The Prize
The Man Asian Literary Prize was founded in 2007. It is an annual literary award given to the best novel by an Asian writer, either written in English or translated into English, and published in the previous calendar year. The judges choose a longlist of 10 to 15 titles announced in October, followed by a shortlist of 5 to 6 titles announced in January, and a winner is awarded in March. The winning author is awarded USD 30,000 and the translator (if any) USD 5,000. Submissions are invited through publishers based in any country.
David Parker, Chair Director
Justin Hill, Director
David Huddart, Director
Christopher Hutton, Director
Julia Kuehn, Director
Conita Leung, Director
Stephen McCarty, Director
Marina Ma, Prize Manager
Andre Aciman
Monica Ali
Homi K Bhabha
Rt Hon Adrienne Clarkson
Charles Foran
Nicholas Jose
Leung Ping-kwan
Qiu Xiaolong
Hsu-ming Teo
Title Sponsor
The Man Asian Literary Prize is sponsored by Man Group plc.
Man is a world-leading alternative investment management business. It has expertise in a wide range of liquid investment styles including managed futures, equity, credit and convertibles, emerging markets, global macro and multi-manager, combined with powerful product structuring, distribution and client service capabilities. At 31 December 2011, Man manages USD58.4 billion.
The original business was founded in 1783. Today, Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100 Index with a market capitalisation of around USD3.5 billion.
Man is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the FTSE4Good Index. Man also supports many awards, charities and initiatives around the world, including sponsorship of the Man Booker literary prizes and the Man Asian Literary Prize.
Man sponsored literary prizes are the Man Booker Prize, the Man Booker International Prize, the Lost Man Booker Prize and the Man Asian Literary Prize.