The Mo S Prize

 

Launched in 2019, the Mo Siewcharran Prize, named in memory of Nielsen BookData’s former director of marketing and communications, was co-founded and sponsored by her husband John Seaton and aims to nurture talent from underrepresented backgrounds writing in English.

 

With Nielsen BookData as co-sponsors, it is run as part of Hachette UK’s The Future Bookshelf and is hosted by different divisions of the publisher each year.

THIS YEAR'S PRIZE

Mo Siewcharran Prize 2026

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In 2026, the prize will be hosted by Bookouture, and we are looking for page-turning commercial fiction within the genres of psychological thriller and romantic fiction.

HISTORY

PAST WINNERS

Mo S on X

The future bookshelf