Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize
Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize | |
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Awarded for | the funniest novel of the past 12 months, which best evokes the Wodehouse spirit of witty characters and perfectly-timed comic phrases |
Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | Bollinger and Everyman Library |
First awarded | 2000 |
Website | http://www.everymanslibrary.co.uk/wodehouse.aspx |
The Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize is the United Kingdom's first literary award for comic literature. Established in 2000 and named in honour of P. G. Wodehouse, past winners include Paul Torday in 2007 with Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and Marina Lewycka with A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian 2005 and Jasper Fforde for The Well of Lost Plots in 2004. Gary Shteyngart was the first American winner in 2011,[1] and 2020 saw a graphic novel take the prize for the first time.[2]
The Prize is sponsored and organized by Bollinger, a producer of sparkling wines from the Champagne region of France, and Everyman Library, a book imprint that is a division of Random House.
Until 2019 the winner was announced at the annual Hay Festival.[3] Winners receive a jeroboam of Champagne Bollinger Special Cuvée, a case of Bollinger La Grande Année and a complete set of the Everyman's Library P.G. Wodehouse collection. In addition, a Gloucestershire Old Spots pig is also named after the winning novel.
Winners and shortlists
[edit]The judges for the inaugural award were Stephen Fry, Craig Brown, Sebastian Faulks and Jo Brand.[4]
References
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- ^ Price, Karen (25 May 2005). "Welsh pair on shortlist". Western Mail. The Free Library. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ Ezard, John (6 June 2005). "Bubbly and share of pig for winner of Wodehouse prize". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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- ^ "Bridget vs Bertie for Wodehouse book prize". BBC News. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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- ^ "Awards: Man Booker International; Wodehouse; Desmond Elliott". Shelf Awareness. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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- ^ WOOD, HELOISE (8 July 2021). "Kennaway clinches Bollinger Everyman Prize for The Accidental Collector". The Bookseller. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
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