The Duff Cooper Prize (currently known as the Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize) is a literary prize awarded annually for the best work of
history,
biography,
political science or occasionally
poetry, published in
English or
French. The prize was established in honour of
Duff Cooper, a
British diplomat, Cabinet member and author. The prize was first awarded in 1956 to
Alan Moorehead for his Gallipoli. At present, the winner receives a first edition copy of Duff Cooper's autobiography Old Men Forget and a cheque for
£5,000.
Overview
After Duff Cooper's death in 1954, a group of his friends decided to establish a trust to endow a literary prize in his memory. The trust appoints five judges. Two of them are ex officio: the
Warden of
New College, Oxford, and a member of Duff Cooper's family (initially, Duff Cooper's son,
John Julius Norwich for the first thirty-six years, and then John Julius' daughter,
Artemis Cooper). The other three judges appointed by the trust serve for five years and they appoint their own successors. The first three judges were
Maurice Bowra,
Cyril Connolly and
Raymond Mortimer. At present, the three appointed judges are biographer Mark Amory, historian
Susan Brigden, and TLS history editor
David Horspool.
From 2013, the prize has been known as The Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize, following a sponsorship by
Pol Roger.[1]
The Duff Cooper Prize (currently known as the Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize) is a literary prize awarded annually for the best work of
history,
biography,
political science or occasionally
poetry, published in
English or
French. The prize was established in honour of
Duff Cooper, a
British diplomat, Cabinet member and author. The prize was first awarded in 1956 to
Alan Moorehead for his Gallipoli. At present, the winner receives a first edition copy of Duff Cooper's autobiography Old Men Forget and a cheque for
£5,000.
Overview
After Duff Cooper's death in 1954, a group of his friends decided to establish a trust to endow a literary prize in his memory. The trust appoints five judges. Two of them are ex officio: the
Warden of
New College, Oxford, and a member of Duff Cooper's family (initially, Duff Cooper's son,
John Julius Norwich for the first thirty-six years, and then John Julius' daughter,
Artemis Cooper). The other three judges appointed by the trust serve for five years and they appoint their own successors. The first three judges were
Maurice Bowra,
Cyril Connolly and
Raymond Mortimer. At present, the three appointed judges are biographer Mark Amory, historian
Susan Brigden, and TLS history editor
David Horspool.
From 2013, the prize has been known as The Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize, following a sponsorship by
Pol Roger.[1]