| Baillie Gifford Prize | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | Non-fiction writing |
| Date | 1999 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Formerly called | Samuel Johnson Prize |
| Reward(s) | £50,000 |
| Currently held by | Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant |
| Website | thebailliegiffordprize |
The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, formerly the Samuel Johnson Prize, is an annual British book prize for the best non-fiction writing in the English language. It was founded in 1999 following the demise of the NCR Book Award. With its motto "All the best stories are true", the prize covers current affairs, history, politics, science, sport, travel, biography, autobiography and the arts. The competition is open to authors of any nationality whose work is published in the UK in English.[1] The longlist, shortlist and winner is chosen by a panel of independent judges, which changes every year. Formerly named after English author and lexicographer Samuel Johnson, the award was renamed in 2015 after Baillie Gifford, an investment management firm and the primary sponsor. Since 2016, the annual dinner and awards ceremony has been sponsored by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.
The prize is governed by the Board of Directors of The Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction Limited, a not-for-profit company. Since 2018, the Chair of the Board has been Sir Peter Bazalgette, who succeeded Stuart Proffitt, the chair since 1999. In 2015, Toby Mundy was appointed as the Prize's first director.[2]
- ^ "About the prize". Samuel Johnson Prize. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008.
The UK's most Prestigious non-fiction award
- ^ "Directors". The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.