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The Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction is an annual British prize for the best non-fiction writing in the English language. It was founded in 1999 following the demise of the NCR Book Award and based on an anonymous donation. The prize is named after the English 18th-century littérateur Samuel Johnson. With its motto "All the best stories are true", the prize covers current affairs, history, politics, science, sport, travel, biography, autobiography and the arts. The competition is open to authors of any nationality whose work is published in the UK in English.〔 From its inception until 2008 the award was fully named The BBC FOUR Samuel Johnson Prize and managed by BBC Four. In 2009 it was renamed as BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction〔(The 2009 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction ), 17 April 2009〕 and managed by BBC Two. The new name reflected the BBC's commitment to broadcasting coverage of the Prize on BBC 2, ''The Culture Show''.〔 Prior to the name change in 2009, the monetary prize amount was for the winner, and each finalist received £2500. After 2009 the monetary prize was £20,000 for the winner, and each finalist received £1000.〔 In February 2012, the steering committee for the prize announced that a new sponsor had been found for the prize, an anonymous philanthropist, and that the prize was to be raised to £25,000.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=33 )〕 In 2015, funding for the prize was arranged by the Blavatnik Family foundation, while the organisers seek new sponsors from 2016 onwards. The prize is considered to be among the most prestigious, in the non-fiction category in the UK.〔(About the prize ), Samuel Johnson Prize official website. "The UK's most Prestigious non-fiction award".〕〔("Science dominates Samuel Johnson prize longlist" ), ''The Guardian'', 14 May 2009. "..the UK's most prestigious non-fiction award.."〕 ==2015== The winner announced on 2 November as Steve Silberman's ''Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently''. The longlist for the 2015 prize was announced on the 22 September and the shortlist was announced 11 October. ;Shortlist *Jonathan Bate, ''Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life'' *Robert Macfarlane, ''Landmarks'' *Laurence Scott, ''The Four-Dimensional Human: Ways of Being in the Digital World'' *Steve Silberman, ''Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently'' *Emma Sky, ''The Unravelling: High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq'' *Samanth Subramanian, ''This Divided Island: Stories from the Sri Lankan Civil War'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Samuel Johnson Prize」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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