Cundill History Prize

Cundill History Prize
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Awarded forHistory writing
CountryCanada
Presented byMcGill University
First awarded2008 (2008)
Websitewww.cundillprize.com

The Cundill History Prize is an annual Canadian book prize for "the best history writing in English".[1] It was established in 2008 by Peter Cundill and is administered by McGill University.[2][3] The prize encourages "informed public debate through the wider dissemination of history writing to new audiences around the world" and is awarded to an author whose book, published in the past year, demonstrates "historical scholarship, originality, literary quality and broad appeal". No restrictions are set on the topic of the book or the nationality of the author, and English translations are permitted.[1][4]

At a value of US$75,000, the grand prize is the largest prize in the world for a work of non-fiction.[5][6] In addition, two "Recognition of Excellence" prizes of $10,000 each are awarded. For translated works, 80% of the prize goes to the author, and 20% goes to the translator.[4] The winners of the prizes are selected by a jury of prominent historians and writers chosen by McGill.[7] The Cundill Prize has been called "the closest approximation to a Nobel Prize for history".[8]

  1. ^ a b "About". Cundill Prize. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Adams, James (April 17, 2008). "Canadian establishes world's largest historical non-fiction prize". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Former Montrealer sets up $75,000 prize for history writing". CBC News. April 18, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Submit". Cundill Prize. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Anderson, Porter (November 8, 2023). "Canada's $75,000 Cundill Prize Winner 2023: Tania Branigan". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "Chinese history title wins Cundill". BookBrunch. November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  7. ^ "Finding the Next Cundill History Prize Winners". Cundill Prize. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  8. ^ Duggan, Lawrence G. (March 2023). "Review of Contesting Orthodoxies in the History of Christianity: Essays in Honour of Diarmaid MacCulloch. Studies in Modern British Religious History, by E. Gebarowski-Shafer, A. Null, & A. Ryrie". Anglican and Episcopal History. 92 (1): 116–118 [116]. ISSN 0896-8039. JSTOR 27223460. Retrieved November 22, 2023.