Not to be confused with Royal Canadian Geographical Society § Sir Christopher Ondaatje Medal for Exploration.
Award
Ondaatje Prize
Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize
Awarded for
work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, "evoking the spirit of a place"
Sponsored by
Sir Christopher Ondaatje
Country
United Kingdom
Presented by
Royal Society of Literature
First awarded
2004 (2004)
Website
Official website
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.[1]
The prize bears the name of its benefactor Sir Christopher Ondaatje.[2] The prize incorporates the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize, which was presented up to 2002 for regional fiction.[3]
^"RSL Ondaatje Prize". Royal Society of Literature. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
^"Christopher Ondaatje homepage". Retrieved 16 January 2010.
^Jury, Louise (6 April 2004). "Gulag book shortlisted for Ondaatje Prize". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
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