Ruth Hadden Memorial Award
Encyclopedia
The Ruth Hadden Memorial Award is an award for the best first novel published in Britain. Formerly administered by the Booktrust
, it has now been discontinued.
1993: In the Place of Fallen Leaves, by Tim Pears
1992: Leaving the Light On, by Catherine Merriman
1991: The Last Room, by Elean Thomas
Booktrust
Booktrust is an independent British charity dedicated to encouraging people of all ages and cultures to engage with books. Established in 1992, it has received UK government funding since 2004, and inspired similar schemes in over 20 countries. In December 2010 it was announced that the government...
, it has now been discontinued.
Past winners
1994: Pig, by Andrew Cowan1993: In the Place of Fallen Leaves, by Tim Pears
Tim Pears
Tim Pears is an English novelist. His novels explore social issues as they are processed through the dynamics of family relationships.- Biography :...
1992: Leaving the Light On, by Catherine Merriman
Catherine Merriman
Catherine A. Merriman is an English novelist and short story writer who has lived in South East Wales since 1973.Merriman has published five novels and three short story collections. Her first novel, Leaving the Light On, won the Ruth Hadden Memorial Award in 1992...
1991: The Last Room, by Elean Thomas