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| ⚫ | The '''Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Awards for Non-Fiction''' |
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| ⚫ | The '''Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Awards for Non-Fiction'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rsliterature.org/rsl-jerwood-awards/ |title=The Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Awards for Non-Fiction |publisher=Royal Society of Literature }}</ref> were financial awards made to assist new writers of non-fiction to carry out new research, and/or to devote more time to writing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jerwood.org/usr/library/documents/main/jerwood-2016_final.pdf |title=Jerwood Annual Reports 2016 |publisher=Jerwood Charitable Foundation }}</ref> |
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Recipients must have a publishing contract and be citizens of either the UK or Ireland, or have been residents in one of these for at least the last three years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rslit.org/content/jerwood|title=The Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Awards for Non-Fiction|publisher=Royal Society of Literature| |
Recipients must have a publishing contract and be citizens of either the UK or Ireland, or have been residents in one of these for at least the last three years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rslit.org/content/jerwood |title=The Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Awards for Non-Fiction |publisher=Royal Society of Literature |access-date=2010-01-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122104552/http://www.rslit.org/content/jerwood |archivedate=2010-01-22 }}</ref> |
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In 2017, the awards were replaced by the [[Giles St Aubyn Awards for Non-Fiction]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Giles St Aubyn Awards for Non-Fiction {{!}} Writer's exceptional legacy secures future of non-fiction award |url=https://rsliterature.org/the-giles-st-aubyn-awards-for-non-fiction/|website=rsliterature.org|publisher=The Royal Society for Literature|access-date=17 December 2023}}</ref> |
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==Recipients== |
==Recipients== |
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===2016=== |
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* [[Violet Moller]] for ''The Geography of Knowledge'', Pan Macmillan (£10k) |
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* [[Afua Hirsch]] for ''Brit(ish): Getting Under the Skin of Britain's Race Problem'', Cape (£5k) |
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* [[Damian Le Bas (writer)]] for ''Stopping Places'', Chatto (£5k) |
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===2015=== |
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* [[Thomas Morris (historian)|Thomas Morris]] for ''The Matter of the Heart'', Bodley Head (£10k) |
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* [[Catherine Nixey]] for ''[[The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World|The Darkening Age]]'', MacMillan (£5k) |
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* [[Duncan White]] for ''Cold Warriors: Waging Literary War Across the Iron Curtain'', Little, Brown (£5k) |
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===2014=== |
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* Laurence Scott for ''The Four-Dimensional Human'', Heinemann (£10k) |
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* [[Minoo Dinshaw]] for ''A Life of Sir Steven Runciman'', Penguin (£5k) |
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* [[Aida Edemariam]] for ''The Wife's Tale'', 4th Estate (£5k) |
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===2013=== |
===2013=== |
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* [[Tom Burgis]] |
* [[Tom Burgis]] for ''The Looting Machine'', William Collins (£10k) |
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* [[Julian Mash]] for ''Portobello Road: Dispatches from the Street'', Frances Lincoln (£5k) |
* [[Julian Mash]] for ''Portobello Road: Dispatches from the Street'', Frances Lincoln (£5k) |
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* [[Corri Waitt]] for ''The Wisdom of Chickens'', Quercus (£5k) |
* [[Corri Waitt]] for ''The Wisdom of Chickens'', Quercus (£5k) |
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===2012=== |
===2012=== |
