International Booker Prize and Valentino form new cultural partnership

The Booker Prize Foundation has secured Maison Valentino as its sponsor for the International Booker Prize 2024 ceremony on May 21.  For over half a century, the  Booker Prizes have identified, celebrated and transformed the careers of leading international talent introducing readers to novels and short story collections from around the globe that have been translated into English and published in the UK and/or Ireland.

Maison Valentino has a long association with the literary world and this sponsorship strengthens its commitment to fostering global arts and culture and for many years, has affirmed its commitment to great writing by celebrating impactful texts and authors.

Valentino’s contribution to the cause of translated fiction will allow the Booker Prize Foundation to raise the profile of the prize and will also enable the donation of 500 sets of the six books shortlisted for the 2024 prize to libraries across the UK. Crankstart, a charitable foundation, remains the core funder of the Booker Prizes. 

The livestream of the International Booker Prize ceremony will be hosted by YouTuber Jack Edwards, known as ‘the internet’s resident librarian’, and available at YouTube.com/TheBookerPrizes. Edwards also hosted the livestream of the Booker Prize 2023 ceremony in November and has worked with Valentino for several years.