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'''The Betty Trask Award''' | '''The Betty Trask Award''' | ||
This Prize is awarded to a writer under the age of 35 for his or her first novel | This Prize is awarded to a writer under the age of 35 for his or her first novel. The award is given for both published and unpublished works. | ||
The author must be a Commonwealth citizen, and the work must be 'of a romantic or traditional nature, i.e. not experimental'. | The author must be a Commonwealth citizen, and the work must be 'of a romantic or traditional nature, i.e. not experimental'. | ||
This award has been established | This award has been established since 1984 and total £25,000(shared)each year. | ||
This year (2007) there have been five different books, the winner is Will Davis with his novel called "My side of the story". | This year (2007) there have been five different books, the winner is Will Davis with his novel called "My side of the story". | ||
homepages: | |||
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http://www.societyofauthors.org/ | http://www.societyofauthors.org/ | ||
http://library.christchurch.org.nz/LiteraryPrizes/BettyTrask/ | http://library.christchurch.org.nz/LiteraryPrizes/BettyTrask/ | ||
Revision as of 22:22, 6 December 2007
The Betty Trask Award
This Prize is awarded to a writer under the age of 35 for his or her first novel. The award is given for both published and unpublished works. The author must be a Commonwealth citizen, and the work must be 'of a romantic or traditional nature, i.e. not experimental'. This award has been established since 1984 and total £25,000(shared)each year.
This year (2007) there have been five different books, the winner is Will Davis with his novel called "My side of the story".
homepages:
http://www.societyofauthors.org/
http://library.christchurch.org.nz/LiteraryPrizes/BettyTrask/
