Women hold an impressive number of executive posts in French publishing. On International Women’s Day, the hope is that more can move into top spots.
International Women’s Day: Hay Kicks Off #Vote100Books, Cambridge Offers Free Readings
‘We want a new library of 100 great books by women’ says Hay Festival founder Peter Florence, as Cambridge University Press opens this year’s selection of free-to-read International Women’s Day content.
International Women’s Day: Free Readings From Cambridge University Press
Citing ‘education and research for everyone and by everyone,’ Cambridge University Press’ leadership offers pertinent readings for International Women’s Day.
The UK’s Sunday Times Names Jay Bernard Young Writer of the Year
Open to writers under 35, the 2020 UK Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year honor goes to poet Jay Bernard for the collection ‘Surge.’
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Named Women’s Prize ‘Winner of Winners’
The Nigerian-American author won the Orange Prize in 2007 and her novel ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ was voted best of the Women’s Prize’s 25 years.
Digital Programming: The UK’s Women’s Prize Would Like To Sell You a Ticket
The UK’s Women’s Prize for Fiction is charging for four nights of shortlist readings and the awards ceremony in September.
Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist: ‘We’re All So Proud of These Books’
The UK’s Women’s Prize for Fiction digitally announces its shortlist for 2020, which includes big-name authors Hilary Mantel and Bernardine Evaristo.
Coronavirus: International Booker’s Shortlist; Women’s Fiction’s Delay; Fane’s Changes
Industry notes: The Rathbones Folio Prize winner talks about collectively reimagining our narratives, as programs reschedule their plans.
Translator Marilyn Booth on World Arabic Language Day: ‘An Encouraging Sign’
Arabic-to-English translator Marilyn Booth tells us about the challenges and positive signals she sees for Arabic literature in translation to reach new readers.
The PublisHer Women’s Network, at Frankfurt and Sharjah
As the Sharjah PublisHer Summit approaches, Bodour Al Qasimi and Tracey Armstrong talk about the international momentum of women in publishing.