The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh (Hamish Hamilton).Sweet Fruit, Sour Land by Rebecca Ley (Sandstone Press).The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gower (Harvill Secker).Judged by Ben Brooks, Elanor Dymott and Vaseem Khan. The Betty Trask Prize and Awards are presented for a first novel by a writer under 35. The shortlists Betty Trask Prize and Awards The event has rewarded the early works of some of today’s most prominent literary figures such as Zadie Smith, Seamus Heaney, Helen Dunmore, Hari Kunzru, Carol Ann Duffy and Mark Haddon and honoured the careers of established figures including Dylan Thomas, Fay Weldon, William Golding and Margaret Drabble. The five prizes will be awarded at the Society of Authors’ Awards on Monday 17 th June, a unique night of riches which will see the UK’s biggest literary fund of more than £100,000 awarded by authors for authors, and sponsored by the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS). The judges for each award, including Kate Mosse, Gary Younge, Mark Lawson, Anita Sethi, Vaseem Khan, Susan Hill, Stuart Evers, Irenosen Okojie and Jen Campbell were united in their praise for ‘ inventive, courageous, challenging and evocative writing that explores both the everyday and the extraordinary ’ with stories exploring the personal and political via themes of displacement, love, friendship, community and loss. In a celebration of inclusivity and the power of storytelling the shortlisted names include established bestsellers, debut authors, poets and short story writers with the oldest nominee, Irish debut novelist Norma MacMaster, aged 81. Broadcaster and journalist, Sally Magnusson ( The Sealwoman’s Gift) and debut author Anne Youngson, (Meet Me at the Museum) have been shortlisted for two prizes. The shortlists for the Betty Trask, McKitterick, Somerset Maugham, ALCS Tom-Gallon awards and the inaugural Paul Torday Memorial Prize, an award for a first novel by a writer over 60, were announced by The Society of Authors today ( Wednesday 15 th May) with bestselling author Heather Morris ( The Tattooist of Auschwitz), Women’s Prize shortlisted, Imogen Hermes Gower ( The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock), Costa Short Story Award shortlisted Sheila Llewellyn (Walking Wounded), 2015 Desmond Elliott Prize winner, Claire Fuller ( Tiny and Pointed) and independent bookseller, Samuel Fisher ( The Chameleon) amongst a list of 31 shortlisted writers and poets. International bestselling author Heather Morris, independent bookseller Samuel Fisher and 81-year old debut novelist Norma MacMaster shortlisted for £100,000 Society of Authors' Awards night.
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