Writers Magazine 2010

The Tony Lothian Biographers' Club Prize

First Prize £2,000

Closing date 1 August 2010

Entry fee £10

Sponsored by Tony Lothian's daughter, Elizabeth, Duchess of Buccleuch, this Prize supports uncommissioned first-time writers working on a biography.

This year’s judges are Matthew Parris, Times political journalist, author and broadcaster; Kate Williams, author of England’s Mistress and Becoming Queen; and Benjamin Buchan, former editorial director at Weidenfeld & Nicolson.

Applicants should submit a proposal of no more than 20 pages, including a synopsis and 10-page sample chapter (double-spaced, numbered pages), a CV and a note on the market for the book and competing literature, to the prize administrator: Anna Swan, anna@annaswan.co.uk or by post to 119A Fordwych Road, London NW2 3NJ.

The deadline for entries is 1 August 2010. Entry fee: £10 (cheques payable to the Biographers’ Club). For further details and entry form visit www.biographersclub.co.uk

The winner will be announced at the prize-giving dinner on 21 October.