The Society of Authors is proud to have a long history administering prizes.
This webpage is dedicated to retired prizes which have since permanently closed for submissions. We are grateful to commemorate the past contributions of our generous benefactors and honour the difference their legacies have made to the UK literary landscape.
Please do navigate the webpages below to discover our past winners, runners-up, and shortlisted authors from each of our retired prizes.
ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award
For a short story of up to 5,000 words
Paul Torday Memorial Prize
For a first novel by an author over 60
If you are interested in our list of active prizes, please visit the following webpages instead:
- SoA Awards: Annual awards for poetry, fiction, non-fiction and illustration originally written in English.
- Translation Prizes: Annual and biennial prizes for outstanding translations.
- Audio Drama: The Imison and Tinniswood Awards for best new and best original audio drama script.
- Other Prizes: External prizes administered by the Society of Authors, including: The Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award, The Encore Award, The Windrush Prize, and The Ilse Schwepcke Prize.