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* [[Ramita Navai]] for ''City of Lies: The Undercover Truth About Tehran'', Weidenfeld & |
* [[Ramita Navai]] for ''City of Lies: The Undercover Truth About Tehran'', Weidenfeld & Nicolson (£10k) |
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* [[Edmund Gordon]] for ''Angela Carter: The Biography'', Chatto (£5k) |
* [[Edmund Gordon (writer)|Edmund Gordon]] for ''Angela Carter: The Biography'', Chatto (£5k) |
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* [[Gwen Adshead]] for ''A Short Book About Evil'', Jessica Kingsley (£5k) |
* [[Gwen Adshead]] for ''A Short Book About Evil'', Jessica Kingsley (£5k) |
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===2011=== |
===2011=== |
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* [[James Macdonald Lockhart]] for Raptor: ''A Journey Through Britain's Birds of Prey'', Fourth Estate (£10k) |
* [[James Macdonald Lockhart]] for Raptor: ''A Journey Through Britain's Birds of Prey'', Fourth Estate (£10k) |
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* [[Gerard Russell]] for ''Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms'', Simon & Schuster (£5k) |
* [[Gerard Russell (diplomat)|Gerard Russell]] for ''Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms'', Simon & Schuster (£5k) |
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* [[Helen Smith (author)|Helen Smith]] for ''Edward Garnett: The Uncommon Reader'', Jonathan Cape (£5k) |
* [[Helen Smith (author)|Helen Smith]] for ''Edward Garnett: The Uncommon Reader'', Jonathan Cape (£5k) |
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* [[Polly Morland]] for ''The Society of Timid Souls, or How to Be Brave'', Profile (£2k) |
* [[Polly Morland]] for ''The Society of Timid Souls, or How to Be Brave'', Profile (£2k) |
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* [[Caspar Henderson]] for ''The Book of Barely Imagined Beings'', Granta (£10k) |
* [[Caspar Henderson]] for ''The Book of Barely Imagined Beings'', Granta (£10k) |
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* [[Miles Hollingworth]] for ''St Augustine of Hippo: An Intellectual Biography'', Continuum (£5k) |
* [[Miles Hollingworth]] for ''St Augustine of Hippo: An Intellectual Biography'', Continuum (£5k) |
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* Selina Mills for ''Life Unseen: The Story of Blindness'', IB Tauris (£5k) |
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===2008=== |
===2008=== |
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===2006=== |
===2006=== |
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* [[Carolyn Steel]] for ''Hungry City'', Chatto (£10k) |
* [[Carolyn Steel]] for ''Hungry City'', Chatto (£10k) |
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* Sarah Irving for ''Natural Science and the Origins of British Empire'', Pickering & Chatto (£5k) |
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* [[Thomas Wright (writer)|Thomas Wright]] for ''Oscar’s Books'', Chatto (£5k) |
* [[Thomas Wright (writer)|Thomas Wright]] for ''Oscar’s Books'', Chatto (£5k) |
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===2005=== |
===2005=== |
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* [[Alice Albinia]] for ''[[Empires of the Indus]]'', John Murray (£12,500) |
* [[Alice Albinia]] for ''[[Empires of the Indus]]'', John Murray (£12,500) |
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* [[Christopher Turner]] for ''Adventures in the Orgasmatron'', Fourth Estate (£10k) |
* [[Christopher Turner (writer)|Christopher Turner]] for ''Adventures in the Orgasmatron'', Fourth Estate (£10k) |
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* [[Druin Burch]] for ''Digging Up the Dead'', Chatto (£5k) |
* [[Druin Burch]] for ''Digging Up the Dead'', Chatto (£5k) |
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* [[Matthew Green (journalist)|Matthew Green]] for ''The Wizard of the Nile'', Portobello (£5k) |
* [[Matthew Green (journalist)|Matthew Green]] for ''The Wizard of the Nile'', Portobello (£5k) |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
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Latest revision as of 20:32, 17 December 2023
The Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Awards for Non-Fiction[1] were financial awards made to assist new writers of non-fiction to carry out new research, and/or to devote more time to writing.[2] The awards were administrated by the Royal Society of Literature on behalf of the Jerwood Charitable Foundation.
