Publishing News [Global]

The 2026 Aficionado Award goes to the global translation project Words Without Borders, based in Brooklyn, New York. Founded in 2003 by W. W. Norton Executive Editor Alane Mason and Spanish-to-English translator Samantha Schnee, who has…

The 78th Frankfurter Buchmesse (7 – 11 October 2026) will bring the international book and media world to Frankfurt.

The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has opened nominations for the Sharjah International Book Fair Awards 2026 across 10 categories to recognise outstanding achievements in writing and publishing. These include Cultural Personality of the Year…

In recognition of outstanding Arab cultural achievements and in support of building bridges of cross-cultural dialogue, the Shariah International Translation Award welcomes submissions of translations from all world languages for the…

The London Book Fair (LBF) has announced the return of the Market Focus programme, and Japan as the appointed country for 2027. The LBF Market Focus, back for the first time since 2022, will see the involvement of the Japan Book Publishers…

PublisHer has recently launched PublisHer Studio, a first-of-its-kind global online learning platform specifically to equip women with the knowledge, skills and networks to thrive in the publishing industry of the future. PublisHer Studio…

Egyptian publisher Yehia Fekry was awarded the 2026 International Publishers Association’s Prix Voltaire at the award ceremony of the 35th International Publishers Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The IPA also announced a Prix Voltaire…

The 35th International Publishers Congress, which ran from 5-9 July 2026, brought together over 500 delegates from 44 countries and discussed topics such as the future of global publishing, copyright, artificial intelligence, literacy,…

Arise Book Academy recently hosted a training focused on four critical pillars of modern publishing: building sustainable book markets, leveraging book fairs and fellowships, raising funds for printing as emerging publishers, and expanding…

Kalam &Kavach 3.0, themed ‘JAI – Jointness, Aatmanirbharta and Innovation,’ was successfully held at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on May 14, 2026, bringing together senior military leadership, policymakers, diplomats, defence industry…