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Jilly Cooper
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Jilly Cooper

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Jilly Cooper was a journalist, author and media superstar. The author of many number one bestselling books, she lived in Gloucestershire where her groundbreaking Rutshire Chronicles series was set.

Awarded honorary doctorates by the Universities of Gloucestershire and Anglia Ruskin, she also won the inaugural Comedy Women in Print lifetime achievement award in 2019, and was appointed DBE in 2024 for services to literature and charity. She died in 2025.

Awards & recognition

Comedy Women In Print (CWIP) Prize

Winner  •  2019  •  Lifetime Achievement Award

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