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Tuesday 12th April 2016 Olympia, London
Jacks Thomas, Director, The London Book Fair A very warm welcome to you all, and welcome to the third London Book Fair Excellence Awards, organised in partnership with The Publishers Association UK, and this year sponsored by Hytex. To my mind, we can never celebrate our industry enough; the innovation, creativity, commitment, passion and sheer talent that unite the global book world are demonstrated again and again in our shortlists, across 14 categories, tonight. We hope that these awards are a one-stop showcase of how determined all those involved in books are, to get stories and knowledge into the hands of consumers, in a variety of both classical and creative ways. From charities supporting literacy initiatives, to celebrations of Shakespeare’s work, to creators of the most sophisticated app, tonight we get a chance to see the full spectrum of the flexibility and endurance of the written word. Now a firm fixture in The London Book Fair schedule, I hope you have had a chance to look at last year’s winners, who appear on the awards maps around the fair – and tonight these maps will be magically transformed into the 2016 winners! Congratulations to everybody on the shortlists and of course,the judges, who gave their time so generously and had the most difficult task in selecting winners from such a strong line-up. A huge well done and thank you from all of us involved in The London Book Fair Excellence Awards 2016.
The London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award
Previous Lifetime Achievement Winners:
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Gail, Baroness Rebuck, DBE, Chair of Penguin Random House, UK Stephen Lotinga, CEO, The Publishers Association
The Publishers Association is a proud partner of the LBF International Excellence Awards as it demonstrates the exciting innovation occurring in publishing around the world. The Awards highlight the many ways in which publishers are pushing their traditional boundaries, moving into apps, video games and other forms of multimedia. Congratulations to all those nominated and shortlisted and to the winners this evening.
Awards host: Paul Blezard For eight years the presenter of all 1700 editions of Between the Lines, the author interview programme that helped Oneword Radio win two Sony Gold Awards, Paul Blezard has also been the books reviewer on BBC Radio 2’s The Green Room with Mariella Frostrup and appeared frequently on BBC Radio 4. The chair of events at numerous literary festivals from Hay-on-Wye to Deia and Dubai, his debut novel Saving Grace, set during his notoriously short time as the Literary Editor of The Lady magazine, is being published by crowd-funding publisher, Unbound. See www.unbound.co.uk for details on how to pledge and support.
The London Book Fair is pleased to announced the thirteenth annual LBF Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to Gail, Baroness Rebuck, DBE, Chair of Penguin Random House, UK. Gail Rebuck is a towering figure of British and international publishing, who has contributed to much of the industry both as business leader and through her passionate support for reading and literacy. As Chair of Penguin Random House, Gail is a hugely influential figure, and she also provides an important voice speaking on behalf of arts, culture and education in the House of Lords. Gail has also been a driving force and tireless ambassador behind many of the most influential reading and book campaigns in the UK.
2015 - Peter Usborne, Usborne Publishing 2014 - Deborah Rogers, Rogers, Coleridge & White, UK 2013 - Michael Krüger, Hanser Verlag, Germany 2012 - Jorge Herralde, Editions Anagrama, Spain 2011 - Sonny Mehta, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., US 2010 - Antoine Gallimard, Éditions Gallimard, France 2009 - Drenka Willen, Harcourt, USA 2008 - Peter Mayer, Overlook Press and Duckworth, UK & USA 2007 - Lord Weidenfeld, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, UK 2006 - Christopher MacLehose, MacLehose Press, UK 2005 - Lynette Owen, Pearson Education, UK 2004 - John Lyons, Little,Brown, UK & USA
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The Knowledgespeak International Academic and Professional Publisher Award
Categories & Shortlists The International Education Initiatives Award
Book Aid International (UK) United Nations - Afrian Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) (Sudan) Quirky Kid (Australia)
Higher Education Press Limited Company (China) Teseo (Argentina) Auckland University Press (New Zealand)
Previous winners: 2015 - Sage Publications (US) 2014 - University of Chicago Press, (US)
The Global Rights 365 International Literary Agent Award Previous winners: 2015 - Library for All (US) 2014 - Indigenous Literacy Foundation, Australia
The China Publishing & Media Journal Educational Learning Resources Award Kweetet (Belgium) Cambridge HOTmaths (Australia) SuperMemo World sp. z o.o. (Poland) Quirky Kid (Australia)
Previous winners: 2015 - Uigeverij Van In (Belgium) 2014 - Penguin, Australia
Pontas (Spain) The Barbara J. Zitwer Agency (USA) Deborah Harris (Israel) Hedlund Literary Agency (Sweden)
Previous winners: 2015 - Nicole Witt, Literarische Agentur Mertin Inh. (Germany) 2014 - Anneli Høier, Leonhardt & Høier Literary Agency, Denmark
The Publishers Weekly International Literary Translation Initiative Award Paper Republic (China) Words without Borders (USA) Archipelago Books (USA)
Previous winners: 2015 - Asymptote Journal (Singapore) 2014 - Best Translated Book Award, US
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The Total Licensing IP Rights Across Media Award Plain Pears (UK) The Night Zookeeper (UK) HarperCollins UK - ‘Mog’ Christmas campaign with Sainsbury’s & Save The Children (UK)
