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Wood Wins Nero Award; Competing for £30,000 Gold Prize

1/14/2026

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Benjamin Wood, author, won the Nero book award for fiction for Seascraper.
Claire Lynch won debut fiction, Sarah Perry won nonfiction, and Jamila Gavin won children's fiction.
Each winner receives £5,000, and the overall Nero Gold prize totals £30,000.
The winners will compete for the Nero Gold prize, to be announced in March 2026.

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Story summary

Benjamin Wood, author, won the Nero book award for fiction for Seascraper.
Claire Lynch won debut fiction, Sarah Perry won nonfiction, and Jamila Gavin won children's fiction.
Each winner receives £5,000, and the overall Nero Gold prize totals £30,000.
The winners will compete for the Nero Gold prize, to be announced in March 2026.