FAQs
The Man Booker International Prize works differently to the annual Man Booker Prize. Want to find out more? See some of our Frequently Asked Questions below.
Who is Man Group plc?
Man Group is a leading global provider of alternative investment products and solutions. The Group employs over 1,600 people in 13 countries with key centres in London and Pfäffikon (Switzerland).
For more information please visit: http://www.mangroupplc.com/
What is the Booker Prize Foundation?
In April 2002 The Big Food Group plc announced that new arrangements had been made for the Booker Prize to protect its long-term future. The Big Food Group transferred the Booker Prize, with certain safeguards, to a new registered charity, the Booker Prize Foundation (BPF), which would be responsible for its organisation and operation.
The historic archive (which chronicles the progress of the award since it was established in 1968) was also transferred to the BPF . It is the intention of both The Big Food Group and BPF that the independence, integrity, importance and name of the Booker Prize should be preserved and enhanced.
The trustees of the Booker Prize Foundation are former Chairman of Booker plc, Jonathan Taylor CBE (Chair); Lord Baker of Dorking CH; former Man Booker Prize administrator, Dr Martyn Goff CBE; playwright and President of the Royal Literary Fund, Ronald Harwood CBE; former Chair of the British Council, Baroness Kennedy QC; writer, Baroness Neuberger DBE; MEP Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne; and former Finance Director of Rentokil plc, Christopher Pearce
Who is Booker plc?
Booker is the largest cash & carry company in the UK with 177 branches nationwide and a turnover of c£3.5 billion. It is the key link between branded manufacturers and the independent sector. In June 2000, Booker plc merged with Iceland plc to form Iceland Group plc, now known as The Big Food Group plc. The Big Food Group plc employs 30,000 people in the UK and has an annual turnover of c£5.5 billion. Group activity is centred on four areas: food retailing (Iceland Foods plc); home shopping (Iceland.co.uk); food service (Woodward Foodservice Ltd); and food wholesaling (Booker Cash & Carry Ltd).
Who is eligible for the prize?
Any living author who has published fiction either originally in English or whose work is generally available in translation in the English language.
How is the winner chosen?
The winner is chosen solely at the discretion of the judging panel; there are no submissions from publishers.
In addition, there is a separate prize for translation and, if applicable, the winner can choose a translator of his or her work into English to receive a prize of £15,000.
