Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize

Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize
Awarded forthe funniest novel of the past 12 months, which best evokes the Wodehouse spirit of witty characters and perfectly-timed comic phrases
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBollinger and Everyman Library
First awarded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Websitehttp://www.everymanslibrary.co.uk/wodehouse.aspx

The Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize is the United Kingdom's first literary award for comic literature. Established in 2000 and named in honour of P. G. Wodehouse, past winners include Paul Torday in 2007 with Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and Marina Lewycka with A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian 2005 and Jasper Fforde for The Well of Lost Plots in 2004. Gary Shteyngart was the first American winner in 2011,[1] and 2020 saw a graphic novel take the prize for the first time.[2]

The Prize is sponsored and organized by Bollinger, a producer of sparkling wines from the Champagne region of France, and Everyman Library, a book imprint that is a division of Random House.

Until 2019 the winner was announced at the annual Hay Festival.[3] Winners receive a jeroboam of Champagne Bollinger Special Cuvée, a case of Bollinger La Grande Année and a complete set of the Everyman's Library P.G. Wodehouse collection. In addition, a Gloucestershire Old Spots pig is also named after the winning novel.

  1. ^ Flood, Alison (24 May 2011). "Wodehouse prize awarded to US author Gary Shteyngart". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
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  3. ^ "P.G. Wodehouse". Everyman's Library. Retrieved 26 November 2023.