James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
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Edition 100 (2018) Winner
Lindsey Hilsum
リンジー・ヒルサム
Rinjī Hirusamu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1958-08-03 （Malvern, Worcestershire）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, French, Spanish
- Residence History
- Malvern, Worcestershire
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, writer
- Active Years
- 1981-2025
- Affiliations
- Channel 4 News, The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Times, New Statesman, Granta
- Nominations
- Guardian First Book Award 2012 shortlist (Sandstorm), Costa Book Awards 2019 biography shortlist (In Extremis)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester Grammar School for Girls | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Exeter | — | French and Spanish | BA | — | United Kingdom |
Worcester Grammar School for Girls
Year of Graduation:
1976
Country:
United Kingdom
University of Exeter
French and Spanish
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1981
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Patron's Medal | — | — | Royal Geographical Society | Winner |
| 2019 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | In Extremis | Biography | University of Edinburgh | Winner |
Patron's Medal
2017
Organization:
Royal Geographical Society
Result:
Winner
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
2019
Work:
In Extremis
Category:
Biography
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sandstorm: Libya in the Time of Revolution
2012 Non-fictionA firsthand account of the Libyan revolution.
revolutionconflictMiddle East
In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin
2018 BiographyBiography of war correspondent Marie Colvin.
war reportingcouragesacrifice
I Brought the War with Me: Stories and Poems from the Front Line
2024 MemoirMemoir combining stories and poems from the front lines.
warpoetrytestimony
Bibliography
- Sandstorm: Libya in the Time of Revolution
- In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin
- I Brought the War with Me: Stories and Poems from the Front Line
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed on-the-ground reportingVivid depictions of war
- Recurring Motifs
- realities of warethics of reportingglobal inequality
Legacy
Renowned journalist and author who has reported from major international conflicts and received numerous prestigious awards.
Trivia
- Her father is physicist Cyril Hilsum, known for research foundational to LCD technology.
- Her sister Karen Burt, an engineer and advocate for women in engineering, died of a stroke in 1997.
- She was the only English-speaking foreign correspondent in Rwanda at the start of the 1994 genocide.
- Received honorary doctorates from the University of Essex (2004) and SOAS University of London (2019).