It was founded in 1999 following the demise of the NCR Book Award and based on an anonymous donation .
The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction ( formerly the Samuel Johnson Prize ) is an annual British prize for the best non-fiction writing in the English language .
Baillie Gifford Prize was founded in 1999 following the demise of the NCR Book Award and based on an anonymous donation .
The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction ( formerly the Samuel Johnson Prize ) is an annual British prize for the best non-fiction writing in the English language .