RSL Ondaatje Prize

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The RSL Ondaatje Prize is a prestigious annual literary award recognizing a work of fiction, non-fiction, or poetry that best evokes the spirit of a place.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual award
literary award
administeredBy Royal Society of Literature
awardCeremonyHeldIn spring
awardedFor outstanding literary depiction of place
awardFor work that best evokes the spirit of a place
awardingBodyType learned society
country United Kingdom
currency GBP
eligibility writers of any nationality
field literature
focus sense of place in literature
formerName RSL Ondaatje Prize self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ondaatje Prize
frequency annual
genre fiction
non-fiction
poetry
hasAbbreviation RSL Ondaatje Prize self-link
hasAwardType single-work award
hasCategory single overall winner
hasReputation prestigious British literary prize
hasWebsite https://rsliterature.org
inception 2004
isPartOf Royal Society of Literature Award
surface form: Royal Society of Literature awards programme
languageRequirement English
location London, England
surface form: London
mediaTypeOfEligibleWorks book
monetaryValue 10000 GBP
namedAfter Sir Christopher Ondaatje
surface form: Christopher Ondaatje
notableWinner Alan Johnson
Amitav Ghosh
Andrea Levy
Hisham Matar
Peter Pomerantsev
Robert Macfarlane
organizer Royal Society of Literature
organizerHeadquarters Somerset House, London
presentedBy Royal Society of Literature
regionFocus global
requiresPublicationForm published book
selectionProcess judged by a panel of writers and critics
shortlistSize typically 6 books
sponsor Ondaatje family
Sir Christopher Ondaatje

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this entity surface form: Ondaatje Prize
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this entity surface form: Ondaatje Prize
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this entity surface form: RSL Ondaatje Prize 2014
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subject surface form: Royal Society of Literature
RSL Ondaatje Prize formerName RSL Ondaatje Prize self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ondaatje Prize
RSL Ondaatje Prize hasAbbreviation RSL Ondaatje Prize self-link
Ian Thomson (writer) awardReceived RSL Ondaatje Prize
this entity surface form: Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize