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'''The Betty Trask Award''' | '''The Betty Trask Award''' is awarded to a writer under the age of 35 for his or her first novel. | ||
The award is given by the Society of Authors for both published and unpublished works. | The award is given by the Society of Authors for both published and unpublished works.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'. | ||
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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". | ||
==Links== | |||
*[http://www.societyofauthors.org/ The Society of Authors] | |||
*[http://library.christchurch.org.nz/LiteraryPrizes/BettyTrask/ Library in Christchurch] | |||
[[Category: Literary Awards]] | |||
Revision as of 05:11, 7 December 2007
The Betty Trask Award is awarded to a writer under the age of 35 for his or her first novel. The award is given by the Society of Authors for both published and unpublished works.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'. It is founded from a bequest by the late Betty Trask, a reclusive author of over thirty romance novels. 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".
