Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize
The Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize is the only literary prize in Great Britain to recognize humorous literature . This prize was named after the English writer PG Wodehouse and the Bollinger company, which first donated it in 2000.
The awards ceremony is always a highlight of the May literary festival in the Welsh book village of Hay-on-Wye . In addition to champagne , each award winner is traditionally presented with an “Everyman Wodehouse Edition” (52 vols.).
Award winners
- 2000 - Howard Jacobson : The mighty waltz .
- 2001 - Jonathan Coe : First Rites .
- 2002 - Michael Frayn : The Spy Game .
- 2003 - DBC Pierre : Jesus of Texas .
- 2004 - Jasper Fforde : Thursday Next series .
- 2005 - Marina Lewycka : Brief history of the tractor in Ukrainian .
- 2006 - Christopher Brookmyre : All Fun and Games until Somebody Loses an Eye .
- 2007 - Paul Torday : Salmon fishing in Yemen .
- 2008 - Will Self : The butt .
- 2009 - Geoff Dyer : Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi .
- 2010 - Ian McEwan : Solar .
- 2011 - Gary Shteyngart : Super Sad True Love Story .
- 2012 - Terry Pratchett : Stiff Pinch
- 2013 - Howard Jacobson : Zoo Time
- 2014 - Edward St Aubyn : Lost for Words
- 2015 - Alexander McCall Smith : Fatty O'Leary's Dinner Party
- 2016 - Paul Murray : The Mark and the Void and Hannah Mary Rothschild : The Improbability of Love
- 2017 - Helen Fielding : Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries
- 2018 - no award due to a lack of suitable works
Web links
- Official website (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wodehouse prize for comic fiction withheld after judges fail to laugh , theguardian.com, published and accessed on May 16, 2018