What author was named one of the "50 greatest British writers since 1945" and wrote the novel The Tin Princess?
The Tin Princess The Tin Princess (1994) is a young adult novel by the English author Philip Pullman, part of the Sally Lockhart series.
Somerset Maugham Award The Somerset Maugham Award is a British literary prize given each May by the Society of Authors. It is awarded to the best writer or writers of a book published in the past year who is under the age of 35. The prize was instituted in 1947 by William Somerset Maugham and thus bears his name. The award is to be spent on foreign travel. The total fund for each year is £12,000.