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Prizes

We administer prizes to celebrate authors of all genres at every stage of their careers. Our awards for fiction, non-fiction, poetry, translation and drama, most awarded annually, are worth over £85,000 in prize money.

Ben Okri 2017 Authors' Awards Speech

Audio drama

Educational writing

Fiction

Non-fiction

Poetry

The Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award

Women’s Prize for Fiction

Translation Prizes

Reading for Pleasure Award

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