‘Nominees will have recently published controversial works amid pressure, threats, intimidation or harassment’ in this now-annual prize in the freedom to publish.
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Emphasizing ‘the plight of oppressed publishers and writers,’ the International Publishers Association confers its newly renamed Prix Voltaire on Saudi dissident Raif Badawi.
PEN America: Chinese Essayist Xu Zhiyong Wins Barbey/Freedom To Write Award
On the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, the writer Xu Zhiyong is named PEN America’s 2020 winner of the Barbey/Freedom To Write Award.
PEN America’s Inaugural Freedom To Write Index: 238 Imprisoned
The new PEN America Freedom To Write Index provides an unprecedented overview of international suppression and detention. China, Saudi Arabia, Turkey lead.
Wattpad’s Verticalization: Now Making Its Own International Adaptations
Taking a more aggressive stance in development of its properties, Wattpad Studios announces projects and writers for new film and television adaptations.
Coronavirus: IPA Again Calls on Egypt to Release Publisher Khaled Lotfy
As the COVID-19 impact intensifies in prisons, the International Publishers Association again appeals to Egypt for Khaled Lotfy’s release.
Jacks Thomas Leaves the UK’s Reed Exhibitions and London Book Fair
London Book Fair director Jacks Thomas submitted her resignation in September, and planned to announce her departure at the 2020 fair, which was canceled because of coronavirus.
IPA and Norwegian Publishers Association Cancel 2020 International Publishers Congress
The 33rd International Publishers Congress of the International Publishers Association, originally set for May 2020, has been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
International Publishers Association Events at the 2020 London Book Fair
The International Publishers Association is engaged in several presentations at London Book Fair on diversity, copyright, and the freedom to publish.
IPA Makes First Speaker Announcement for Lillehammer Congress
Publishers, journalists, business leaders, and policy makers are part of the first group of speakers announced for the IPA’s world congress in Norway.