The London Book Fair (LBF) has announced brand new international awards for the book industry - The London Book Fair International Book Industry Excellence Awards, which is being launched in association with The UK Publishers Association (The PA).
The awards will cover all aspects of the business of publishing, including academic publishing, the supply chain, education, children's publishing and digital innovation. A panel of UK judges, with international or discipline-specific expertise, will judge 12 individual award categories, which will include the LBF Lifetime Achievement Award in International Publishing; the PA Award for International Copyright Protection, sponsored by Awards partner, The UK Publishers Association; the British Council International New Publishing Entrepreneur of the Year Award; and The LBF, The PA and the British Council Award for Market Focus Innovation.
The British Council International New Publishing Entrepreneur of the Year Award is part of the British Council Creative Entrepreneurs Programme which identifies and rewards innovative entrepreneurial thinking in the creative sectors around the world.
The London Book Fair International Book Industry Excellence Awards will be an evening event, and will take place on April 8, the first day of LBF 2014. The Awards Ceremony will be held in The Conference Centre, Earls Court, London.
The judging panel and A Call for Submissions, outlining entry criteria, will be issued later this month. Submissions will close in December, and the announcement of the shortlist will be issued in February 2014.
