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Alan Lodge Award entries closing soon
Drinks journalists, bloggers and columnists from the worlds of spirits, wine and beer now have until Friday 7 April to enter the Alan Lodge Young Drinks Writer of the Year Award.
Young writers have until Friday 7 April to enter the Alan Lodge Young Drinks Writer of the Year award
Open to writers under the age of 35, the Award seeks to recognise journalistic talent in traditional and new media.
Launched in 2012 in memory of Alan Lodge, the late deputy editor of The Spirits Business, the award was expanded this year to include wine and beer writers.
The award is assessed by an independent panel of judges, which this year comprises Olly Wehring, managing editor of just-drinks; Emily Harris, director of May Fox Communications; and Marcin Miller, former editor and publisher of Whisky magazine, PR and co-founder of Number One Drinks.
Previous winners include Hamish Smith Drinks International deputy editor; Laura Foster, Imbibe deputy editor; Amy Hopkins, The Spirits Business deputy editor, and Tyler Wetherall, a freelance writer.
To enter, writers must submit three pieces of writing, published online or in print between 1 January and 31 December 2016, by email before 23:59 on 7 April 2017. They must have been aged under 35 on 31 December 2016.
The winner of The Alan Lodge Young International Drinks Writer of the Year accolade will be announced at The Drinks Business Awards, set to take place on 23 May 2017 during the London Wine Fair.
To enter, or for further information, email Núria Puertos at nuria@unionpress.co.uk.