{"id":5581,"date":"2020-05-08T22:19:14","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T21:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/prizes\/the-soa-awards\/paul-torday-memorial-prize\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T16:51:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T15:51:41","slug":"paul-torday-memorial-prize","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/prizes\/the-soa-awards\/paul-torday-memorial-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Torday Memorial Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>After six highly successful years, the Paul Torday Memorial Prize closed in 2024.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Submissions are no longer accepted.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Paul-Torday-logo_1-colour-blue1-1024x441.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92476\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.327272727272727;width:234px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Paul-Torday-logo_1-colour-blue1-1024x441.png 1024w, https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Paul-Torday-logo_1-colour-blue1-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Paul-Torday-logo_1-colour-blue1-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Paul-Torday-logo_1-colour-blue1-1536x662.png 1536w, https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Paul-Torday-logo_1-colour-blue1-2048x883.png 2048w, https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Paul-Torday-logo_1-colour-blue1-510x220.png 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The Paul Torday Memorial Prize was set up and originally sponsored by the family of Paul Torday to celebrate first novels by authors aged 60 or over. Since the prize was founded in 2018, a total of six winners (listed below) have been awarded the prize. Originally a prize fund of \u00a31,000, this was expanded through generous sponsorship from Hawthornden Foundation in 2023, to \u00a33,000 for the winner and an additional \u00a31,000 for a runner-up. Each winner also received a set of Paul Torday\u2019s collected works and runners-up were awarded one specially selected Paul Torday novel with a commemorative book plate. This prize is indebted to Weidenfeld &amp; Nicolson Fiction for their generosity in supplying these books throughout the many years the prize ran.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5581_c70bae-2f .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5581_c70bae-2f .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-5581_c70bae-2f\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Looking for a similar prize?&nbsp;<\/h3><p class=\"has-text-align-left\">You might be eligible for the <a href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/prizes\/the-soa-awards\/mckitterick-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">McKitterick Prize<\/a> for a first novel by an author over 40, or see the <a href=\"https:\/\/cas5-0-urlprotect.trendmicro.com\/wis\/clicktime\/v1\/query?url=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.com%2fv3%2f%5f%5fhttps%3a%2f%2frsliterature.org%2frsl%2dchristopher%2dbland%2dprize%2f%5f%5f%3b%21%21PvXuogZ4sRB2p%2dtU%21GTuM6ARdBcngAKqaN%2d9o%2dWPUwu8shCseN24sCdYn7fHSRX2%2d%2dEf3jJ2%5f7FWKwI0TZFeFqvsnyeHx7PjOemkY%24&amp;umid=cea37d23-9303-49b1-8aa9-7e0e41afc7d9&amp;auth=cfe57acbf3510e6275be4bf188ac45ed14c3ca61-bff0788db77fae7a77dfc6468bad63353c66ec78\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RSL Christopher Bland Prize<\/a> for debut novels by authors over 50.&nbsp;<\/p><style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5581_9b5619-cc .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5581_9b5619-cc .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-5581_9b5619-cc\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">About Paul Torday<\/h3><style>.kb-image5581_dcb7c5-1a.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image5581_dcb7c5-1a .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:203px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image5581_dcb7c5-1a.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image5581_dcb7c5-1a .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image5581_dcb7c5-1a figure{max-width:203px;}.kb-image5581_dcb7c5-1a .image-is-svg, .kb-image5581_dcb7c5-1a .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image5581_dcb7c5-1a .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image5581_dcb7c5-1a\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Paul-Torday.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-117749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Paul-Torday.jpg 350w, https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Paul-Torday-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption>Paul Torday \u00a9 Murdo Macleod<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p>Paul Torday (1946-2013) was born in Croxdale, Durham. He was educated at the Royal Grammar School in Newcastle and later attended Pembroke College, Oxford to read English. His first success as a writer came when he was just 16, having won a national poetry competition. After an extensive business career in the engineering, oil and gas industries, Torday published his first novel,\u202f<em>Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,<\/em>\u202faged 60. The book achieved great commercial success and was adapted into a film starring Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt. He went on to write ten books throughout his literary career, which include: <em>Salmon Fishing in the Yemen <\/em>(2007), <em>The Irresistible Inheritance of Wilberforce <\/em>(2008), <em>The Girl on the Landing <\/em>(2009), <em>The Hopeless Life of Charlie Summers <\/em>(2010), <em>More Than You Can Say <\/em>(2011), <em>Breakfast at the Hotel D\u00e9j\u00e0<\/em><strong><em>\u202f<\/em><\/strong><em>vu <\/em>(2011), <em>The Legacy of Hartlepool Hall<\/em> (2011), <em>Theo <\/em>(2012), <em>Light Shining in the Forest <\/em>(2013), and <em>Death of an Owl <\/em>(2015) \u2013 completed by his son, Piers Torday, following Paul\u2019s death in 2013.