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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.
The book was published in 2009 by Picador UK and went on to win the 2010 Somerset Maugham Award and was also shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize. [6] In 2010, Polley was offered a position as lecturer at University of St. Andrews. [1] In 2011, Polley was invited to Australia to be Arts Queensland’s poet-in-residence. [2]
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.
Somerset Maugham Award (2017) Melissa Lee-Houghton (born in 1982 in Wythenshawe ) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is an English poet, fiction writer, and essayist. Her 2016 poetry collection, Sunshine, won the Somerset Maugham Award [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and was shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award [ 5 ] and Costa Book Award for Poetry .
The Somerset Maugham Award (2021) Lamorna Juliet Ash (born 27 November 1994) is a British writer and education specialist. Her first book, Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Town , won the Somerset Maugham Award in 2021.
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.
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