Terms and Conditions
The Award
This
annual Award, promoted by the Financial Times Limited (“FT”) and McKinsey & Company (“McKinsey”), aims to
identify the book that provides the most compelling and enjoyable insight into
modern business issues, including management, finance and economics. The judges will give preference to those books whose insights and
influence are most likely to stand the test of time.
The winner
will receive an award of £30,000, and shortlisted authors will receive £10,000
each. A shortlist of up to 6 titles will be announced in early autumn, and the
winner will be announced at an Award Dinner in New York on 06 November 2017 (the “Award
Ceremony”). Submissions are invited from publishers or bona fide imprints based
in any country (“Publishers”).
Eligibility
Titles, whether in electronic or physical form, must be published for the first time in the English language, or in English
translation, between 16th November 2016 and 15th November 2017. There
is no limit to the number of submissions from each Publisher, provided they fit
the aim of the award. Titles from all genres are eligible, but anthologies will
not be considered. There are no restrictions of gender, age or nationality of
authors. Authors who are serving judges of the award, current officers,
employees or contractors of the Financial Times Group or McKinsey, or the close
relatives of such officers, employees or contractors, are not eligible.
By submitting
an entry for the Award, Publishers agree to these terms and conditions and acknowledge
that failure to comply with them may result in disqualification. The Award
shall be void where prohibited by local law.
Conditions
of Entry
1 Titles
must be submitted by a Publisher or bona fide imprint which holds English
language rights in the book. All entries must be submitted online but you may
also be requested by the FT to send a copy of the book in the post for review.
2 One
copy of each title submitted must be received at the address below by no later
than 5pm British Summer Time on Friday 30th June 2017. FT, McKinsey or any of
their agents and subcontractors cannot accept responsibility for entries lost
or delayed in submission. Proof of submission is not proof of receipt. Address:
Sian Williams, FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year, Financial Times, One
Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL
3 If the
title is in proof, these should be bound and accompanied by a jacket rough and
author biography.
4 Each
title submitted must be accompanied by a fully completed online Entry Form. If
the title was originally published in another language, Entry Form 2 must also
be completed.
5 The
judges may also request other titles not originally submitted by a Publisher.
In that event, the Publisher will be asked to supply one copy of the title and
complete the relevant Entry Form(s).
6 No title
entered by Publishers or called in by the judges can be returned.
7 The
judges’ decision is final, and no correspondence can be entered into.
8 By
submitting a title, you warrant that such title does not infringe copyright or
any other intellectual property rights and does not defame or invade the
privacy rights of any third party, or infringe any other legal rights,
regulations or laws.
9 The
promoters reserve the right to cancel, postpone or suspend the Award at any
time at their absolute discretion.
10 To the
fullest extent that may be excluded by the law, the promoters accept no
responsibility for, or liability arising from, Publishers taking part in the
Award.
Conditions of Award
Any
eligible book entered for the Award shall not qualify unless its Publisher
agrees to:
• make its best
efforts to guarantee the shortlisted author’s attendance at the Award Ceremony
and to cover their associated expenses (with the exception of the author’s
travel for which the Award organisers will take responsibility). In addition,
to ensure a senior level representative of the publishing house is able to
attend the Award Ceremony.
• provide a further twenty copies of any shortlisted title, for administrative
and publicity purposes, and a copy for every guest at the Award Ceremony
(150-200 guests) should the book be shortlisted.
• ensure that shortlisted or winning authors undertake a reasonable number of
activities to promote the author’s own work and this Award. These might include
writing an article for the FT’s Comment pages or website (www.ft.com), or
providing a pre-agreed extract from the title for publication in the FT. Such
activities would always be by mutual agreement.
• ensure that shortlisted or winning titles prominently display the promotional
FT & McKinsey shortlist/finalist/ winner stickers on the book jacket, which will
be supplied by the FT.
• obtain from the copyright holder, written permission for FT to broadcast
and/or record on audio tape or CD an extract from the submitted title, to be
used solely for publicity purposes.
The Judges
The
judging panel for 2017 will be chaired by Lionel Barber, Editor, Financial
Times and will include distinguished panellists from the world of business,
economics and academia.
These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales. The Publisher hereby submits
to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. Copies of the Terms and
Conditions and Entry Forms are available at:
www.ft.com/bookaward
For further information please contact bookaward@ft.com |