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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.

They hope to unearth new talent and encourage writers to research ideas that could fill future business books of the year.

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

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

  • Monday, 15 April, 2019
    Bracken Bower Prize 2019
    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
    Bracken Bower Prize 2019
    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 & McKinsey Business Book of the Year 2019 
    Bracken Bower Prize 2019

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

  • Wednesday, 7 November, 2018
    Bracken Bower Prize 2019
    Bracken Bower Prize 2018: finalist excerpts

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

  • Wednesday, 7 November, 2018
    Bracken Bower Prize 2019
    Bracken Bower Prize 2018: the finalists

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

  • Monday, 22 October, 2018
    Bracken Bower Prize 2019
    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
    Business books
    Bracken Bower Prize winner strikes six-figure deal

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

  • Saturday, 24 March, 2018
    Bracken Bower Prize 2019
    Do you have a business book idea?

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

  • Promoted Content
  • Tuesday, 31 October, 2017
    Bracken Bower Prize 2019
    Bracken Bower Prize 2017: excerpts from finalists’ proposals

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

  • Tuesday, 31 October, 2017
    Bracken Bower Prize 2019
    Bracken Bower 2017: finalists focus on Silicon Valley

    Judges select three proposals from a shortlist of 11 entries

  • Wednesday, 18 October, 2017
    Business books
    Bracken Bower Prize 2017: the shortlist

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

  • Monday, 20 March, 2017
    Business books
    FT/McKinsey prize: do you have a business book idea?

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

  • Friday, 18 November, 2016
    Business books
    Excerpts from the 2016 finalists’ proposals

    Ideas examine the ‘fuzzy’ and ‘techie’, blockchain and a millennial meltdown

  • Friday, 18 November, 2016
    Business books
    Bracken Bower prize finalists announced

    Three proposals for the £15,000 prize drawn from a shortlist of nine entries

  • Monday, 24 October, 2016
    Business books
    FT/McKinsey Bracken Bower reveal their shortlist

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

  • Friday, 21 October, 2016
    Business books
    2016 FT/McKinsey Bracken Bower Prize

    Register your interest in the 2016 prize to receive information on how to submit an entry

  • Sunday, 24 April, 2016
    Business books
    FT contest helps land publishing deals

    As this year’s Bracken Bower Prize opens, previous finalists list the benefits of being shortlisted

  • Wednesday, 18 November, 2015
    FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award
    Bleaker view of automation comes to fore

    Winning title ‘The Rise of the Robots’ is dystopian bookend to ‘The World is Flat’, on top in 2005

  • Wednesday, 18 November, 2015
    Business books
    2015 Bracken Bower Prize - summary

    Full summary including the winner Rethinking the Unthinkable by Christopher Clearfield and András Tilcsik

  • Wednesday, 18 November, 2015
    Work & Careers
    Failure risk pitch wins FT-McKinsey award

    Bracken Bower Prize goes to Christopher Clearfield and András Tilcsik for Rethinking the Unthinkable

  • Friday, 13 November, 2015
    Business books
    Book prize finalists announced

    Judges have selected three book proposals to go forward for the 2015 Bracken Bower Prize

  • Friday, 13 November, 2015
    Business books
    Excerpts from the three proposals

    Rethinking the Unthinkable, The Fog of More and Brave Old World compete for this year’s FT and McKinsey prize

  • Monday, 26 October, 2015
    Business books
    Bracken Bower Prize shortlist

    Eleven business book proposals competing for FT/McKinsey award

  • Monday, 13 April, 2015
    FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award
    Hoffman and Moyo join book judges

    LinkedIn co-founder and economist to help decide which business author will win £30,000

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