Which prestigious UK literary award is often referred to as the “Booker Prize?
a) Man Booker Prize
b) Women’s Prize for Fiction
c) Costa Book Award
d) Nobel Prize in Literature
Answer: a) Man Booker Prize
The UK’s most prestigious award for children’s and young adult literature is the:
a) Carnegie Medal
b) Hugo Award
c) Newbery Medal
d) Caldecott Medal
Answer: a) Carnegie Medal
Which literary award is presented to authors of the best work of fiction, non-fiction, or poetry related to the environment?
a) Green Prize for Sustainable Literature
b) Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction
c) Orange Prize for Fiction
d) Dylan Thomas Prize
Answer: a) Green Prize for Sustainable Literature
The “Costa Book Awards” were previously known as the:
a) Whitbread Awards
b) Orwell Awards
c) Bronte Awards
d) Woolf Awards
Answer: a) Whitbread Awards
Which literary award is specifically dedicated to recognizing science fiction and fantasy literature?
a) T.S. Eliot Prize
b) James Tait Black Memorial Prize
c) Hugo Award
d) Nobel Prize in Literature
Answer: c) Hugo Award
The “James Tait Black Memorial Prize” is awarded in which categories?
a) Fiction and Poetry
b) Non-fiction and Drama
c) Fiction and Biography
d) Poetry and Drama
Answer: a) Fiction and Poetry
The “Women’s Prize for Fiction” was previously known as the:
a) Orange Prize for Fiction
b) Costa Book Awards
c) Man Booker Prize
d) Whitbread Awards
Answer: a) Orange Prize for Fiction
The “Dylan Thomas Prize” is awarded to:
a) Established authors only
b) Emerging writers under the age of 39
c) Poetry collections only
d) Authors who have won other major awards
Answer: b) Emerging writers under the age of 39
The “Forward Prize for Poetry” is dedicated to which literary form?
a) Novels
b) Short stories
c) Poetry
d) Plays
Answer: c) Poetry
The “Desmond Elliott Prize” is awarded for:
a) Science fiction literature
b) Non-fiction works
c) First novels published in the UK and Ireland
d) Best short stories
Answer: c) First novels published in the UK and Ireland
The “John Llewellyn Rhys Prize” is awarded to authors who are:
a) Over the age of 50
b) Under the age of 35
c) Writing in Welsh
d) Specializing in historical fiction
Answer: b) Under the age of 35
The “Betty Trask Prize and Awards” is given to authors under the age of 35 for:
a) Best short stories
b) First novels of particular merit
c) Poetry collections
d) Works of literary criticism
Answer: b) First novels of particular merit
The “Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction” is named after the famous Scottish author of:
a) “Pride and Prejudice”
b) “Ivanhoe”
c) “1984”
d) “Brave New World
Answer: b) “Ivanhoe”
The “David Cohen Prize for Literature” is awarded to authors for their:
a) Entire body of work
b) Debut novels
c) Poetic contributions
d) Non-fiction essays
Answer: a) Entire body of work
The “Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry” is awarded by:
a) The Prime Minister
b) The British monarch
c) The Nobel Committee
d) The British Library
Answer: b) The British monarch
The “Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award” is open to authors who are:
a) Over the age of 30
b) Under the age of 35
c) Over the age of 50
d) Under the age of 25
Answer: d) Under the age of 25
The “Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography” is dedicated to works that:
a) Focus on contemporary issues
b) Exclusively cover British history
c) Explore the lives of historical figures
d) Analyze political theories
Answer: c) Explore the lives of historical figures
The “Eric Gregory Awards” are presented to emerging poets under the age of:
a) 25
b) 35
c) 30
d) 40
Answer: b) 35
The “Portico Prize for Literature” is awarded for works that:
a) Explore the paranormal
b) Celebrate romance
c) Reflect northern culture
d) Highlight culinary arts
Answer: c) Reflect northern culture
The “Gordon Burn Prize” is given to authors who:
a) Write in regional dialects
b) Produce works of children’s literature
c) Contribute to science fiction
d) Challenge and innovate in their chosen literary form
Answer: d) Challenge and innovate in their chosen literary form
The “Goldsmiths Prize” is dedicated to rewarding innovative works of:
a) Historical fiction
b) Non-fiction essays
c) Poetry
d) Fiction
Answer: d) Fiction
The “Somerset Maugham Award” is presented to young authors to support their:
a) Higher education
b) Travels and exploration
c) Medical research
d) Artistic endeavors
Answer: b) Travels and exploration
The “Author’s Club Best First Novel Award” is open to writers who have published their debut novel in which year?
a) The current year
b) The previous year
c) The year before the previous year
d) The last decade
Answer: b) The previous year
The “Orwell Prize” is awarded for outstanding works of:
a) Science fiction
b) Poetry
c) Political writing
d) Mystery fiction
Answer: c) Political writing
The “Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry” is given to poets for innovative and inspiring contributions to the field of:
a) Nature writing
b) Children’s literature
c) Historical fiction
d) Poetry
Answer: d) Poetry
The “Betjeman Poetry Prize” is dedicated to which age group?
