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Encore Award | ==Overview== | ||
The Encore Award used to be awarded yearly since 1990 and is now awarded biennially by the Society of Authors. | |||
==Eligibility== | |||
*the work must be a novel by one other who has had only one novel published previously | |||
*the work must be in English language, first published in the UK, and not a work for children either | |||
::(a) the author must be a British or Commonwealth citizen or | |||
::(b) the book must have been first published in the UK | |||
==Entry procedures== | |||
*publisher nominates book for election | |||
*The award is selected by a group of three judges. | |||
- | ==Prize== | ||
The prize comes with 10,000 pounds-divided amongst the winners in years where there is more than one. | |||
==2007== | |||
The prize of £10,000 was presented by Dan Jacobson at a reception in the Nash Room at the ICA on 22nd May 2007. The judges were Alex Clark, Lindsay Duguid and Peter Parker. | |||
===Winner=== | |||
*M.J. Hyland, Carry Me Down (2006) (Canongate) | |||
===Runners up=== | |||
*Vikram Chandra – Sacred Games (Faber) | |||
*Will Eaves – Nothing to be Afraid Of (Picador) | |||
*James Lasdun – Seven Lies (Cape) | |||
*Mary Lawson – The Other Side of the Bridge (Chatto) | |||
*Jon McGregor – So Many Ways to Begin (Bloomsbury) | |||
- | ==Links== | ||
:[http://www.societyofauthors.org/prizes_grants_and_awards/prizes-for-fiction-and-non-fiction/the_encore_award/index.html The Society of Authors] | |||
:[http://book.consumerhelpweb.com/awards/encore/winners.htm Consumer Help Web - Books] | |||
==Contact== | |||
[[User:Annika Matyssek|Annika Matyssek]] | |||
[[Category: Literary Awards]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:13, 7 February 2008
Overview
The Encore Award used to be awarded yearly since 1990 and is now awarded biennially by the Society of Authors.
Eligibility
- the work must be a novel by one other who has had only one novel published previously
- the work must be in English language, first published in the UK, and not a work for children either
- (a) the author must be a British or Commonwealth citizen or
- (b) the book must have been first published in the UK
Entry procedures
- publisher nominates book for election
- The award is selected by a group of three judges.
Prize
The prize comes with 10,000 pounds-divided amongst the winners in years where there is more than one.
2007
The prize of £10,000 was presented by Dan Jacobson at a reception in the Nash Room at the ICA on 22nd May 2007. The judges were Alex Clark, Lindsay Duguid and Peter Parker.
Winner
- M.J. Hyland, Carry Me Down (2006) (Canongate)
Runners up
- Vikram Chandra – Sacred Games (Faber)
- Will Eaves – Nothing to be Afraid Of (Picador)
- James Lasdun – Seven Lies (Cape)
- Mary Lawson – The Other Side of the Bridge (Chatto)
- Jon McGregor – So Many Ways to Begin (Bloomsbury)
