Betty Trask Prize and Awards
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Edition 39 (2022) Winner
Natasha Brown
ナタシャ・ブラウン
Natasha Brown
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London, England
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2019-2025
- Nominations
- Goldsmiths Prize 2021 shortlisted, Books Are My Bag Readers' Award 2021 shortlisted, Los Angeles Times Book Prize First Fiction 2021 shortlisted, British Book Award Debut Book 2022 shortlisted, Orwell Prize Political Fiction 2022 shortlisted, The Writers' Prize 2022 shortlisted, Desmond Elliott Prize 2022 longlisted, Booker Prize 2025 longlisted
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | — | mathematics | — | — | United Kingdom |
University of Cambridge
mathematics
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | London Writers Award | — | — | Spread the Word | Won |
| 2021 | Foyles Books of the Year | Assembly | Fiction | Foyles | Won |
| 2022 | Betty Trask Award | Assembly | — | Society of Authors | Won |
| 2023 | Granta Best of Young British Novelists | — | — | Granta | Selected |
London Writers Award
2019
Organization:
Spread the Word
Result:
Won
Foyles Books of the Year
2021
Work:
Assembly
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Foyles
Result:
Won
Betty Trask Award
2022
Work:
Assembly
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
Won
Granta Best of Young British Novelists
2023
Organization:
Granta
Result:
Selected
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Assembly
2021 Literary fictionA Black British woman working in finance attends a wedding and reflects on her life, race, class, and identity.
raceclassidentitycapitalism
Universality
2025 Literary fictionA clever satire of identity politics and storytelling, excavating uncomfortable truths about contemporary society.
identity politicspolitics of storytellingsatire
Bibliography
- Assembly (2021)
- Universality (2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- precise proseeconomy of languagecrisp and tight style
- Recurring Motifs
- everyday prejudiceracial inequalityclass disparity
Legacy
Acclaimed as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists, recognized for her precise prose addressing race, class, and identity in contemporary Britain.