The RSL Christopher Bland Prize was inaugurated by the Royal Society of Literature to encourage the work of older writers.
It is awarded annually to an author of a fiction or non-fiction book who was first published when aged 50 or over.
It is named in recognition of Sir Christopher Bland, who was 76 when his first novel was published.
[1] The initial panel of judges was chaired by Gillian Slovo, and comprised Sanjeev Bhaskar, Archie Bland (son of Sir Christopher) and Anne Chisholm.
[2] Judges for the 2024 prize were Shaparak Khorsandi (chair), Josh Cohen and Niall Griffiths.