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 The prize is open to published and unpublished novels.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.