http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/ Desmond Elliott, The Desmond Elliott Prize 2009, Arlington Books, The Desmond Elliott Charitable Trust, The prize for new fiction, literary agent, publisher en-uk Copyright 2010 Desmond Elliott, The Desmond Elliott Prize 2009, Arlington Books, The Desmond Elliott Charitable Trust, The prize for new fiction, literary agent, publisher Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:39:06 GMT Former bookseller from Dorset is named 'author of the future' by judges http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=48 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:00:00 GMT The shortlist for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2010, the award for a first novel published in the UK, is announced today, Friday 21 May, 2010. http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=47 Fri, 21 May 2010 00:10:00 GMT The longlist for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2010, the award for a first novel published in the UK, was announced on Wednesday 14 April, 2010. http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=46 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:10:00 GMT The judges for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2010 were announced on Tuesday 2 February 2010. http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=45 Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:10:00 GMT The Desmond Elliott Prize 2009 gained coverage across the globe at every stage http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=44 Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Former teacher's novel of hometown mining community leaves judges dazzled by its exceptional quality http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=43 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:00:00 GMT First novelists go back to their roots http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=41 Tue, 26 May 2009 00:10:00 GMT The longlist for the Desmond Elliott Prize, the award for a first novel published in the UK, is announced today, Monday 6 April 2009. http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=40 Mon, 6 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT The judges for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2009 are announced today, Tuesday 17th March 2009. http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=39 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT The trustees of The Desmond Elliott Charitable Trust are delighted to announce today (Tuesday 23rd September) that the Desmond Elliott Prize will now be an annual event. http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=38 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT In a moving speech at the announcement of the inaugural Desmond Elliott Prize last night (Thursday 26th June), winner Nikita Lalwani asked the trustees of the Prize to donate her £10,000 prize money to the human rights organisation, Liberty. http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=37 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Nikita Lalwani was tonight (Thursday, 26th June) named the winner of the £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize for Gifted, a story about a maths prodigy growing up in 1980s Cardiff, published by Penguin Books. http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=36 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT William Hill has given odds on the shortlist: Child 44 is the favourite at 1/ 2; Gifted is at 2/1; and Sunday at the Cross Bones is at 3/1. Graham Sharpe of William Hill comments: '1/2 is the shortest price we have ever quoted a book at to win a literary award, so Child 44 is the hot favourite.' http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=35 Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT The longlist for the inaugural Desmond Elliott Prize, a new award for a first novel published in the UK, is announced today, 24 April 2008. http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=34 Wed, 2 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT The judges for the inaugural Desmond Elliott Prize are announced today, 25 January 2008. Best-selling author, Penny Vincenzi will chair the panel of judges and is joined by Tatler Editor, Geordie Greig and author and journalist Cristina Odone. http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=33 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Launched today, in honour of one of the most charismatic and successful men in recent publishing history, The Desmond Elliott Prize is a new biennial prize for a first novel published in the UK. http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=32 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT