Lifetime Achievement Award

Celebrating publishing excellence

The London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award, celebrates an individual’s career dedication to breaking down borders in international publishing. The award is open to all members of the publishing industry, from publishers to agents, rights directors to editors, is judged by The London Book Fair advisory board and presented during a special ceremony during the fair.


 

Previous winners include:

  • 2011: Sonny Mehta

    Sonny Mehta, Editor-in-Chief, Alfred A Knopf Publishers

    2010: Antoine Gallimard

    Antoine Gallimard, Editions Gallimard

  • 2009: Drenka Willen

    2009: Drenka Willen

    Drenka Willen, Harcourt

    2008: Peter Mayer

    2008: Peter Mayer

    Peter Mayer, Overlook Press and Duckworth

  • 2007: Lord Weidenfeld

    2007: Lord Weidenfeld

    Lord Weidenfeld, Weidenfeld & Nicholson

    2006: Christopher MacLehose

    2006: Christopher MacLehose

    Christopher MacLehose, Publisher

  • Lynette Owen

    2005: Lynette Owen

    Lynette Owen, Pearson Education UK

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