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The Baillie Gifford Prize

The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction

The Baillie Gifford Prize is a major annual award celebrating the best in non-fiction writing, honoring works of exceptional narrative quality published in the UK.

How to End a Story by Helen Garner book coverHow to End a Story by Helen Garner book cover

2025 The Baillie Gifford Prize

12 books
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan book coverQuestion 7 by Richard Flanagan book cover

2024 The Baillie Gifford Prize

12 books
Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant book coverFire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant book cover

2023 The Baillie Gifford Prize

12 books
1599 - A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by James Shapiro book cover1599 - A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by James Shapiro book cover

The 25th anniversary prize

6 books
Super-Infinite - The Transformations of John Donne by Katherine Rundell book coverSuper-Infinite - The Transformations of John Donne by Katherine Rundell book cover

2022 The Baillie Gifford Prize

12 books
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe book coverEmpire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe book cover

2021 The Baillie Gifford Prize

13 books
One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time by Craig Brown book coverOne Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time by Craig Brown book cover

2020 The Baillie Gifford Prize

13 books
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold book coverThe Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold book cover

2019 The Baillie Gifford Prize

13 books
Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy by Serhii Plokhy book coverChernobyl: History of a Tragedy by Serhii Plokhy book cover

2018 The Baillie Gifford Prize

6 books
How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS by David France book coverHow to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS by David France book cover

2017 The Baillie Gifford Prize

12 books
East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity by Philippe Sands book coverEast West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity by Philippe Sands book cover

2016 The Baillie Gifford Prize

10 books
Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently by Steve Silberman book coverNeurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently by Steve Silberman book cover

2015 The Baillie Gifford Prize

12 books
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald book coverH is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald book cover

2014 The Baillie Gifford Prize

15 books
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