Literary award · Ireland · since 2003
Ondaatje Prize
Annual literary award from the Royal Society of Literature. Established 2003 in Ireland.
About Ondaatje Prize
The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize is an annual literary award given by the Royal Society of Literature. The £10,000 award is for a work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry that evokes the "spirit of a place", and is written by someone who is a citizen of or who has been resident in the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. The prize bears the name of its benefactor Sir Christopher Ondaatje. The prize incorporates the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize, which was presented up to 2002 for regional fiction.
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Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Lea Ypi | — |
| 2020 | A Portable Paradise | — |
| 2005 | Rory Stewart | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Ondaatje Prize for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q7092148 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).