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The 2018 DRF Writers Award

Submissions for the 2018 Writers Award will open on 1st October 2017 and close on 13th December 2017.

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Bursary applications for 2016 are now closed
The applications for the inaugural Deborah Rogers Foundation Bursary award are now closed.
Gill Coleridge interview in the Bookseller about the Deborah Rogers Foundation, "The Long View"
"In April 2014, the death of the “peerless” literary agent Deborah Rogers shocked the book trade; an estimated 800 people were in attendance at a memorial held in her honour in October that year....
The Deborah Rogers Foundation announces a new £10,000 Bursary
The Deborah Rogers Foundation is delighted to announce a second award, The Deborah Rogers Foundation Bursary.
Announcement of winner of the Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award
The winner of the inaugural Deborah Rogers Writers Award 2016 is Sharlene Wen-Ning Teo for Ponti, a work of fiction. This was announced today Thursday 5th May at a small ceremony in London. Shena Mackay (Chair of the Judges) introduced the shortlisted authors after which Ian McEwan announced the winner and presented her with the prize of £10,000.
Shortlist of three announced for the inaugural Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award.
Shena Mackay, Owen Sheers and Kate Summerscale announce the shortlist for the inaugural £10,000 DRF Award. Three are chosen out of 885 entries. Ian McEwan and Peter Carey to celebrate the winner at key events