Date: 11 February 2025
LONDON, Tuesday 11 February 2025: The London Book Fair (LBF) has today revealed the shortlist for the Trailblazers Awards 2025, celebrating ten industry professionals in their first ten years of working in the industry, who are demonstrating creativity, dedication and innovation in their roles within the book industry.
Now in their tenth year, the awards are run by The London Book Fair, in partnership with the Publishers Association (PA), the Society of Young Publishers (SYP) and BookBrunch.
The Trailblazer Awards 2025 Shortlist:
- Adriano Noble, Assistant Editor, Dialogue Books (Hachette UK)
- Andi Michael Forsythe, Founder, Meetcute Book Festival
- Elizabeth Kellingley, Accessibility Manager, Bloomsbury Publishing
- Glen Weatherhead, Author, Indie Release Radar
- Laura Dolan, Account Director, CPI Books UK
- Nancy Adimora, Founder and Publishing Director, OtherStories
- Rebecca Parkinson, Marketing Coordinator, Manchester University Press
- Sarah Alsop, International Sales and Marketing Associate, Princeton University Press
- Searsha Sadek, Founder and Chief Product Officer, Shimmr AI
- Selina Brown, CEO and Founder, Black British Book Festival
Adam Ridgway, Director of The London Book Fair, said: “We are so excited to announce this year’s Trailblazers Awards shortlist. This award celebrates the next generation of professionals in the book industry. Everyone on the shortlist embodies the qualities of enthusiasm, creativity, innovation, and passion that are vital in helping our industry to continue to flourish. Congratulations to the shortlisted Trailblazers and we are so looking forward to announcing the winners at The London Book Fair 2025.”
This year’s Trailblazers will be promoted across The London Book Fair’s social media channels and website, as well as in BookBrunch. Each winner will receive a coveted Trailblazer trophy along with a complimentary ticket to this year’s and next year’s fair, a work placement/shadowing opportunity with the Publishers Association, membership to the Society of Young Publishers, and a free subscription to BookBrunch.
The overall winners will be selected by a judging panel and announced on Tuesday 11th March at 11:00am at the Focus Theatre, on the first day of The London Book Fair. More information available here.
The London Book Fair (LBF) is the world’s largest spring book trade and publishing event and will return to its home at Olympia London from 11 – 13 March 2025. Visitor registration is now open, at this link.
For queries about the Trailblazers Awards, please contact Anna Zanetti at Midas: anna.zanetti@midas-group.com +44 (0)20 7361 7860