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Sagittarius Prize
{{Use dmy dates, date=April 2022 The Sagittarius Prize was a literary award given between 1991 and 2005 by the Society of Authors for a first novel by an author over the age of sixty. Initially the prize was worth £2,000 but was increased to £4,000 in 2003. Past winners *1991 - Judith Hubback, ''The Sea Has Many Voices'' *1992 - Hugh Leonard, ''Parnell And The English Woman'' *1993 - Brian O'Doherty, ''The Strange Case Of Mademoiselle P.'' *1994 - George Hummer, ''Red Branch'' *1995 - Fred Plisner, ''Gravity Is Getting Me Down'' *1996 - Samuel Lock, ''As Luck Would Have It'' *1997 - Barbara Hardy (literary scholar), Barbara Hardy, ''London Lovers'' *1998 - Ambalavaner Sivanandan, A. Sivanandan, ''When Memory Dies'' *1999 - Ingrid Mann, ''The Danube Testament'' *2000 - David Crackanthorpe, ''Stolen Marches'' *2001 - Michael Richardson (author), Michael Richardson, ''The Pig Bin'' *2002 - Zvi Jagendorf, ''Wolfy And The Strudelbakers'' *2003 - Margaret Kaine, ''Ring Of Clay'' *2004 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Of Authors
The Society of Authors (SoA) is a United Kingdom trade union for professional writers, illustrators and literary translators, founded in 1884 to protect the rights and further the interests of authors. , it represents over 12,000 members and associates. The SoA vets members' contracts and advises on professional issues, as well as providing training, representing authors in collective negotiations with publishers to improve contract terms, lobbying on issues that affect authors such as copyright, UK arts funding and Public Lending Right. The SoA administers a range of grants for writers in need (The Authors' Contingency Fund, The Francis Head Bequest and The P.D. James Memorial Fund) and to fund work in progress (The Authors’ Foundation and K Blundell Trust), awarding more than £250,000 to writers each year. The SoA also administers prizes for fiction, non-fiction, poetry, translation and drama, including the Betty Trask Award and the Somerset Maugham Award. The SoA acts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |