Society of Authors 2025 Awards - Print and digital resources to celebrate three shortlists
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*Free promotional materials for THREE book awards**
We are pleased to offer free print and digital materials for libraries for the Society of Authors 2025 ADCI Literary Prize, Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize and the Queen’s Knickers Prize Awards.
Read more about the winning books here.
The Society of Authors is the UK trade union for all types of writers, scriptwriters, illustrators and literary translators, at all stages of their careers. They have more than 12,500 members and have been advising individuals and speaking out for the profession for more than a century.
Earlier this year, they announced their shortlists and winner for their awards which celebrate prose, poetry and children’s literature.
We are pleased to be able to offer print and digital assets for three of the awards:
About the ADCI Literary Prize 2025 - celebrating positive disability or chronically ill representation
Sponsored by Arts Council England, the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS), the Drusilla Harvey Memorial Fund, and the Professional Writing Academy, the ADCI (Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses) Literary Prize is awarded to a disabled or chronically ill writer, for an outstanding novel containing a disabled or chronically ill character or characters.
About the Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize 2025 – highlighting the best novels on the experience of travel
The Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize is awarded to a UK or Irish writer, or a writer currently resident in those countries, for a novel focusing on the experience of travel away from home. In memory of Malcolm Lowry and endowed by Gordon Bowker, his biographer, and Ramdei Bowker.
About the Queen’s Knickers Prize 2025 – celebrating outstanding illustrated children’s books
Sponsored by its founder Nicholas Allan, the Queen’s Knickers Award is an annual prize for an outstanding children’s original illustrated book for ages 0-7. It recognises books that strike a quirky, new note and grab the attention of a child, whether in the form of curiosity, amusement, horror or excitement.
We are pleased to offer free print and digital materials for libraries to celebrate the shortlists for this year's prizes.
Your print pack includes:
- Posters for the three prizes
- Bookmarks
- Pencils
- Tote bag
Your digital pack includes:
- Shortlist and winner images for all three prizes
- Press release containing full details of all the books as well as quotes from the judging panels
Your materials will be emailed to you following your order. Please check your junk box if you do not receive it to your inbox. Email campaigns@readingagency.org.uk if you have any problems downloading your pack.
For more information, visit the Society of Authors website, or join in the conversation on social media using @readingagency / @Soc_of_Authors and #SoAwards. Tag your best display pics with #SoAAwards for a chance to win a free set of shortlisted books!