The Quantum Publishing Innovation Award Bookmetrix Reedsy Tekstum Touchpress We are Futureproofs
Previous winners: 2015 - Mojang (Sweden) 2014 - Robert Kirkman, Skybound, US
The Bookstore of the Year Award Readings (Australia) Hoepli (Italy) Rahva Raamat (Estonia) Sanlian Bookhouse (China)
The International Literary Festival Award Open Book (South Africa) Krakow Festival Office - Conrad Festival (Poland) Flupp (Brazil) FLIP (festa Literaria Internacional de Paraty) (Brazil)
The Market Focus Achievement Award Marker Focus China Market Focus Turkey Market Focus Russia Previous winners: 2015 - Sharjah International Book Fair (UAE) 2014 - Motilal Books of India
The Association for Publishing Education (APE) Dissertation and Project Prizes: Projects Prize 2016 Laura Bryars, Kingston University London Tempest Frangit Books Amy Ellis, Oxford Brookes University The Self-Publishing Toolbox Alexandra Holmes, University of Central Lancashire Cornwall: An Illustrated Guide to all things Cornwall
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Marianne Tatepo, University College London Author Management: Introducing iGency Publishing: Traditional publishing for non-traditional authors
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The Association for Publishing Education (APE) Dissertation and Project Prizes: MA Dissertations Prize 2016 Simon Collinson, City University London How are small publishers designing, making, distributing, selling and protecting ebooks? A surbey and case studies Grace Flahive, University of the Arts London Digital Self-Promotion for the ‘Undergod’ Author: Creative Opportunities and Experimentation
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The Accessible Books Consortium Accessibility Award: Initiative Action on Disability Rights & Development (ARAD, Nepal) DK & the DK Braille Concept Development Team - UK HarperCollins UK Total Audio Programme - UK Tiflolibros - Argentina
Marie-Claire Grima, Kingston University, London Challenges and opportunities in digital marketing within contemporary art book publishing Susan Kemp, Edinburgh Napier University The Era of The Authorpreneur: A study of the reasons for the market conditions surrounding and the possible future developments of the era of the ‘Authorpreneur’ Veronica Morgan, University College London Towards an Understanding of Contemporary Male Reading Kelly Neubeiser, Oxford Brookes University Defining the Classics: Penguin and the Evolution of a Timeless Genre Michelle Phillips, University of Plymouth Self-publishing: The culture of today. Does a collaborative relationship between self-publishing and traditional publishing make for a good business within the publishing industry of tomorrow?
Previous winners: 2015 - Young Power in Social Action, YPSA (Bangladesh)
The Accessible Books Consortium Accessibility Award: Publisher Dorling Kindersley Elsevier B.V. Sage Publications
Sarah Elizabeth Webster, University of Stirling To what extent does book jacket and cover design influence sales?
The Association for Publishing Education (APE) Dissertation and Project Prizes: BA Dissertations Prize 2016 Sophie Butcher, Oxford Brookes University (BA Publishing Media) Reading Rehabilitation: An investigation into the extent to which access to books influences the rehabilitation of prisoners Fiona Parker, Loughborough University (BA Publishing with English) Cross-platform Study on the Social Media Marketing Activity of the UK’s Top Trade Publishers
Previous winners: 2015 - Cambridge University Press (UK)
The London Book Fair Trailblazers Awards in partnership with the Society of Young Publishers and BookBrunch
Winners: George Burgess, Entrepreneur and Marketing Lead at Gojimo Clio Cornish, Executive Publisher at HarperCollins Nick Coveney, Head of Digital at Kings Road Publishing Ella Kahn and Bryony Woods, Co-Founders of DKW Literary Agency
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European Prize for Literature Winners
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Tanja Stupar-Trifunovi Satovi u maj inoj sobi (Clocks in my Mother’s Room)
Belgium - Christophe Van Gerrewey Op de hoogte (Up to Date)
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The International Trade Children’s and Young Adult Publisher Award Jieli Publishing House Co. Ltd (China) Editrice Il Castro (Italy) Dwie Siostry (Two Sisters) (Poland)
Cyprus - Antonis Georgious Ένα αλπούμ ιστορίες (An Album of Stories)
Denmark - Bjørn Rasmussen Huden er det elastiske hylster der omgiver hele legemet (The Skin Is the Elastic Covering that Encases the Entire Body)
Estonia - Paavo Matsin Gogoli disko (The Gogol Disco)
Finland - Selja Ahava Taivaalta tippuvat asiat (Things that Fall from the Sky)
Previous winners: 2015 - Clavis Publishing (Belgium) 2014 - Tara Books, India
The Bookseller International Adult Trade Publisher Award
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Nenad Joldeski Секој со своето езеро (Each with their own Lake) Germany - Benedict Wells Vom Ende der Einsamkeit (On the End of Loneliness)
Luxembourg - Gast Groeber All Dag verstoppt en aneren (One Day Hides Another)
Actes Sud (France) Laguna Doo (Serbia) Interlink Publishing (USA)
Romania - Claudiu M. Florian Varstêle jocului. Strada Cet ii (The Ages of The Game - Citadel Street)
Slovenia - Jasmin B. Frelih Na/Pol (In/Half)
Spain - Jesús Carrasco La tierra que pisamos (The Earth We Thread)
The IPA Prix Voltaire Award Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury, aka “Tutul” Bei Ling Gui Minhai, Lee Bo, Cheung Chi Ping, Lam Wing Kee and Lui Bo, collectively known as the “Hong Kong Five” Moe Way Raif Badawi Previous winners: 2014 - Ihar Lohvinau, Belarus
Previous winners: 2015 - Fraktura (Croatia) 2014 - Fixi, Malaysia
Congratulations to all our shortlistees as well as the winners tonight
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