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James Shapiro's 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare Wins the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Winner of Winners Award

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Thursday, April 27, 2023
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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 works

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  • 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 works
    Edinburgh, Apr 28, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - 1599: 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.
  • Baillie Gifford Prize Winner of Winners James Shapiro with 1599: A Year in the Life of William
    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.
  • Shapiro finds one question the most pressing: how did Shakespeare become Shakespeare - one of the greatest writers who ever lived?
  • Peter Singlehurst, Partner at Baillie Gifford, says: "The strapline for the Baillie Gifford Prize is 'all the best stories are true'.

Katherine Rundell's Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne Wins the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2022

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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LONDON, Nov. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne by Katherine Rundell has been named winner ofthe Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2022.

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  • LONDON, Nov. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne by Katherine Rundell has been named winner ofthe Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2022.
  • The announcement was streamed to readers around the world via the Baillie Gifford Prize social media channels.
  • Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne gives readers a window into the little-known myriad lives the poet John Donne lived.
  • The Baillie Gifford Prize aims to recognise and reward the best of non-fiction and is open to authors of any nationality.