The London Book Fair Awards
The London Book Fair believes in celebrating industry professionals and their outstanding achievements.
Every year, we host our Trailblazer Awards to recognise and celebrate those who are taking the industry by storm, and honour an inspiring individual who has made a mark in the publishing world, with The London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Trailblazer Awards
The Trailblazer Awards celebrate professionals who have demonstrated creativity and innovation, and have achieved notable accomplishments in the book industry. Nominees should be in their first 10 years of working in the industry, have demonstrated the ability to inspire others, and have had a positive impact.
The awards are run by LBF in partnership with the Publishers Association, supported by the Society of Young Publishers and BookBrunch.
Submissions for 2026 are now closed.
The London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award
The London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award recognises an individual who has made a significant mark in the international book industry. Previous winners of this award have included Klaus Flugge, Hiroshi Hayakawa, Margaret Busby, Nigel Newton, Dorotea Bromberg and Youngsuk ‘YS’ Chi, Our 2025 winner was Gloria Bailey, MBE, Associate Director for Export Services at the Publishers Association.
It is open to anyone in the business of books: publishers, agents, translators, distributors, printers, reviewers, librarians, association leaders, festival or awards founders - anywhere around the world.
Submissions for 2026 are now closed.
FutureBook London Book Fair Awards
From disruptive start-ups to pioneering publishers, impactful entrepreneurs to fearless freelancers, FutureBook has been surfacing and supporting the best in British book innovation for almost two decades. Now, in partnership with The London Book Fair, we've opened up entries to the international book trade, adding four new categories to honour innovators outside the UK alongside our existing Leader, Future Leader, Start-up and Freelancer awards.
Don't miss your chance to be recognised as the future of publishing, on the world stage at LBF 2027.
Entries close Thursday 12th November.