The Jane Grigson Trust Sous Chef Award – How to Enter

Please check the RULES OF ENTRY to make sure that the book is eligible.

Please send the entry by midnight on 30 November 2025 to [email protected] with the title of the book as the Subject.

On your covering letter, please provide the following information:

• Full name of author
• Full UK postal address of author
• Telephone number of author
• Email address of author
• Details of the publisher and likely publication date of the book
• Details of publisher and date of publication of any previous non-food and drink related books

Please attach the proposal or other material on the basis of which the book was commissioned, as either a Word document or a pdf, with its proposed title as the filename.

Please also attach a short rationale of why you should win the award and an explanation of what you would do with the award money (written by author; no more than 300 words).

As outlined in the RULES OF ENTRY, please attach proof of commission (in the form of either a copy of a contract or a letter of intent from the publisher).

As outlined in the RULES OF ENTRY, please also attach proof of UK citizenship (in the form of a scan of the photo page of a UK passport) or residency (in the form of a scan of the photo page of a non-UK passport and a utility bill or similar).