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The Somerset Maugham Award is a British literary prize given each year by the Society of Authors.Set up by William Somerset Maugham in 1947 the awards enable young writers to enrich their work by gaining experience in foreign countries.
William Somerset Maugham [n 2] CH (/ m ɔː m / MAWM; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) [n 1] was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German university.
Thomas won the Somerset Maugham Award (1962), the Nonino Prize (2009), the Boccaccio Prize (2009), the Gabarrón Prize (2008) and the Calvo Serer Prize (2009). The French Government appointed him Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2008.
Martin MacInnes (born 1983) is a Scottish author of three novels including Infinite Ground (2016), which won the Somerset Maugham Award, and In Ascension (2023). His work often delves into themes of the human condition in the 21st century, weaving narratives that reflect on the tensions between digital advancement and ecological devastation.
1955: Somerset Maugham Award for A Way of Looking. [4] 1966: Richard Hillary Memorial Prize for The Mind has Mountains [8] 1987: W.H. Smith Literary Award for Collected Poems 1953–1985; 1992: Commander of the Order of the British Empire ; 2001: Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Durham University
His 1980 biography of W. Somerset Maugham was a 1982 National Book Award finalist in its first paperback edition. [ 9 ] [ a ] He also wrote for newspapers and magazines. Personal life
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Hughes gained widespread critical acclaim after the book's release in September 1957, including a Somerset Maugham Award. The work favoured hard-hitting trochees and spondees reminiscent of Middle English — a style he used throughout his career — over the more genteel latinate sounds. [5]