In its final year, IPA’s Africa Publishing Innovation Fund plans to support training in accessible publishing for African book publishers.
IPA’s Africa Publishing Innovation Fund Awards It’s 2022 Recipients
The IPA and Dubai Cares Africa Publishing Innovation Fund names its new grants and outlines coming engagement in accessible publishing.
London Book Fair: IPA Focuses on Sustainability
The International Publishers Association’s programming for London Book Fair centers on the SDG Publishers Compact.
Edwige-Renée Dro and Côte d’Ivoire’s ‘1949’ Library of Women’s Writings
International Women’s Day: Côte d’Ivoire has a library centered on literature written by African and Black women.
Tunisian and Moroccan Publishers Meet with IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi
Stops in mid-February for the IPA president Al Qasimi included meetings with publishers in Tunisia and Morocco.
IPA and Kenyan Publishers Blast ‘Unacceptable’ Copyright Bill
Messaging from the International Publishers Association joins a chorus of alarm around a fast-moving set of copyright changes in Kenya.
Academic Publishing Edition: Amsterdam’s Michiel Kolman on Diversity in STM
In scholarly and academic publishing, Elsevier’s Michiel Kolman says, more female leadership is a new and promising development.
In London, Book Aid International Reports 2021 Operations in 24 Countries
The UK-based Book Aid International introduced its second innovative shipping-container library in 2021, in rural Zanzibar.
Words Without Borders: Kaaps Writings From South Africa
Kaaps is more than the street vernacular it’s been assumed by many to be. South Africa’s Olivia Coetzee curates a collection of translations.
At the Alliance’s Conference in Spain: African Publishers on Their Challenges
The International Alliance of Independent Publishers’ conference included talks among African publishers about the need to produce locally.