DRF shortlisted book 'The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock' published.
We are delighted to announce the publication of The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar this month by Harvill Secker. The debut novel was shortlisted for the inaugural Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers’ Award in 2016, selected out of 885 entries. We wish Imogen all the best with the book and her future writing.
Fellow shortlisted title The Crossway by Guy Stagg will be published in June and the 2016 winner, Ponti, by Sharlene Teo, will be published in April, both by Picador.
‘Roll up, roll up, a true wonder is on display: a mermaid magicked out of words.’ – the Guardian
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Erica Wagner announces Saranya Murthi's novel RATRI as winner of the 2025 Deborah Rogers Award. June Aming and Piers Kobina Buckman were shortlisted for their novels. The winner receives £10k and the two shortlisted writers, £3k each.
The judges of the 2025 Deborah Rogers Award—renowned author and literary critic Erica Wagner (chair), award-winning playwright and poet Inua Ellams, and acclaimed writer, classicist, and broadcaster Natalie Haynes —are pleased to announce the three contenders for this year's prize.
The Deborah Rogers Foundation (DRF) marks a decade of supporting emerging literary talent with a refreshed identity for its flagship prize, now renamed the Deborah Rogers Award.
On 4 November, judges Erica Wagner, Inua Ellams and Natalie Haynes will award the winner £10,000 to complete their first book, with highly commended entries receiving £3,000 each.
Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award celebrates its first decade with a new name: the Deborah Rogers Award. On 2 November, judges Erica Wagner, Inua Ellams and Natalie Haynes will award the winner £10,000 to complete their first book, with highly commended entries receiving £3,000 each.
Submissions open for the David Miller Internship Programme 2025. This 6 week internship in rights and agenting includes a visit to the Frankfurt Book Fair. and valuable time with leading literary agencies and publishers.
Sponsorship of the Literary Translation Centre at the London Book Fair. Writer's Award closing date and David Miller Internship Programme updates.
The Deborah Rogers Foundation announces that submissions for the 2025 DRF Writers Award will open on 1st January and close on 31st March 2025.
DRF 2025: The 2025 Writers Award will open for entries 1st January - 31st March 2025 and the Judges are announced. Read the David Miller Internship report.