&nbsp;<br><br>Discover more about Paul Torday\u2019s life and literary career through his website <a href=\"https:\/\/paultorday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>As you get into your late fifties, you begin to realise that everybody else is younger and cleverer than you are, so it\u2019s time to move on. I thought to myself, &#8216;I\u2019ll just have one last go. If nobody shows any interest, that\u2019s it.<\/em><br>&#8211; Paul Torday<\/p><p>(Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/paultorday.com\/\" title=\"\">Paul Torday Website<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2013\/dec\/19\/paul-torday-dies-67\" title=\"\">The Guardian Article<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p><style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5581_e1df60-78 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5581_e1df60-78 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-5581_e1df60-78\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A note from Piers Torday about the prize<\/h3><p>In 2018 Piers and Nick Torday founded this prize in honour of their father with a <a href=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/2018\/08\/01\/new-prize-for-debut-novelists-over-60\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018<em>message to the industry and the public [which\u2026] is very simple and twofold: it truly is never too late to follow your dream.\u2019<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;<br><br>Six years on, Piers Torday reflects on the history of the prize\u2026<\/p><p>\u2018My brother Nick and I are so glad we followed our dream of honouring Dad\u2019s remarkable literary journey and legacy with the creation of a prize in his name that celebrated those who, like him, forged new literary careers later in life.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><p>Our goal was to reward the very best of those publishing novels at the age of 60 and over, and we can proudly say we have done that for six incredible years. We\u2019ve boosted writers from independent presses and garlanded bestsellers. There is no place for ageism anywhere, and certainly not in publishing, and we\u2019re glad to have highlighted that.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><p>But now our point has been made, our father\u2019s legacy commemorated and we gladly cede the stage to the vital McKitterick and Christopher Bland prizes which will continue to celebrate late developers of many ages!&nbsp;<\/p><p>We would like to thank everyone for their support in making this prize a reality: Paul\u2019s widow Penelope Torday, his agent Mark Stanton at The North Literary Agency,&nbsp; his supremely generous publishers W&amp;N Fiction for their tireless generosity, Hawthornden Foundation for their exceptional support, and of course the Society of Authors without whom none of this would have been possible, from seamless administration to superb award ceremonies.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Most of all, we would like to thank all our brilliant winners and nominees for writing such extraordinary books. We hope you all write many more. (And Dad, we hope you approve too!)\u2019&nbsp;<\/p><style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5581_342527-8b .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5581_342527-8b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-5581_342527-8b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hear from previous Paul Torday Memorial Prize winners and judges<\/h3><div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>I think it\u2019s a huge advantage to be this age and to be writing. I am writing from the engine of youth that I lived, but I am also writing with the wisdom that comes with ageing. [\u2026] What better perspective is there than to write about youth culture or life across the generations.<\/em><br>\u2013&nbsp; Jacqueline Crooks, 2024 Paul Torday Memorial Prize winner for <em>Fire Rush <\/em>(Jonathan Cape, Vintage)<\/p><\/blockquote><div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>It doesn\u2019t really matter what your age is, especially I want to say it doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re over sixty. [\u2026] I\u2019ve never had anyone in the publishing industry go, \u201cwell you\u2019re over 60.\u201d They don\u2019t care as long as you\u2019ve written a good book. [\u2026] But you have to treat it seriously and you have to do it with confidence, and you do have to believe in yourself. And those last two are the hardest things. So if you can just give yourself a break and not say \u201cI don\u2019t think this is good enough,\u201d or, you know, \u201cwhat if no one\u2019s going to like my story?\u201d&nbsp; You need to just shut that- shut it off. You tell yourself the story that you want to read. You write the story you wish you had on a long flight overseas. Just do that. Don\u2019t worry about your age. I don\u2019t care if your 15 or 80. Just write that other story that you want to read.\u2019<\/em><br>\u2013 Bonnie Garmus, 2023 Paul Torday Memorial Prize winner for <em>Lessons in Chemistry <\/em>(Doubleday, Penguin Random House)<\/p><\/blockquote><div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Age is no barrier to writing a good book, and arguably, as many of the entries have proved, a rich experience of life is actually an advantage [\u2026] perhaps the old-ish dogs still have a new trick in them after all!<\/em><br>\u2013 Trevor Wood, 2024 Paul Torday Memorial Prize judge<\/p><\/blockquote><style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5581_25de5b-5c .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5581_25de5b-5c .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div 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Find all the winners, runners-up and shortlisted books from the Paul Torday Memorial Prize over the years via our Bookshop.org link <u><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/lists\/paul-torday-memorial-prize-full-shortlist-and-winners-list\" title=\"\">here.<\/a><\/u><\/strong><br><strong><br><\/strong>A percentage of each sale will go to the Drusilla Harvey Access Fund, providing access grants to help authors attend events, residencies and retreats.<\/p><style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5581_5efe2c-a3 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-5581_5efe2c-a3 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-5581_5efe2c-a3\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div><style>.kt-accordion-id5581_ff221c-95 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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.kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top:1px solid;border-right:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid;border-left:2px solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id5581_ff221c-95 kt-accordion-has-5-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"true\" data-start-open=\"none\"><div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane5581_74457d-cf\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Past winners, runners-up and shortlisted authors<\/span><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_arrowRightCircle kt-btn-side-right\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 16 16 12 12 8\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"16\" y2=\"12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024<\/h4>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Winner: <strong>Jacqueline Crooks<\/strong> for <em>Fire Rush <\/em>(Jonathan Cape, Vintage)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Runner-up: <strong>Fran Hill<\/strong> for <em>Cuckoo in the Nest<\/em> (Legend Press)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted: <strong>Justine Gilbert<\/strong> for <em>Daisy Chain <\/em>(Claret Press)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted: <strong>Hilary Taylor<\/strong> for <em>Sea Defences <\/em>(Eye Books)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted: <strong>Michelene Wandor <\/strong>for <em>Orfeo\u2019s Last Act <\/em>(Greenwich Exchange)&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023<\/h4>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Winner: <strong>Bonnie Garmus<\/strong><strong>\u202f<\/strong>for\u202f<em>Lessons in Chemistry<\/em><em>\u202f<\/em>(Doubleday, Penguin Random House)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Runner-up: <strong>Julie Owen Moylan<\/strong><strong>\u202f<\/strong>for\u202f<em>That Green Eyed Girl<\/em><em>\u202f<\/em>(Penguin Random House)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted: <strong>Reverend Richard Coles<\/strong> for <em>Murder Before Evensong <\/em>(Weidenfeld &amp; Nicolson)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted: <strong>Tony Curtis <\/strong>for <em>Darkness in the City of Light <\/em>(Seren Books)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted: <strong>Jonathan Franklin <\/strong>for <em>Red Road Green <\/em>(Sparsile Books)&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2022<\/h4>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Winner: <strong>Jane Fraser<\/strong> for\u202f<em>Advent<\/em>\u202f(Honno: Welsh Women\u2019s Press)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Runner-up: <strong>Michael Mallon<\/strong> for\u202f<em>The Disciple<\/em>\u202f(Zuleika)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted: <strong>Yvonne Bailey-Smith <\/strong>for <em>The Day I Fell Off My Island <\/em>(Myriad Editions)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted: <strong>Anthony English <\/strong>for <em>Death of a Coast Watcher <\/em>(Monsoon Books)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted:<strong> John Fletcher <\/strong>for <em>Wuhan <\/em>(Head of Zeus)&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2021<\/h4>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Winner: <strong>Kathy O\u2019Shaughnessy<\/strong><strong>\u202f<\/strong>for\u202f<em>In Love with George Eliot<\/em>\u202f(Scribe UK)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Runner-up: <strong>Karen Raney<\/strong>\u202ffor\u202f<em>All the Water in the World<\/em>\u202f(John Murray, Two Roads)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted: <strong>Judith Amanthis <\/strong>for <em>Dirt Clean <\/em>(Victorina Press)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted: <strong>Elfan Jones <\/strong>for <em>Let Sleeping Dogs Lie <\/em>(Unbound)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted: <strong>Trevor Wood <\/strong>for <em>The Man on the Street <\/em>(Quercus)&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2020<\/h4>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Winner: <strong>Donald