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Bracken Bower Prize

A £15,000 prize for the best business book proposal by a young author

The Financial Times and McKinsey & Company, organisers of the Business Book of the Year Award, want to encourage young authors to tackle emerging business themes. We hope to unearth new talent and encourage writers to research ideas that could fill future business books of the year.

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  • Monday, 4 April, 2022
    Book awards
    Enter the FT’s Bracken Bower Prize 2022

    With a £15,000 award, the competition aims to find the best proposal for a business book

  • Wednesday, 1 December, 2021
    Book awards
    Bracken Bower prize 2021: the winners

    Proposal for a book on the future of higher education takes the award for authors under 35

  • Thursday, 25 November, 2021
    Business books
    Bracken Bower Prize 2021: excerpts from the finalists’ proposals

    Cyber attacks, how the education system went wrong and the women decarbonising the future

  • Thursday, 25 November, 2021
    Business books
    Bracken Bower Prize 2021: the finalists

    Three authors in the running for FT and McKinsey’s award for best business book proposal

  • Monday, 1 November, 2021
    Book awards
    Bracken Bower Prize 2021 — the shortlist

    The £15,000 prize will be awarded to the best business book proposal by a young author

  • Sunday, 11 April, 2021
    Book awards
    Enter the FT’s Bracken Bower Prize 2021

    With a £15,000 award, the competition aims to find the best proposal for a business book

  • Tuesday, 1 December, 2020
    Business books
    Bracken Bower Prize 2020: the winner

    Stephen Boyle takes the award for his proposal about how central bank digital currencies could reshape the economy

  • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
    Business books
    Bracken Bower Prize 2020: excerpts from finalists’ proposals

    Digital currencies, access to medications, and the business case for nature

  • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
    Book awards
    Bracken Bower Prize 2020: the finalists

    Three authors in the running for FT and McKinsey’s award for best business book proposal

  • Monday, 2 November, 2020
    Book awards
    Bracken Bower Prize 2020 — the shortlist

    Book proposals tackle themes ranging from diversity in business to digital currencies and the future of education

  • Monday, 27 April, 2020
    Business books
    Enter the FT’s Bracken Bower Prize 2020

    With a £15,000 award, the competition aims to find the best proposal for a business book

  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2019
    Business books
    Bracken Bower Prize 2019: the winner

    Jonathan Hillman wins with a proposal about the battle for next generation tech supremacy

  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2019
    Business books
    Bracken Bower Prize 2019: excerpts from finalists’ proposals

    China’s advancing technology, the power of hacking and the secrets of cyber security

  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2019
    Business books
    Bracken Bower Prize 2019: the finalists

    Three authors vie for FT and McKinsey’s award for best business book proposal

  • Friday, 25 October, 2019
    Business books
    Bracken Bower Prize 2019 — the shortlist

    The shortlist for the best business book proposal by an author aged under 35

  • Monday, 15 April, 2019
    Business books
    Enter the FT's Bracken Bower Prize 2019

    With a £15,000 award, the competition aims to find the best proposal for a business book

  • Thursday, 15 November, 2018
    Work & Careers
    Podcast: how to publish your business book

    Aspiring writers ask a panel of industry experts what makes a standout proposal

  • Wednesday, 7 November, 2018
    FT Business Book of the Year 2022
    Bracken Bower Prize

    A £15,000 prize for the best business book proposal by a young author

  • Wednesday, 7 November, 2018
    Business books
    Bracken Bower Prize 2018: excerpts from finalists’ proposals

    From the science of coincidence and refugee entrepreneurs to inclusivity at work

  • Wednesday, 7 November, 2018
    Book awards
    Bracken Bower Prize 2018: the finalists

    Three writers up for FT and McKinsey’s award for best business book proposal

  • Monday, 22 October, 2018
    Business books
    Bracken Bower Prize 2018: the shortlist

    Twelve writers compete for the £15,000 award for the best business book proposal by an author aged under 35

  • Friday, 1 June, 2018
    Book awards
    Bracken Bower Prize winner strikes six-figure book deal

    Mehran Gul’s book proposal charts the rise of technology hubs outside the US

  • Saturday, 24 March, 2018
    Books
    Do you have a business book idea?

    An award of £15,000 will go to the best proposal by an author under 35

  • Tuesday, 31 October, 2017
    Work & Careers
    Bracken Bower Prize 2017: excerpts from finalists’ proposals

    Silicon Valley in focus as synopses tackle tech and start-ups

  • Tuesday, 31 October, 2017
    Book awards
    Bracken Bower Prize 2017: finalists focus on Silicon Valley

    Judges select three proposals from a shortlist of 11 entries

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