Publishing News [Global]

The Financial Times and Schroders have announced the shortlist for the 2025 Business Book of the Year Award. Now in its twenty-first year, the award is an essential calendar fixture for authors, publishers and the global business community.…

Following the success of last year’s inaugural festival, St Andrew’s Book Festival returns to London from November 27–30,2025 with an expanded programme featuring the best of Scottish literature and culture, created by Scots in London and…

With the energy that has defined it for over sixty years, Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) is getting ready for its 63rd edition, scheduled to take place at the BolognaFiere exhibition centre from April 13 to 16, 2026, alongside…

Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the UK and Ireland’s only dedicated prize for LGBTQ+ literature has announced its 2025 longlists for the Polari Book Prize and Polari First Book Prize, celebrating a wealth of genres and forms, including…

Two of the UK’s leading cultural publications – The Bookseller and The Stage – have launched The British Audio Awards aka The Speakies, a brand-new annual event celebrating outstanding achievement in audiobooks and audio drama.As audio…

As global forces challenge long-held ideas of culture, citizenship and belonging, Doha Debates brought its globally acclaimed town hall format to Bradford Literature Festival (BLF) (27 June - 6 July 2025) for a timely, thought-provoking…

The 12th annual JLF London at the British Library, produced by Teamwork Arts, proved to be a spectacular weekend, with tickets for the event having been sold-out, transforming the venue into a vibrant cross-cultural celebration. The…

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA), one of the Arab world’s most prestigious literary prizes, is now open for submissions for its 20th anniversary edition across ten categories. The Award, organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre…

An ambitious new addition to the UK’s cultural calendar, the Hereford Military History Festival will debut from September 26-28, 2025, with a rich and varied programme of talks, panel discussions, school events, history trails, music and…

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award, organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre under the auspices of the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi, announced the winners of its 19th edition across eight award categories, including the…