There are five awards to apply from, three of which celebrate younger authors.
Five awards
All entry forms can be found online, along with eligibility criteria and instructions on how to submit your work to each award.
Betty Trask Prize and Awards
For a first novel by a writer under 35.
Past winners include Zadie Smith, David Szalay, Hari Kunzru and Sarah Waters. Total prize and award fund at least £20,000.
For a first novel by a writer under 35.
Past winners include Zadie Smith, David Szalay, Hari Kunzru and Sarah Waters. Total prize and award fund at least £20,000.
Eric Gregory Awards
For a collection of poems by a poet under 30.
Past winners include Carol Ann Duffy, Tom Chivers, Helen Mort and Alan Hollinghurst. Total award fund £20,000.
McKitterick Prize
For a first novel by a writer over 40.
Past winners include Helen Dunmore, Mark Haddon and Petinah Gappah. Total prize fund £5,000.
Somerset Maugham Awards
For published works of fiction, non-fiction or poetry by writers under 35, to enable young writers to enrich their work by gaining experience of foreign countries.
Past winners include Hari Kunzru, Helen Oyeyemi, Julian Barnes, Zadie Smith and Jonathan Freedland. Total prize fund £10,000.
For a collection of poems by a poet under 30.
Past winners include Carol Ann Duffy, Tom Chivers, Helen Mort and Alan Hollinghurst. Total award fund £20,000.
McKitterick Prize
For a first novel by a writer over 40.
Past winners include Helen Dunmore, Mark Haddon and Petinah Gappah. Total prize fund £5,000.
Somerset Maugham Awards
For published works of fiction, non-fiction or poetry by writers under 35, to enable young writers to enrich their work by gaining experience of foreign countries.
Past winners include Hari Kunzru, Helen Oyeyemi, Julian Barnes, Zadie Smith and Jonathan Freedland. Total prize fund £10,000.
For a short story by a writer who has had at least one short story accepted for publication. Total award fund £1,500.
The Eric Gregory Awards, McKitterick Prize and Tom-Gallon Trust Award are open for entries until 31 October. The deadline for entries to the Betty Trask Prize and Awards and the Somerset Maugham Awards is 30 November.
You can find out more about these prizes by clicking on the titles above.
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