S. Murray<\/strong>\u202ffor\u202f<em>As the Women Lay Dreaming<\/em><em>\u202f<\/em>(Saraband)\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Runner-up: <strong>Gaby Koppel<\/strong>\u202ffor\u202f<em>Reparation<\/em><em>\u202f<\/em>(Honno Press)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted: <strong>George Alagiah <\/strong>for <em>The Burning Land <\/em>(Canongate Books)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted: <strong>Euan Cameron <\/strong>for <em>Madeleine <\/em>(MacLehose Press, Quercus Books)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted: <strong>Rosalind Stopps <\/strong>for <em>Hello, My Name is May <\/em>(HQ, Harper Collins Publishers)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted: <strong>Fiona Vigo Marshall <\/strong>for <em>Find me Falling <\/em>(Fairlight Books)&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2019<\/h4>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Winner: <strong>Anne Youngson<\/strong>\u202ffor\u202f<em>Meet Me at the Museum<\/em><em>\u202f<\/em>(Doubleday)\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Runner-up: <strong>Norma MacMaster<\/strong><strong>\u202f<\/strong>for\u202f<em>Silence Under a Stone<\/em><em>\u202f<\/em>(Doubleday Ireland)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted: <strong>Su Bristow<\/strong> for <em>Sealskin <\/em>(Orenda Books)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted: <strong>Sheila Llewellyn <\/strong>for <em>Walking Wounded <\/em>(Sceptre)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted: <strong>Sally Magnusson <\/strong>for <em>The Sealwoman\u2019s Gift <\/em>(Two Roads)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlisted: <strong>Heather Morris <\/strong>for <em>The Tattooist of Auschwitz <\/em>(Doubleday)&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-5 kt-pane5581_ac0789-77\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Sponsor information<\/span><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_arrowRightCircle kt-btn-side-right\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 16 16 12 12 8\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"16\" y2=\"12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paul Torday<\/h4>\n\n<style>.kb-image5581_5ea12a-31.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image5581_5ea12a-31 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:203px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image5581_5ea12a-31.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image5581_5ea12a-31 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image5581_5ea12a-31 figure{max-width:203px;}.kb-image5581_5ea12a-31 .image-is-svg, .kb-image5581_5ea12a-31 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image5581_5ea12a-31 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image5581_5ea12a-31\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Paul-Torday.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-117749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Paul-Torday.jpg 350w, https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Paul-Torday-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption>Paul Torday \u00a9 Murdo Macleod<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/paultorday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Paul Torday<\/a> (1946 \u2013 2013) was a businessman and author of nine books.&nbsp;His first novel,<em>&nbsp;Salmon Fishing in the Yemen <\/em>(2007), was an immediate international bestseller, later made into a film starring Ewan MacGregor and Emily Blunt.&nbsp;His fiction has been translated into twenty-eight&nbsp;languages&nbsp;and won several awards, including the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction. The Paul Torday Memorial Prize was founded by his family in his honour.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hawthornden Foundation<\/h4>\n\n<style>.kb-image5581_a1d4a9-55.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image5581_a1d4a9-55 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:109px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image5581_a1d4a9-55.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image5581_a1d4a9-55 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image5581_a1d4a9-55 figure{max-width:109px;}.kb-image5581_a1d4a9-55 .image-is-svg, .kb-image5581_a1d4a9-55 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image5581_a1d4a9-55 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image5581_a1d4a9-55\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/HF_RGB_PNGs_Logomark-Logotype-Stack-Ctr-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-114806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/HF_RGB_PNGs_Logomark-Logotype-Stack-Ctr-2.png 679w, https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/HF_RGB_PNGs_Logomark-Logotype-Stack-Ctr-2-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/societyofauthors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/HF_RGB_PNGs_Logomark-Logotype-Stack-Ctr-2-510x478.png 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawthornden.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hawthornden Foundation<\/a>&nbsp;is a private charitable foundation supporting contemporary writers and the literary arts. Established by Drue Heinz, the noted philanthropist and patron of the arts, the Foundation is named after Hawthornden Castle in Midlothian, Scotland, where an international residential fellowship program provides month-long retreats for creative writers from all disciplines to work in peaceful surroundings. 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