − | Zadie Smith | + | ==2006== |
| + | *Chris Cleave, Incendiary, published by Chatto & Windus | ||
| + | *Owen Sheers, Skirrid Hill, published by Seren | ||
| + | *Zadie Smith, On Beauty (2005) published by Hamish Hamilton | ||
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| + | [[Category: Literary Awards]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:47, 7 February 2008
- Created and endowed in 1947 by Somerset Maugham to enable British authors under the age of 35 to enrich their writing by spending time abroad
- the Somerset Maugham Award may be best known for its being given to Kingsley Amis--who famously disliked foreign travel and used the money to write a book called I Like It Here--in 1955, for Lucky Jim, which Maugham had reviewed, pronouncing its author "scum."
- It is administered by the Society of Authors
- recently there have been several winners each year, each of whom receives £3500.
- The awards are not limited to fiction, though dramatic works are excluded from consideration.
2007
Winners £5000 each
- Horatio Clare, Running to the Hills (2006) John Murray
- James Scudamore, The Amnesia Clinic (2006) Harvill Secker
- Judges: Louise Doughty, Susan Elderkin and Matt Thorne
2006
- Chris Cleave, Incendiary, published by Chatto & Windus
- Owen Sheers, Skirrid Hill, published by Seren
- Zadie Smith, On Beauty (2005) published by Hamish Hamilton
