Kazuo Ishiguro, Jacqueline Wilson and Alan Hollinghurst are among the more than 1,200 people recognised for their achievements and service in King Charles III’s New Year’s Honours list.
“Each and every day, ordinary people go out and do extraordinary things for their communities,” said prime minister Keir Starmer. “The New Year Honours List celebrates more of these unsung heroes, and I thank them for their incredible contribution.”
Author and screenwriter Sir Ishiguro OBE has been made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for his services to literature, an accolade only awarded to 65 people. Meanwhile, Dame Wilson DBE has been awarded Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire.
Caroline Michel, the CEO of Peters Fraser and Dunlop (PFD) who has also served as chair and trustee of Hay Festival, has been awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE). Nicola Solomon, who has served as chief executive of the Society of Authors and more recently the chair of the Creators’ Rights Alliance, was awarded Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for her services to literature and the creative industries.
Hollinghurst received a knighthood in the New Year’s Honours list for services to literature, while Robert Dennis Harris, author of Conclave (Hutchinson), was awarded a CBE. Author Richard O’Neill has been appointed Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his services to education and literature, while The Oscar Wilde Society’s vice-president and chair, Donald Robin Mead, was among the Medallists of the Order of the British Empire for his services to literature.
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