John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
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Edition 13 (1954) Winner
Tom Stacey
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Tom Stacey
Pen Names:
Kendal J. Peel（Nom-de-plume used for some novels (e.g. The Twelfth Night of Ramadan)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-01-11 （United Kingdom）
- Died
- 2022-12-24 （United Kingdom） age 92
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Kensington (Clementi House, Kensington Church Street) → Uganda (long involvement in the Ruwenzori region)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Publisher, Screenwriter, Journalist, Penology advocate
- Active Years
- 1951-2022
- Affiliations
- Stacey International (publisher), Offender's Tag Association (OTA), Royal Society of Literature (Fellow)
- Memberships
- White's (private members' club), Royal Society of Literature (Fellow)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellesley House School | — | — | — | 1938–1943 | United Kingdom |
| Eton College | — | — | — | 1943–1948 | United Kingdom |
| Worcester College, Oxford | — | — | — | 1950–1951 | United Kingdom |
Wellesley House School
Period:
1938–1943
Country:
United Kingdom
Originally at Broadstairs; evacuated to the Scottish Highlands from Sep 1939.
Eton College
Period:
1943–1948
Country:
United Kingdom
Editor of the college weekly and founder of Wotton's Society in philosophy.
Worcester College, Oxford
Period:
1950–1951
Country:
United Kingdom
Left without taking a degree; co-organised Undergrad Tours during the 1951 Festival of Britain year.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize | — | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Foreign Correspondent of the Year (Granada) | — | — | Granada | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | — | — | Royal Society of Literature | 選出 |
John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Foreign Correspondent of the Year (Granada)
1961
Organization:
Granada
Result:
受賞
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
1977
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Hostile Sun
1952 Reportage/TravelAn account of his 1950 journey into the Malayan rainforest.
ExplorationEncounters with indigenous peoples
The Brothers M
1960 NovelA novel set in Africa and Britain; published in the US and translated.
Colonial and post-colonial themesCultural clashes
Summons to Ruwenzori
1965 Non-fiction/TravelAn account of his attempt to mediate between the Rwenzururu rebellion and the Ugandan government.
Ethnic conflictPeace mediation
Deadline
1988 NovelA novel about journalism and conspiracy. Filmed for television (1988) from Stacey's screenplay; the author disowned the edited film.
JournalismPower and truth
Adaptations
- [TV film] Deadline (1988)
Tribe, the Hidden History of the Mountains of the Moon
2003 Non-fiction / Historical travelA detailed account of the history and kingdom-building in the Ruwenzori (Mountains of the Moon); credited with influencing Uganda's recognition of the Rwenzururu kingdom.
Ethno-historyKingdom-buildingPost-colonial studies
The Man Who Knew Everything
2008 NovelA revised version of Deadline; noted by critics in national journals.
Knowledge and responsibilityIndividual and public life
Bibliography
- The Hostile Sun (1952)
- The Brothers M (1960)
- Summons to Ruwenzori (1965)
- Today’s World (1970)
- Immigration and Enoch Powell (1971)
- The Living and the Dying (1976)
- The Pandemonium (1980)
- The Twelfth Night of Ramadan (1983) (as Kendal J. Peel)
- The Worm in the Rose (1985)
- Deadline (1988)
- Bodies and Souls (1989)
- Decline (1991)
- Tribe, the Hidden History of the Mountains of the Moon (2003)
- Thomas Brassey, the Greatest Railway Builder in the World (2005)
- The First Dog to be Somebody’s Best Friend (2007)
- The Man Who Knew Everything (2008)
- A Dark and Stormy Night (2018)
Adaptations
- Deadline (TV film, 1988)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed, reportage-based descriptive proseJournalistic, fact-rooted narrative voiceOccasional allegorical and philosophical elements in long and short fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Aftermath of empire and colonialismFormation of ethnic identities and kingdomsLaw, punishment, and social sanction
Health
-
Pneumonia2022Died of pneumonia on 24 December 2022
Legacy
As a writer, journalist and publisher, Stacey left a multifaceted legacy: proposing electronic offender tagging, producing non-fiction that contributed to recognition of the Rwenzururu kingdom, and serving as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Literature
Archives
- Materials related to Stacey International (details unknown)
Trivia
- Conceived the electronic offender tag and founded the Offender's Tag Association.
- Regarded locally as influential in the recognition of the Rwenzururu kingdom in Uganda.
- Deadline was adapted to a TV film from his screenplay, but he disowned the edited film.