'Addictive' diaries win prestigious non-fiction prize
Summary
Helen Garner's diaries, "How to End a Story: Collected Diaries," won the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. This award recognizes the best non-fiction work and includes a cash prize of £50,000. This is the first major UK award that Garner, an Australian writer, has received.Key Facts
- Helen Garner wrote "How to End a Story: Collected Diaries."
- The book won the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction.
- The Baillie Gifford Prize offers a £50,000 prize to the winner.
- The prize is open to authors from any country.
- Garner's book was praised for its mix of personal, intellectual, and everyday observations.
- This was Garner's first major UK award win.
- The Baillie Gifford Prize also awards £5,000 to each shortlisted author.
- Garner's work has gained popularity in the UK with recent British publications of her books.
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