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

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

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

Judges select three proposals from a shortlist of 11 entries

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Eleven business book proposals competing for FT/McKinsey award

Full summary including the winner Womenomics in the Muslim World by Saadia Zahidi