ENTRY FOR THE 2014 PRIZE IS NOW CLOSED

FOR DETAILS ON THIS YEAR'S PRIZE, VISIT:

www.ft.com/brackenbower



2014 Winner:





Womenomics in the Muslim World [read excerpt]

by Saadia Zahidi

Founder, Global Gender Gap Report

Senior Director, World Economic Forum

Shortlisted:





3D Printing Anything, Anywhere [read excerpt]

by Alysia Garmulewicz

Rhodes Scholar, Ph.D. Student, Management Research

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford by Alysia GarmulewiczRhodes Scholar, Ph.D. Student, Management ResearchSaïd Business School, University of Oxford

One Level Up [read excerpt]

by Jenny Palmer

Director

Beacon Health Strategies by Jenny PalmerDirectorBeacon Health Strategies

Special Mention:

Ndoronomics, by Gregory Smith, Economist, World Bank



, by Gregory Smith, Economist, World Bank [read summary]

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. A prize of £15,000 will be given for the best book proposal.



The Bracken Bower Prize is named after Brendan Bracken who was chairman of the FT from 1945 to 1958 and Marvin Bower, managing director of McKinsey from 1950 to 1967, who were instrumental in laying the foundations for the present day success of the two institutions. This prize honours their legacy but also opens a new chapter by encouraging young writers and researchers to identify and analyse the business trends of the future.



The inaugural prize will be awarded to the best proposal for a book about the challenges and opportunities of growth. The main theme of the proposed work should be forward-looking. In the spirit of the Business Book of the Year, the proposed book should aim to provide a compelling and enjoyable insight into future trends in business, economics, finance or management. The judges will favour authors who write with knowledge, creativity, originality and style and whose proposed books promise to break new ground, or examine pressing business challenges in original ways.



Only writers who are under 35 on November 11 2014 (the day the prize will be awarded) are eligible. They can be a published author, but the proposal itself must be original and must not have been previously submitted to a publisher.



The proposal should be no longer than 5,000 words – an essay or an article that conveys the argument, scope and style of the proposed book – and must include a description of how the finished work would be structured, for example, a list of chapter headings and a short bullet-point description of each chapter. In addition entrants should submit a biography, emphasising why they are qualified to write a book on this topic. The best proposals will be published on FT.com. Co-authored entries are welcome.



The organisers cannot guarantee publication of any book by the winners or runners-up. The finalists will be invited to the November 11 dinner where the Bracken Bower Prize will be awarded alongside the Business Book of the Year Award, in front of an audience of publishers, agents, authors and business figures. Once the finalists’ entries appear on FT.com, authors will be free to solicit or accept offers from publishers. The closing date for entries was 5pm (BST) on September 30th 2014. This year's prize is now closed to further entries.



Full rules for The Bracken Bower prize are available here

THE JUDGES Vindi Banga

Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Lynda Gratton

Professor, London Business School Jorma Ollila

Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell and Outokumpu Baroness Rebuck

Chair, Penguin Random House UK

PODCAST FT Management Editor Andrew Hill discusses the Bracken Bower Prize







From FT.com:

Books we will need tomorrow

by Andrew Hill



Have your say on Twitter #BBYA14 FORMAT no longer than 5000 words

essay article with the argument, scope and style of the proposed book

a description of the finished work’s structure

for example: a list of chapter headings with a short bullet-point description of each chapter CONTENT tackle emerging business themes

identify and analyse the trends of the future in business, economics, finance or management

focus on the challenges and opportunities of growth

examine pressing business challenges in original ways AUTHOR must be under 35 on November 11 2014

can be a published author

the proposal itself must be original, not previously submitted to a publisher

submit a biography

co-authored submissions are welcomed



For more information about the FT McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award, please visit www.ft.com/bookaward