I heard you received a prize for you book.
yes, I did. I won a prize for best local history book at the annual book awards.
congratulations! You must be very proud of your achievement.
actually, I was happy just to get the book published. Winning the prize was an added bonus.
what was the prize?
I won $200 to spend on any books of my choice.
that's a great prize for a person who writes books! Have you ever won a prize before?
I shared a prize with some friends last week. We won a bottle of whisky at a pub quiz.