novelist

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According to Royal Society of Literature's website, it's "an annual award of £10,000 for a debut novelist or non-fiction writer first published in any form aged 50 or over".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

I reached out to best-selling memoirist and novelist Dani Shapiro to ask if she had her own experience with the book.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Winn went on to win a number of accolades for The Salt Path, including a £10,000 prize for a debut novelist or non-fiction writer.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

The bestselling novelist co-wrote this soapy adaptation of her own book, following a mother fresh out of prison who attempts to reconnect with her young daughter—and starts to fall for the dead father’s best friend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

“I think she was surprised. And perhaps her feelings were hurt. She certainly didn’t express herself very well. Shocking, really, that a romance novelist could be so inept at the language of the heart.”

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo