Betty Trask Prize
Deadline October 31 (must be received by this date), formerly November 30. Highly recommended free contest awards top prize of 10,000 pounds for a first novel (published or unpublished) of "a romantic or traditional nature", i.e. not experimental. Author must be a British national or a resident of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the Commonwealth for at least 3 years. Author must be under 35 as of December 31 of the deadline year. If published, the work must have been published between December 1 of the previous year and the deadline date. Send 5 copies of book (if published), or upload the manuscript online (if unpublished). Complete entry form online. Sponsored by the Society of Authors.
Source: https://www.societyofauthors.org/prizes/the-soa-awards/betty-trask-prize-awards/
Published: October 3, 2025
