Benson Medal
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates The Benson Medal is a medal awarded by the Royal Society of Literature in the UK.[1]
It was founded in 1916 by A. C. Benson who was a Fellow of the Society, to honour those who produce "meritorious works in poetry, fiction, history, and belles-lettres".[1] The medal has been awarded several times to writers in other languages, and is occasionally awarded those who are not writers, but who have done conspicuous service to literature.
The medal is awarded at irregular intervals for lifelong achievement. Recipients include: Edmund Blunden, Anita Desai, Maureen Duffy,[1] E. M. Forster,[2] Christopher Fry,[1] John Gawsworth,[3] Nadine Gordimer, Philip Larkin,[1] R. K. Narayan[4] A. L. Rowse,[5] George Santayana,[1] Wole Soyinka,[6] Lytton Strachey, J. R. R. Tolkien,[1] Helen Waddell[7] and SuAndi.[8]
In November 2020, the new design for the medal by Linda Crook was unveiled. The design includes books on one side, and people on the other.[9]
Recent recipients
2024
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
- David Pease[16]
- Jenny Uglow[16]
2011
Earlier recipients
- 1917: Gabriele d'Annunzio;[17] Benito Pérez Galdós;[17] Maurice Barres[17]
- 1923: Lytton Strachey[17]
- 1925: Gordon Bottomley; George Santayana
- 1926: Percy Lubbock; Robert Wilson Lynd; Harold Nicolson
- 1927: Frederick Arthur Simpson; Helen Waddell
- 1930: Edmund Blunden
- 1931: Stella Benson;[17] Siegfried Sassoon[18]
- 1934: Edith Sitwell[17]
- 1938: E. M. Forster;[19] G. M. Young
- 1939: F. L. Lucas; Andrew Young
- 1940: Christopher Hassall;[20] John Gawsworth[21]
- 1941: Christopher La Farge[17]
- 1952: Frederick S. Boas[17]
- 1966: J. R. R. Tolkien;[22] Rebecca West ;[17] E. V. Rieu[17]
- 1969: Cecil Woodham-Smith[17]
- 1975: Philip Larkin[23]
- 1979: R. K. Narayan[24]
- 1981: Sir Sacheverell Sitwell;[20] Odysseas Elytis
- 1982: A. L. Rowse[17]
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- 1990: Wole Soyinka[17]
- 1993: Julien Green[17]
- 1996: Shusaku Endo[25]
- 2000: Christopher Fry[26]
- 2003: Anita Desai;[27] David Sutton[28]
- 2004: Maureen Duffy;[29] James Parker[30]
- 2005: Edward Upward
- 2006: Ronald Blythe; Joan Winterkorn[17] – manuscript expert
- 2007: Nadine Gordimer[17]
- 2008: John Saumarez Smith; Douglas Matthews
- 2009: Mark Le Fanu; Kay Dunbar
- 2010: Al Alvarez
References
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- ↑ a b c d e f g "The Benson Medal", The Royal Society of Literature website.
- ↑ E. M. Forster Template:Webarchive from the Tiscali UK web portal.
- ↑ Two Kings of Redonda: M. P. Shiel and John Gawsworth, from a University of Iowa website.
- ↑ Narayan's author biography Template:Webarchive from the Penguin Books website.
- ↑ A. L. Rowse: Historian and friend - Obituary, a December 2001 Contemporary Review article via findarticles.com.
- ↑ Biography of Wole Soyinka from the website of the Echo Foundation.
- ↑ Biography of Helen Waddell Template:Webarchive, from the online Dictionary of Ulster Biography.
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- ↑ "Queen Mary academic receives prestigious Royal Society of Literature Award", Queen Mary University of London, 25 June 2019.
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- ↑ a b Dictionary of National Biography.
- ↑ "Benson and hedging: James Fergusson reveals a high profile dispute over the RSL Benson Medal", The Royal Society of Literature.
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- ↑ "University archivist wins top international prize", from the University of Reading website, 19 October 2006.
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- ↑ i.e. Dr James Parker, Co-ordinator of the International Public Lending Right Network (IPLR).
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External links
- "The Benson Medal" at The Royal Society of Literature website.