Marjorie hessell tiltman biography definition

The Hessell-Tiltman Prize, which recognizes nonfiction books primarily aimed at non-academic readers, announces its 2024 shortlist.

By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson

A Winner Is To Be Named on November 27

Today’s announcement of the English PENHessell-Tiltman Prize shortlist is being called “compelling, impressive, and expansive,” in highlighting “the vitality of historical writing,” particularly in the “diversity of subjects and perspectives it can uncover.”

The award’s focus is on historical nonfiction covering “a period up to and including World War II.

The prize was endowed by the eponymous Marjorie Hessell-Tiltman, who was an English PEN member i the 1960s and 1970. At the time of her death, she bequeathed £100,000 (US$126,594) to PEN’s literary foundation to create this award.

One distinction of this program is that its preferred nonfiction candidates are not written