![]() Their selection was made from a shortlist of six books, taken from the previous 24 prizewinning books. The winner was chosen by a judging panel comprising of: New Statesman editor-in-chief, Jason Cowley (chair) academic, critic and broadcaster, Shahidha Bari journalist, author and academic, Sarah Churchwell and biographer and critic Frances Wilson. As the winner, Shapiro will receive GBP25,000. The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Winner of Winners Award marks the 25th anniversary of the UK’s premier non-fiction book prize by crowning the best work of non-fiction from the last 25 years of the prize. Baillie Gifford Prize Winner of Winners James Shapiro Baillie Gifford Prize Winner of Winners James Shapiro with 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare at a photocall at Waterstones in Edinburgh The winner was announced by Chair of Judges, Jason Cowley, at a ceremony hosted at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. ![]() Shapiro’s 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare won the prize in 2006 and explores the year that Shakespeare produced some of his greatest worksġ599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by James Shapiro is tonight, Thursday, April 27, named winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction ‘Winner of Winners’ Award. The one-off award marks the 25th anniversary of the prize by recognising the outstanding work of all previous 24 prizewinners. ![]()
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