Ondaatje Prize
Literary award
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The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize is an annual literary award given by the Royal Society of Literature. The £10,000 award is for a work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry that evokes the "spirit of a place", and is written by someone who is a citizen of or who has been resident in the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.[1]
Awarded forwork of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, "evoking the spirit of a place"
Sponsored bySir Christopher Ondaatje
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byRoyal Society of Literature
| Ondaatje Prize | |
|---|---|
| Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize | |
| Awarded for | work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, "evoking the spirit of a place" |
| Sponsored by | Sir Christopher Ondaatje |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | Royal Society of Literature |
| First award | 2004 |
| Website | Official website |
The prize bears the name of its benefactor Sir Christopher Ondaatje.[2] The prize incorporates the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize, which was presented up to 2002 for regional fiction.[3]
Winners
| Year | Author | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Louisa Waugh | Hearing Birds Fly | |
| 2005 | Rory Stewart | The Places in Between | |
| 2006 | James Meek | The People's Act of Love | [4] |
| 2007 | Hisham Matar | In the Country of Men | [5] |
| 2008 | Graham Robb | The Discovery of France | [6] |
| 2009 | Adam Nicolson | Sissinghurst: an Unfinished History | [7] |
| 2010 | Ian Thomson | The Dead Yard: Tales of Modern Jamaica | [8] |
| 2011 | Edmund de Waal | The Hare with Amber Eyes | [9] |
| 2012 | Rahul Bhattacharya | The Sly Company of People Who Care | [10] |
| 2013 | Philip Hensher | Scenes from Early Life | [11] |
| 2014 | Alan Johnson | This Boy: A Memoir of a Childhood | [12] |
| 2015 | Justin Marozzi | Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood | [13] |
| 2016 | Peter Pomerantsev | Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible | [14] |
| 2017 | Francis Spufford | Golden Hill | [15] |
| 2018 | Pascale Petit | Mama Amazonica | [16] |
| 2019 | Aida Edemariam | The Wife's Tale | [17] |
| 2020 | Roger Robinson | A Portable Paradise | [18] |
| 2021 | Ruth Gilligan | The Butchers (also published as The Butchers' Blessing) | [19] |
| 2022 | Lea Ypi | Free: Coming of Age at the End of History | [20] |
| 2023 | Anthony Anaxagorou | Heritage Aesthetics | [21] |
| 2024 | Ian Penman | Fassbinder: Thousands of Mirrors | [22] |
| 2025 | Carys Davies | Clear | [23] |
| 2026 | Diana McCaulay | A House for Miss Pauline | [24] |