The Authors’ Awards 2008
The annual awards and prizes judged by writers and hosted by the Society of Authors.
More than £70,000 in prize money was presented to twenty-three writers on Wednesday 18th June 2008 at a reception held in the Great Hall at Bart’s in West Smithfield.
The awards were introduced by the Chair of the Society of Authors, Tracy Chevalier, and presented by Terry Pratchett.
See full list of 2008 prize winners
Prize winners photo gallery
Adam O’Riordan
Eric Gregory Award Winner – £4,000
Judges: Moniza Alvi, Cary Archard, Maura Dooley, John Greening, Sophie Hannah, and Owen Sheers
Adam Thirlwell
Somerset Maugham Award Winner – £2,000
Judges: Susan Elderkin, Rory Stewart and Matt Thorne
Alison McLeod
Olive Cook Prize Winner – £1,000
Judges: Jane Gardam and Duncan Minshull
Anna Ralph
Betty Trask Award Winner – £2,000
Judges: Andrew Holgate, Elizabeth Buchan and Rachel Cusk
Charles Boyle aka Jennie Walker
McKitterick Prize Winner – £4,000
Judges: Andrew Cowan, Linda Grant and Salley Vickers
Colin Thubron
Travelling Scholarship Winner – £1,650
Judges: Lisa Appignanesi, Helena Drysdale, Kay Dunbar, Peter Kemp and Mark McCrum.
David Harsent
Cholmondeley Award Winner – £1,500
Judges: Dennis O’Driscoll, David Morley, Carole Satyamurti and Henry Shukman
Emily Benny
Eric Gregory Award Winner – £4,000
Judges: Moniza Alvi, Cary Archard, Maura Dooley, John Greening, Sophie Hannah, and Owen Sheers
Heather Phillipson
Eric Gregory Award Winner – £4,000
Judges: Moniza Alvi, Cary Archard, Maura Dooley, John Greening, Sophie Hannah, and Owen Sheers
James Midgley
Eric Gregory Award Winner – £4,000
Judges: Moniza Alvi, Cary Archard, Maura Dooley, John Greening, Sophie Hannah, and Owen Sheers
John Burnside
Cholmondeley Award Winner – £1,500
Judges: Dennis O’Driscoll, David Morley, Carole Satyamurti and Henry Shukman
John Greening
Cholmondeley Award Winner – £1,500
Judges: Dennis O’Driscoll, David Morley, Carole Satyamurti and Henry Shukman
Nick Laird
Somerset Maugham Award Winner – £2,000
Judges: Susan Elderkin, Rory Stewart and Matt Thorne
Rhiannon Hooson
Eric Gregory Award Winner – £4,000
Judges: Moniza Alvi, Cary Archard, Maura Dooley, John Greening, Sophie Hannah, and Owen Sheers
Rosemary Hill for God’s Architect – Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain (Allen Lane)
Elizabeth Longford Prize Winner – £5,000
Judges: Lady Antonia Fraser, Flora Fraser, Roy Foster, Andrew Roberts and A.N. Wilson
Ross Raisin
Betty Trask Award Winner – £6,000
Judges: Andrew Holgate, Elizabeth Buchan and Rachel Cusk
Steven Hall
Somerset Maugham Award Winner – £2,000
Judges: Susan Elderkin, Rory Stewart and Matt Thorne
Thomas Leveritt
Betty Trask Award Winner – £2,000
Judges: Andrew Holgate, Elizabeth Buchan and Rachel Cusk
