![]() It does so many things remarkably well, and we felt that it was important that the book that won can show what creative non-fiction can do. ![]() On the winner of what the panel found an "especially difficult and long" judging process, Churchwell said: “For us, it ticked every box. ![]() In his winning book, Shapiro shows the Bard’s progression from his tale of two star-crossed lovers to "Hamlet", exploring how Shakespeare became Shakespeare. The year 1599 was when Shakespeare completed "Henry V", wrote "Julius Caesar" and "As You Like It", and produced the first draft of "Hamlet". Academic, critic and broadcaster Shahidha Bari was a judge alongside journalist, author and academic Sarah Churchwell, and biographer and critic Frances Wilson. The one-off award marks the 25th anniversary of The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction by crowning the best work of non-fiction from the last 25 years.ġ599 was chosen from a shortlist of six books, taken from the previous 24 prize-winning books, by a panel chaired by New Statesman editor-in-chief Cowley. The winner was announced by chair of judges Jason Cowley, at a ceremony hosted at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh on 27th April. ![]() The book, which won the prize in 2006, explores the year that Shakespeare produced some of his greatest works. James Shapiro’s 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare (Faber & Faber) has won The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction £25,000 Winner of Winners Award. ![]()
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