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A full decision will be given in writing at a later date.Author Andrew Miller has won the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction after being shortlisted twice for the award in the past.
He was announced as the winner at the Borders Book Festival in Melrose, taking the £25,000 prize.His work, The Land In Winter, only just fell into the contest's definition of a historical novel being one which is set at least 60 years ago.It tells the story of a remote English community during a long, hard winter between 1962 and 1963.
Founded in 2009, the prize is open to novels published in the previous year in the UK, Ireland or the Commonwealth.Among its past winners are Sebastian Barry, Robert Harris, Andrea Levy and Hilary Mantel.
This year's winning author saw off a shortlist of The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry, The Mare by Angharad Hampshire, The Book of Days by Francesca Kay, Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon and The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden.
He was presented with his prize by Matthew Maxwell Scott, the great-great-great-great grandson of Sir Walter.Niall Walker, 25, from Lovis Media Ltd, told them he was not expecting significant congestion as many revellers were likely to travel via public transport, arriving at Grantham Railway Station and using a shuttle bus to reach the site.
He also explained there would be a minimum of 10 security staff on site during between 09:00 BST and midnight, with numbers dropping by four during quieter hours.Mr Walker said if successful, he hoped the festival would become an annual event.
"There are a lot of festivals struggling at the moment, it's a very difficult industry."I know a lot of people whose favourite festivals have just been cancelled and we'd love to help create a new home for those people."