Recipients must have a publishing contract and be citizens of either the UK or Ireland, or have been residents in one of these for at least the last three years.[3]
In 2017, the awards were replaced by the Giles St Aubyn Awards for Non-Fiction.[4]
Recipients[edit]
2016[edit]
- Violet Moller for The Geography of Knowledge, Pan Macmillan (£10k)
- Afua Hirsch for Brit(ish): Getting Under the Skin of Britain's Race Problem, Cape (£5k)
- Damian Le Bas (writer) for Stopping Places, Chatto (£5k)
2015[edit]
- Thomas Morris for The Matter of the Heart, Bodley Head (£10k)
- Catherine Nixey for The Darkening Age, MacMillan (£5k)
- Duncan White for Cold Warriors: Waging Literary War Across the Iron Curtain, Little, Brown (£5k)
2014[edit]
- Laurence Scott for The Four-Dimensional Human, Heinemann (£10k)
- Minoo Dinshaw for A Life of Sir Steven Runciman, Penguin (£5k)
- Aida Edemariam for The Wife's Tale, 4th Estate (£5k)
2013[edit]
- Tom Burgis for The Looting Machine, William Collins (£10k)
- Julian Mash for Portobello Road: Dispatches from the Street, Frances Lincoln (£5k)
- Corri Waitt for The Wisdom of Chickens, Quercus (£5k)
2012[edit]
- Ramita Navai for City of Lies: The Undercover Truth About Tehran, Weidenfeld & Nicolson (£10k)
- Edmund Gordon for Angela Carter: The Biography, Chatto (£5k)
- Gwen Adshead for A Short Book About Evil, Jessica Kingsley (£5k)
2011[edit]
- James Macdonald Lockhart for Raptor: A Journey Through Britain's Birds of Prey, Fourth Estate (£10k)
- Gerard Russell for Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms, Simon & Schuster (£5k)
- Helen Smith for Edward Garnett: The Uncommon Reader, Jonathan Cape (£5k)
- Polly Morland for The Society of Timid Souls, or How to Be Brave, Profile (£2k)
2010[edit]
- Alexander Monro for The Paper Trail, Penguin (£10k)
- Roger Beam for Englandspiel, Haynes (£5k)
- Jonathan Beckman for Cardinal Sins: Marie Antoinette and the Affair of the Necklace, Fourth Estate (£5k)
2009[edit]
- Caspar Henderson for The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta (£10k)
- Miles Hollingworth for St Augustine of Hippo: An Intellectual Biography, Continuum (£5k)
- Selina Mills for Life Unseen: The Story of Blindness, IB Tauris (£5k)
2008[edit]
- Rachel Hewitt for Map of a Nation, Granta (£10k)
- Matthew Hollis for Edward Thomas:The Final Years, Faber (£5k)
- Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts for Edgelands – Journeys into England’s Last Wilderness, Cape (£2.5k each)
2007[edit]
- Andrew Stott for The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi, Canongate (£10k)
- Rachel Campbell-Johnston for Mysterious Wisdom: The Life and Work of Samuel Palmer, Bloomsbury (£5k)
- Daniel Swift for A Terrible Fury, Hamish Hamilton (£5k)
2006[edit]
- Carolyn Steel for Hungry City, Chatto (£10k)
- Sarah Irving for Natural Science and the Origins of British Empire, Pickering & Chatto (£5k)
- Thomas Wright for Oscar’s Books, Chatto (£5k)
2005[edit]
- Alice Albinia for Empires of the Indus, John Murray (£12,500)
- Christopher Turner for Adventures in the Orgasmatron, Fourth Estate (£10k)
- Druin Burch for Digging Up the Dead, Chatto (£5k)
- Matthew Green for The Wizard of the Nile, Portobello (£5k)
2004[edit]
- Jim Endersby for A Guinea Pig’s History of Biology, Heinemann (£10k)
- Roland Chambers for The Last Englishman – The Double Life of Arthur Ransome, Faber (£5k)
- John Stubbs for John Donne: The Reformed Soul, Viking (£5k)
References[edit]
- ^ "The Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Awards for Non-Fiction". Royal Society of Literature.
- ^ "Jerwood Annual Reports 2016" (PDF). Jerwood Charitable Foundation.
- ^ "The Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Awards for Non-Fiction". Royal Society of Literature. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ "The Giles St Aubyn Awards for Non-Fiction | Writer's exceptional legacy secures future of non-fiction award". rsliterature.org. The Royal Society for Literature. Retrieved 17 December 2023.