Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize
Annual British literary prize
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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]
| Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize | |
|---|---|
| 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 award | 2000 |
| Website | http://www.everymanslibrary.co.uk/wodehouse.aspx |
The Prize is sponsored and organised 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
The judges for the inaugural award were Stephen Fry, Craig Brown, Sebastian Faulks and Jo Brand.[4]