Benson Medal
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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] and Helen Waddell.[7]
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.[8]
Contents
Recent recipients
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
- David Pease[14]
- Jenny Uglow[14]
2011
Earlier recipients
- 2010: Al Alvarez
- 2009: Mark Le Fanu; Kay Dunbar
- 2008: John Saumarez Smith; Douglas Matthews
- 2007: Nadine Gordimer
- 2006: Ronald Blythe; Joan Winterkorn – manuscript expert
- 2005: Edward Upward
- 2004: Maureen Duffy;[15] James Parker[16]
- 2003: Anita Desai ;[17] David Sutton[18]
- 2000: Christopher Fry[19]
- 1996: Shusaku Endo[20]
- 1993: Julien Green[21]
- 1990: Wole Soyinka ;[citation needed]
- 1989: Anthony Burgess ;[21] Nadine Gordimer[citation needed]
- 1982: A. L. Rowse[21]
- 1981: Sir Sacheverell Sitwell ;[22] Odysseas Elytis
- 1979: R. K. Narayan[23]
- 1975: Philip Larkin[24]
- 1969: Cecil Woodham-Smith[21]
- 1966: J. R. R. Tolkien ;[25] Rebecca West ;[21] E. V. Rieu[21]
- 1952: Frederick S. Boas[21]
- 1941: Christopher La Farge[21]
- 1940: Christopher Hassall ;[22] John Gawsworth[26]
- 1939: F. L. Lucas ; Andrew Young ;
- 1938: E. M. Forster ;[27] G. M. Young
- 1934: Edith Sitwell[21]
- 1931: Stella Benson ;[21] Siegfried Sassoon[28]
- 1930: Edmund Blunden
- 1927: Frederick Arthur Simpson ; Helen Waddell
- 1926: Percy Lubbock ; Robert Wilson Lynd ; Harold Nicolson
- 1925: Gordon Bottomley ; George Santayana
- 1923: Lytton Strachey
- 1917: Gabriele d'Annunzio ;[21] Benito Pérez Galdós ;[21] Maurice Barres[21]
References
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- "The Benson Medal" at The Royal Society of Literature website.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "The Benson Medal", The Royal Society of Literature website.
- ↑ E. M. Forster Archived 7 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 9 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 3 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine, from the online Dictionary of Ulster Biography.
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- ↑ "University archivist wins top international prize", from the University of Reading website, 19 October 2006.
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