Samuel Johnson Prize

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The Samuel Johnson Prize is a prestigious British literary award recognizing outstanding works of non-fiction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary award
non-fiction literary award
awardedFor books first published in the United Kingdom
awardFor best non-fiction writing
outstanding works of non-fiction
country United Kingdom
currencyOfPrize Pound sterling NERFINISHED
eligibility authors of any nationality
non-fiction books written in English
field literature
non-fiction literature
follows Duff Cooper Prize NERFINISHED
formerNameOf Baillie Gifford Prize NERFINISHED
frequency annual
genre non-fiction
hasCategory Awards established in 1999
British literary awards
Non-fiction literary awards
hasPart longlist
shortlist
inception 1999
languageOfWorkOrName English
location London, England
surface form: London
namedAfter Samuel Johnson NERFINISHED
namedAfterNationality English
namedAfterOccupation lexicographer
notableWinner Anne Applebaum NERFINISHED
Antony Beevor NERFINISHED
Craig Brown NERFINISHED
Jonathan Coe NERFINISHED
Margaret MacMillan NERFINISHED
Philip Gourevitch NERFINISHED
Wade Davis NERFINISHED
officialWebsite https://www.thebailliegiffordprize.co.uk
organizer BBC NERFINISHED
relativeImportance one of the most prestigious non-fiction prizes in the English-speaking world
replacedBy Baillie Gifford Prize NERFINISHED
selectionProcess judged by a panel of experts
sponsor BBC NERFINISHED

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Antony Beevor awardReceived Samuel Johnson Prize
Margaret MacMillan awardReceived Samuel Johnson Prize
this entity surface form: Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction