The Ondaatje prize, which goes to the book which has best evoked the spirit of a place.

See this article in the Guardian for the full story---
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/may/25/ian-thomson-wins-ondaatje-prize?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Fbooks%2Frss+%28Books%29

Winner:

Ian Thomson wins £10,000 Ondaatje prize

The Dead Yard, Ian Thomson's book about the gritty underbelly of Jamaica, hailed for its candid portrait of a 'corrupted Eden'