Grab a cuppa and get to know novelist and Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021 shortlistee Claire Fuller – in conversation with SoA’s Prizes and Awards Manager Robyn Law. Claire discusses her work, career and what it’s like being an SoA Awards judge, as well as offering a glimpse into her creative routine.
Read the SoA Awards 2021 shortlist announcement here. This year’s SoA Award winners will be announced online on Wednesday 9 June 2021.
This event is part of SoA Awards @ Home – ongoing virtual celebrations for this year’s Society of Authors’ Awards.
Programme:
2 minutes – Welcome from Robyn Law, SoA Prizes and Awards Manager
5 minutes – Claire Fuller will do a short reading from her new novel, Unsettled Ground
5-15 minutes – Discussion with Claire Fuller about her work and career, and glimpse into her creative routine
10 minutes – Discussion of the SoA Awards and judging the ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award 2021
10-15 minutes – Q&A with audience
The line-up
Claire Fuller – Novelist, short story writer
Claire Fuller’s first novel, Our Endless Numbered Days won the 2015 Desmond Elliott Prize, her second, Swimming Lessons, was shortlisted for the Encore prize, and her third, Bitter Orange, was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. Her books have been translated into 24 languages. Claire also writes flash fiction and short stories. Many have been published, and she has won the BBC Opening Lines short story competition, and the Royal Academy / Pin Drop prize. Her fourth novel, Unsettled Ground, has been shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021.
Website: clairefuller.co.uk | Twitter: @ClaireFuller2 | Instagram: @writerclairefuller
Robyn Law – Prizes and Awards Manager
Robyn Law runs the administration of all the SoA prizes and awards, including the Translation Prizes, and the Authors’ Foundation grants. In 2019 she was named a Rising Star by The Bookseller.
Twitter: @robynlaw
Thank you to the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) for supporting the SoA Awards
The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) is a not-for-profit organisation started by writers for the benefit of all types of writers. Owned by its members, ALCS collects money due for secondary uses of writers’ work. It is designed to support authors and their creativity, ensure they receive fair payment and see their rights are respected. It promotes and teaches the principles of copyright and campaigns for a fair deal. It represents over 100,000 members, and since 1977 has paid around £500 million to writers (alcs.co.uk).