{"id":2489,"date":"2026-04-05T14:05:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?p=2489"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:05:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:05:59","slug":"sophie-ratcliffe-wins-the-e-m-forster-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?p=2489","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Ratcliffe wins the E.M.Forster Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lmh.ox.ac.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/uncropped_s\/public\/media-image\/4x5%20IG%20template.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"Photographic portrait of Professor Sophie Ratcliffe, who has shoulder-length blonde hair and is wearing a dark leather jacket\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MSt tutor Professor Sophie Ratcliffe has been named as the 2026 recipient of the E.M. Forster Award by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsandletters.org\/awards\">American Academy of Arts and Letters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The $20,000 award recognises an outstanding writer from the United Kingdom or Ireland, and previous recipients include Julian Barnes, Carol Ann Duffy, Jeanette Winterson, Kate Atkinson, and Alan Hollinghurst.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1898, the American Academy of Arts and Letters celebrates artistic excellence across literature, music, and the visual arts. Authors are nominated by Academy members, with winners selected by a rotating committee of writers. The 2026 committee was chaired by Mona Simpson, alongside Henri Cole, Adam Gopnik, and Yiyun Li.<\/p>\n<p>Sophie\u2019s writing explores the intersections of literature, philosophy, history, creative criticism, and fiction. Her publications include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophieratcliffe.com\/\"><em>The Lost Properties of Love<\/em>\u00a0(2019), published in the United States as\u00a0<em>Loss, A Love Story<\/em>\u00a0(2024)<\/a>, and\u00a0<em>On Sympathy<\/em>\u00a0(2008). She is currently writing a novel, and completing an academic book on children and libraries, supported by a Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship. Her edition of\u00a0P. G. Wodehouse\u2019s Letters was reissued by Penguin in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside her academic work, she is a regular reviewer for the national press.<\/p>\n<p>Sophie will receive her award at the Academy\u2019s annual Ceremonial in New York in May.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MSt tutor Professor Sophie Ratcliffe has been named as the 2026 recipient of the E.M. Forster Award by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The $20,000 award recognises an outstanding writer from the United Kingdom or Ireland, and previous recipients include Julian Barnes, Carol Ann Duffy, Jeanette Winterson, Kate Atkinson, and Alan Hollinghurst. 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