An annual award of £10,000 for a distinguished work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, evoking the spirit of a place.
Eligible Books
The Prize is open any full-length work of fiction or non-fiction, or volume of poetry, which evokes the spirit of a place, and which is written by a citizen of the UK, Commonwealth or Republic of Ireland, or a writer who has been resident in the UK for three years.
All entries must be published (in any format) for the first time in the UK or RoI within the calendar year 2025, i.e. January-December 2025. Previous publication of the book outside of the UK does not disqualify it.
The book must be a unified and substantial work. Collections of short stories, novellas or children’s books are not eligible.
Books originally written in another language, and translated into English, are not eligible.
Self-published books are not eligible.
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Deadline: Friday 12 December 2025 at 5pm