{"product_id":"wilbur-smith-adventure-writing-prize-2026-winner","title":"Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2026 - Winner Digital Pack","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Free promotional materials for the winner of the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2026**\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW66009454 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW66009454 BCX8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/46xuPDX\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW66009454 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66009454 BCX8\"\u003eThe Fertile Earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW66009454 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66009454 BCX8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/46xuPDX\"\u003e by Ruthvika Rao\u003c\/a\u003e has been announced as the winner of the tenth annual \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4fJUYoK\"\u003eWilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW66009454 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW66009454 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW66009454 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" class=\"TextRun SCXW66009454 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66009454 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fertile Earth\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" class=\"TextRun SCXW66009454 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66009454 BCX8\"\u003eis only the second debut novel to win the Prize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" class=\"TextRun SCXW66009454 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66009454 BCX8\"\u003e. Rao was revealed as the winner at a private event hosted at Foyles Charing Cross Road, London on Thursday 17\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" class=\"TextRun SCXW66009454 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW66009454 BCX8\"\u003e September. 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