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The winner of the prize will be announced at an event featuring the shortlisted authors in conversation with the chair of the judges, biographer and cartographer Peter Parker, in London on 25th July 2024.
The political writing panel was chaired by the historian Peter Frankopan, who was joined by writer and director of the think tank British Future Sunder Katwala, journalist Christina Lamb, literary critic Lola Seaton, and Rohan Silva, co-founder of Second Home and former senior policy advisor in 10 Downing Street.
He added: “Partnering with a major publisher provides us with extensive production and distribution capabilities and valuable relationships with booksellers and retailers, while also enhancing our audiobook offerings.”
"Baldwin’s stylish prose, sartorial flair and how we dress to shape identities will be unpacked by TV, film and theatre actress Sarah Niles, fashion designer Nicholas Daley and writer, performer and theatremaker Travis Alabanza," the event’s description reads.
With Emma Quick and Alesha Bonser at the marketing helm, and with the brilliant Jess Dean leading our PR strategy, we are well-set for future growth and success.”
In addition to acquiring and publishing a number of her own bestsellers, she was absolutely fundamental in shaping our processes, changing and improving so much of our copy and packaging, analysing the market and driving forward strategic and commercial decisions which have been transformative for the business.
As we look to the future and build on this legacy, striving for continued growth and excellence, I’m thrilled to appoint Fleur to this broadened strategic role.
I am also happy to see the brilliant Megan Reid continue her stellar trajectory, buying the best and most exciting books for both lists, while managing our biggest brands with aplomb – and the increase in responsibility from Lucy Rogers gives us even more room to grow, with one of the most commercially-proven acquirers out there.
Crewe and Bourton added: “Greg Clowes [commissioning editor] joined us from Vintage [in 2022] to expand our narrative non-fiction – he’s recently published Adam Higginbotham’s Challenger and Cara McGoogan’s The Poison Line to universally stellar reviews, and they all have amazing acquisition announcements up their sleeves.”
Our programme continues to offer transformational support to writers in the North of England as we evolve trusted models of talent development and forge lasting connections with the book trade.
Alex Beecroft, managing director of Collins, said: "With this exciting and diverse range of new content and resources, our goal is to engage, inspire and support teachers as they develop a culture of reading for pleasure in their schools."
Most recently, Biesemeier worked as an independent consultant for various international companies in the media, publishing and learning technology sectors, focusing particularly on strategic business development, process design and artificial intelligence.