a) Adults over 30
b) Children aged 7-11
c) Teenagers aged 13-19
d) University students
Answer: c) Teenagers aged 13-19
The “Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry” was established to honor the British poet:
a) W. B. Yeats
b) John Keats
c) Seamus Heaney
d) Ted Hughes
Answer: d) Ted Hughes
The “RSL Ondaatje Prize” is awarded for a distinguished work of fiction, non-fiction, or poetry that evokes which theme?
a) Travel
b) Mystery
c) Romance
d) Science fiction
Answer: a) Travel
The “Betjeman Poetry Prize” celebrates the poetry of:
a) British poets of the 19th century
b) Contemporary poets from around the world
c) Poets who write in regional dialects
d) Students from UK secondary schools
Answer: d) Students from UK secondary schools
The “Goldsmiths Prize” specifically honors works that are:
a) Traditional and conventional
b) Experimental and inventive
c) Historical and factual
d) Focused on romance
Answer: b) Experimental and inventive
The “Sunday Times / Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award” was established in which year?
a) 1970
b) 1990
c) 2000
d) 2010
Answer: b) 1990
The “Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize” highlights exceptional works of:
a) Science fiction
b) Non-fiction
c) Historical fiction
d) British fiction
Answer: d) British fiction
The “Sunday Times / Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award” focuses on recognizing outstanding works by authors who are:
a) Over 40 years old
b) Under 35 years old
c) Over 60 years old
d) Under 25 years old
Answer: b) Under 35 years old
The “Ness Award” is presented by the Royal Society to authors who have successfully promoted which field?
a) Literature for children
b) Science and literature
c) Gothic fiction
d) Science fiction
Answer: b) Science and literature
The “Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction” was previously known as the:
a) Orwell Prize
b) Samuel Johnson Prize
c) Costa Book Awards
d) James Tait Black Memorial Prize
Answer: b) Samuel Johnson Prize
The “Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award” is open to short stories published in which language(s)?
a) English only
b) Any language
c) French and Spanish
d) All European languages
Answer: a) English only
The “Betty Trask Prize and Awards” is administered by which organization?
a) Royal Society of Literature
b) Society of Authors
c) Arts Council England
d) The Bookseller
Answer: b) Society of Authors
The “Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award” is one of the richest prizes for a single short story and is presented in which country?
a) United Kingdom
b) United States
c) Canada
d) Australia
Answer: a) United Kingdom
The “Cholmondeley Award” is presented by which organization?
a) Royal Society of Literature
b) Society of Authors
c) Arts Council England
d) The Bookseller
Answer: a) Royal Society of Literature
The “Saltire Society Literary Awards” celebrate the best in Scottish:
a) Fantasy fiction
b) Science fiction
c) Poetry
d) Historical fiction
Answer: c) Poetry
The “Betty Trask Prize and Awards” is given in memory of which author?
a) Jane Austen
b) J.R.R. Tolkien
c) Betty Trask
d) George Orwell
Answer: c) Betty Trask
The “Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award” was relaunched in partnership with:
a) Penguin Random House
b) Faber & Faber
c) The Guardian
d) The British Library
Answer: a) Penguin Random House
The “Ness Award” is named after the author and doctor who wrote the book:
a) “Brave New World”
b) “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”
c) “The Call of the Wild”
d) “The Lorax”
Answer: d) “The Lorax”
The “Saltire Society Literary Awards” include categories for:
a) Fiction and poetry only
b) Non-fiction and drama only
c) Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and research
d) Fiction and translation only
Answer: c) Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and research
The “Desmond Elliott Prize” is named after which British publisher and literary agent?
a) Desmond Tutu
b) Desmond Bagley
c) Desmond Morris
d) Desmond Elliott
Answer: d) Desmond Elliott
The “Sunday Times / Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award” aims to recognize exceptional writing by authors of which genre(s)?
a) Fiction, non-fiction, and poetry
b) Mystery and suspense
c) Science fiction and fantasy
d) Children’s literature
Answer: a) Fiction, non-fiction, and poetry
The “McKitterick Prize” is awarded to authors for their debut works of:
a) Poetry
b) Fiction
c) Non-fiction
d) Drama
Answer: b) Fiction
The “Betjeman Poetry Prize” aims to encourage young people to do what?
a) Read historical fiction
b) Write their own poetry
c) Focus on science fiction literature
d) Publish a novel
Answer: b) Write their own poetry
The “Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry” is given annually to poets for what purpose?
a) Recognizing lifetime achievements in poetry
b) Encouraging poets to continue writing
c) Promoting poetry within schools
d) Supporting the publication of their work
Answer: d) Supporting the publication of their work
The “Somerset Maugham Award” is named after which famous British author?
a) Jane Austen
b) George Orwell
c) Somerset Maugham
d) J.R.R. Tolkien
Answer: c) Somerset Maugham
