Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction

Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned.

Formerly known as The Samuel Johnson Prize (1999 – 2015) The Baillie Gifford Prize is the most prestigious non-fiction prize in the UK, worth £30,000 to the winner. From 2019 the prize amount increased to £50,000. 

The Baillie Gifford Prize aims to reward the best of non-fiction and is open to authors of any nationality. It covers all non-fiction in the areas of current affairs, history, politics, science, sport, travel, biography, autobiography and the arts.

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