Commonwealth Book Prize
| Commonwealth Book Prize | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best first novel (fiction) |
| Location | Commonwealth countries |
| Presented by | Commonwealth Foundation |
| First awarded | 2012 |
| Official website | www.commonwealthwriters.org |
- This is for the prize est. in 2011. For previous award see Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Awarded for best first book, the Commonwealth Book Prize was established in 2012 for writers who were Commonwealth citizens aged 18 or over and who have had their first novel (full length work of fiction) published in the year of entry. The Commonwealth Book Prize was part of an initiative by the Commonwealth Foundation called Commonwealth Writers, which seeks to unearth, develop and promote the best new fiction from across the Commonwealth.
Regional winners received £2,500 and the overall winner received £10,000.
The prize was active for two years, 2012 and 2013, and then discontinued.
Commonwealth Foundation
Commonwealth Writers is part of the Culture programme of the Commonwealth Foundation. The Commonwealth Foundation is an intergovernmental organisation established in 1965, resourced by and reporting to Commonwealth governments, and guided by Commonwealth values and priorities. It aims to strengthen civil society in the achievement of Commonwealth priorities - democracy and good governance, respect for human rights and gender equality, poverty eradication and sustainable, people-centred development, and to promote arts and culture.
Winners
See also
- Commonwealth Writers - a world of new fiction
- Commonwealth Short Story Prize
- Commonwealth Writers' Prize
External links
- Commonwealth Book Prize at Commonwealth Writers (official site)
- Commonwealth Book Prize at Commonwealth Foundation (official site)