2026 Awards

All entries should be sent to The Chairman, the Trustees, the Secretary and the relevant assessor - either food or drink. They must be sent separately to each trustee and assessor, the secretary will not be responsible for forwarding books. Books cannot be returned.

The entry form should be completed and forwarded to Katie Lander - this can be sent electronically to katie@andresimon.co.uk

All entries should be clearly marked ANDRÉ SIMON AWARD ENTRY.

The closing date for entries is 20 November 2026.

The longlist will be announced in mid-December 2026, followed by the shortlist at the end of January 2027.

Publishers and authors are encouraged to submit books as early as possible to allow the Trustees and Assessors sufficient time to consider each entry fully.

Click here to download the Entry Form as a pdf (1mb).
Click here to download the Entry Form as a Microsoft Office Word doc (300kb).

The Trustees of the fund are:

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The André Simon Memorial Fund was set up to honour the memory of André Simon following his death in 1972 to benefit the public within the fields of food and drink. Six years later in 1978, the awards were founded and the first winners were Elizabeth David and Rosemary Hume for their outstanding contribution in the fields of food and cooking. Other recipients include Michel Roux, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Diana Henry and Rick Stein. Since the awards began, copies of the winning books have been archived in The Guildhall Library providing a snap-shot of food and drink tastes over more than 40 years.