Alan Lodge Young Spirits Writer Award open for entries
The fourth annual Alan Lodge International Young Spirits Writer of the Year Award is open for entries.
Amy Hopkins, winner of the 2014 Alan Lodge Award, Ian Taylor of William Grant, Daisy Jones, The Spirits Business, and the Lodge familyThe Award was founded in memory of Alan Lodge, the late deputy editor of The Spirits Business, to recognise promising young spirits journalists, bloggers and columnists under the age of 35. Alan sadly passed away suddenly in February 2012.
The Award, while organised by The Spirits Business and kindly sponsored by William Grant & Sons, is entirely assessed by an independent panel of judges, making the decision process entirely impartial.
Past recipients of the award are Amy Hopkins, news and web editor at The Spirits Business, Hamish Smith, deputy editor of Drinks International, and Laura Foster, assistant editor of Imbibe.
“I’m truly delighted and touched to have won this award, which came as a huge surprise to me, particularly knowing the calibre of talent among previous winners,” Hopkins said.
“It saddens me greatly that I never had the opportunity to meet Alan, but knowing how much he was loved in the industry, and that he was such an immensely talented journalist, makes this award all the more special.”
Enter the Alan Lodge Young Spirits Writer of the Year Award 2015
Entrants may submit up to three pieces of work, written in the English language in Microsoft Word format, to info@thespiritsbusiness.com with the subject headed “Alan Lodge International Young Spirits Writer of the Year Award 2015”.
All work must have been published in print or online between 1 October 2014 and 30 September 2015.
The deadline for entries for the fourth annual Alan Lodge International Young Spirits Writer of the Year Award is 23:59 Friday 2 October. All entrants must be aged 35 or under on this date.
For any enquiries, please contact Daisy Jones at daisy@thespiritsbusiness.com or Kristiane Sherry at kristiane.sherry@thespiritsbusiness.com.
