Alice Helen Warrender (1857 – 23 September 1947) was an English philanthropist, who established one of Britain's earliest annual literary awards, the

Hawthornden Prize The Hawthornden Prize is a British literary award that was established in 1919 by Alice Warrender, who was born at Hawthornden Castle. Authors under the age of 41 are awarded on the quality of their "imaginative literature", which can be written ...

, in 1919.

Life

Alice Warrender was born at

Hawthornden Wangsa Maju is a township and a constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This area is surrounded by Setapak, Taman Melati and Gombak district in Selangor. Wangsa Maju is one of the largest townships in Kuala Lumpur and consists of many sections ...

as the eldest child of six of Sir George Warrender, 6th Baronet (1825–1901) and Helen Purves-Hume-Campbell. Her younger brother was the admiral

Sir George Warrender, 7th Baronet Vice-Admiral Sir George John Scott Warrender of Lochend, 7th Baronet, (31 July 1860 – 8 January 1917) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy during the First World War. Early career Warrender was the son of Sir George Warrender, 6th Baronet ...

. In 1919 she founded the Hawthornden Prize for a work of imaginative literature, including biography, by an English writer under the age of 41. Winners received £100 and a silver medal.'Miss Helen Warrender', ''

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'', 1 October 1947, p.7 Alice Warrender was a judge on the committee awarding the prize until her death. She never married, and is buried at

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.Alice Helen Warrender
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Warrender, Alice 1857 births 1947 deaths English philanthropists Daughters of baronets