Duff Cooper Prize

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The Duff Cooper Prize is a prestigious British literary award given annually for the best work of history, biography, political science, or poetry written in English.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf British literary award
literary award
awardedIn London
awardFor best work of biography written in English
best work of history written in English
best work of poetry written in English
best work of political science written in English
commemorates Duff Cooper’s contribution to politics and letters
country United Kingdom
eligibility books published in the United Kingdom
books written in English
field non-fiction literature
poetry
firstAwarded 1956
foundedBy Lady Diana Cooper
friends of Duff Cooper
frequency annual
genre biography
history
poetry
political science
hasAwardedFor memoirs
political biographies
volumes of poetry
works on European history
works on international history
hasCategory biography prize
history prize
poetry prize
political writing prize
hasWebsite official Duff Cooper Prize website
inception 1956
languageOfWorkOrName English
namedAfter 1st Viscount Norwich
Alfred Duff Cooper
notableWinner Alan Bullock
Anne Applebaum
Antony Beevor
Hugh Trevor-Roper
Margaret MacMillan
Max Hastings
Orlando Figes
relativeImportance one of the leading British prizes for historical and political writing
selectionMethod judged by a panel of literary experts
sponsor private endowment
typicalAnnouncementTime annually after publication year of eligible books

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Kai Bird
awardReceived

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