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Svetlana Alexievich
2016 The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
The 18th edition of the prize saw Baillie Gifford take over from Samuel Johnson as sponsors. Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winners, and a writer previously shortlisted for the Booker Prize populated the nominated books in 2016, with a majority of the authors bringing a personal perspective to subjects as diverse as international law and the human genome.
Longlist announced
21 September 2016
Shortlist announced
17 October 2016
Winner & prize ceremony
15 November 2016
What the judges said"A multi-layered history that is impressive in its own right but also a satisfying, suspenseful read. A stunning achievement."
The shortlist
What the judges said"There are voices and stories in these books that we haven't heard before and which are going to stay with me for a very long time.”
The longlist
What the judges said“Each of these ten very different books takes you on a journey that is as engrossing and imaginative as any novel. They aim high, and deliver. I am not looking forward to having to choose between them.”
Meet the judges for 2016
The longlist, shortlist and winner is chosen by a panel of independent judges, which changes every year
Stephanie Flanders
Head of Bloomberg News Economics
Philip Ball
Former editor of Nature journal
Jonathan Derbyshire
Executive opinion editor of the Financial Times
Sophie Ratcliffe
Professor of Literature and Creative Criticism at the University of Oxford
Rohan Silva
Co-Founder of Second Home
