The Betty Trask Prize and Awards are given to first novels written by authors who are under 35 years old and live in a current or former Commonwealth country. Each year, the awards total at least £20,000. Usually, one author receives a larger amount (such as £10,000 in recent years), called the "Prize," while the remaining money is shared among other nominees, called the "Awards." These awards were created in 1984 by the Society of Authors through the gift of Betty Trask, a private author who wrote more than thirty romance novels. The awards are for traditional or romantic novels, not experimental ones, and can be given for either published or unpublished works.

List of award and prize winners

Since 2009, the Betty Trask Prize has been awarded to one author each year. Other authors receive the Betty Trask Award. A blue ribbon ( ) is used to show the winner for that year.