W. Somerset Maugham set up a fund in 1947 to enable young writers to enrich their work by gaining experience of foreign countries. The awards are given for a published work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry.
The winners will be announced on 1 June at the SoA summer awards.
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Entry to the 2023 Awards will open in August
- Deadline for entries: 30 November 2022
- The author must be a British national, or resident in Great Britain and Northern Ireland for three years prior to the date of submission for the award, and writing in English.
- The author must be under the age of 30 on 30 November 2021.
- The work submitted must be a full-length book and have been first published in Britain in 2021.
- The work submitted may be poetry, fiction, criticism, biography, history, philosophy, belles-lettres or a travel book. Dramatic works are not eligible.
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