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News of the British Academy Book Prize

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Halik Kochanski’s ‘Resistance’ Wins the Wolfson History Prize in England

In News by Porter AndersonNovember 21, 2023

The UK’s Wolfson History Prize gives its top honor this year to Halik Kochanski’s ‘Resistance,’ on the World War II underground.

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Nandini Das Wins the £25,000 British Academy Prize

In News by Porter AndersonNovember 1, 2023Leave a Comment

Courting India by Nandini Das, an account of Sir Thomas Roe’s 17th-century mission to India wins the British Academy Book Prize for Cultural Understanding.

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British Academy Book Prize Names a Shortlist, and Reports on Sales Impact

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonSeptember 12, 2023Leave a Comment

London’s British Academy Book Prize reports on its 2022 winner’s sales and rights deals as it releases its 2023 nonfiction shortlist.

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Jennifer Homans Wins Biographers International’s Plutarch Award

In News by Porter AndersonJune 8, 2023Leave a Comment

The Biographers International Organization’s 2023 Plutarch Award goes to Jennifer Homans’ biography of modern ballet icon George Balanchine.

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Charles Tripp Chairs the British Academy’s £25,000 Book Prize Jury

In News by Porter AndersonJanuary 16, 2023

The British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding will name its winner in October. Publishers are submitting now.

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‘When Women Kill’ Wins the 2022 British Academy Book Prize

In News by Porter AndersonOctober 26, 2022

Commended for revealing ‘attitudes to female homicides,’ Alia Trabucco Zerán’s work of research wins the British Academy’s £25,000 award.

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The UK’s £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize Releases Its 2022 Shortlist

In News by Porter AndersonOctober 10, 2022

The Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction will award £50,000 to its winner in November, and now has produced a six-title set of finalists.

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British Academy Book Prize Announces Its 2022 Shortlist

In News by Porter AndersonSeptember 6, 2022

Six titles are shortlisted this year by this 10-year-old award for nonfiction that contributes to ‘global cultural understanding.’

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Awards: British Academy Prize Names Jurors, Opens Submissions

In News by Porter AndersonFebruary 10, 2022

The 2021 jury for the British Academy Book Prize for Global Understanding returns in the 2022 cycle, seeking works that  ‘public understanding of world cultures.’

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Sujit Sivasundaram Wins the £25,000 British Academy Book Prize

In News by Porter AndersonOctober 27, 2021

British Academy jurors name Sujit Sivasundaram as this year’s winner for his portrayal of ‘Indigenous peoples in the Indian and Pacific oceans’ in his nonfiction book ‘Waves Across the South.’

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