Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer's Award

The Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer's Award is given annually to two writers to support their work on a forthcoming book, either fiction or non-fiction, relating to the Americas.[1] It is supported by the Hay Festival and the British Library's Eccles Centre for American Studies. The winners each receive £20,000, divided into four quarterly grants, and have a research residency at the Eccles Centre, with curatorial support, and opportunities to promote their work at Hay Festival events in the UK and elsewhere.[2][3] The award was previously known as the Eccles British Library Writer in Residence Award[4] and the Eccles British Library Writers Award.[5]

Winners

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Past winners, and the books (now published or as yet unpublished) for which they won their awards, include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bayley, Sian. "Six writers shortlisted for £20k Eccles Centre and Hay Festival Writer's Award". The Bookseller. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "The Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer's Award". www.bl.uk. British Library. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Writer's Award 2023 goes to Ayanna Lloyd Banwo and Jarred McGinnis". Hay Festival. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. ^ "The Eccles British Library Writer in Residence Award". www.bl.uk. British Library Press Office. 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Eccles British Library Writers Award 2018 winners announced". The British Library. 21 November 2017. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. ^ "The two winners of the 2015 Eccles British Library Writer in Residence Award are announced". www.bl.uk. British Library. 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  7. ^ "2017 Eccles British Library Writer's Award". www.bl.uk. 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Sara Taylor wins Eccles British Library Writer's Award". www.newwriting.net. University of East Anglia. Retrieved 23 September 2023.