Helen Garner was the judges' unanimous choice for the the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction. Photo: AP PHOTO

Helen Garner has won the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction for what judges called her addictive and candid diaries.

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The 82-year-old Australian writer was named winner of the Stg50,000 ($A100,300 prize at a ceremony in London for How to End a Story.

Journalist Robbie Millen, who chaired the prize jury, said Garner was the unanimous choice of the six judges.

Millen said the judges were captivated by the sharp observation and "reckless candour" of Garner

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