Giles St Aubyn Awards for Non-Fiction
The Giles St Aubyn Awards for Non-Fiction are annual prizes from the Royal Society of Literature for authors writing their first non-fiction book for a mainstream audience. The prize gives extra time or resources for writing or research and helps raise the book’s profile when published.
Eligibility: Applicants must have a publishing contract and be a citizen of the UK or Ireland, or have lived in one of these countries for at least three years before the award.
History: The award began in 2017 and is funded in perpetuity by a bequest from Giles St Aubyn, an author and RSL Fellow. The Giles St Aubyn Awards replaced the RSL Jerwood Award (2004–2016), which was funded by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation.
About Giles St Aubyn: He lived from 1925 to 2015, wrote 14 non-fiction books, and taught history at Eton College for nearly 40 years. He was the nephew of Vita Sackville-West, and his friends included John Betjeman, John le Carré, and the Queen Mother.
Judges' Special Commendation
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