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The Wellcome Book Prize celebrates the topics of health and medicine in literature. It awards £30,000 each year to the winning author, and aims to stimulate interest and debate about medical science through books and reading.

The prize crosses genres: fiction and non-fiction are both eligible, so its shortlists can include biography, crime, historical fiction, current affairs, sci-fi and more. Its judging panels include scientists, writers, journalists and public figures, and past chairs have included Jo Brand, Clive Anderson and Mark Lawson.

The prize shortlists six books every March, and the winner is announced in April.

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Wellcome Book Prize will be taking a pause

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Wellcome Collection has announced today that the Wellcome Book Prize will be pausing to allow the team to reflect and to plan for the future of the prize.

Will Eaves wins Wellcome Book Prize 2019

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British author Will Eaves has been awarded the Wellcome Book Prize 2019 for his astonishing novel Murmur, inspired by the life and legacy of Alan Turing.

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