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The Betty Trask Prize and Awards

Betty Trask left a bequest to the Society of Authors in 1983 to fund a prize for first novels written by authors under the age of 35 in a romantic or traditional, but not experimental, style. The prize money, which totals £20,000, must be used for foreign travel. The prize is open to published and unpublished novels.

  • The annual deadline for entries is 30th November.
  • Download the entry form here.

The 2011 Prize

  • Anjali Joseph won the £10,000 prize for her novel, Saraswati Park (Fourth Estate).

The 2011 Awards

  • Laura Barton received £6,000 for Twenty-One Locks (Quercus).
  • Simon Lelic received £2,500 for Rupture (Picador).
  • Robert Williams received £2,500 for Luke and Jon (Faber).

Judges: Paul Bailey, Frances Fyfield, Shena Mackay.