Available to people of various racial, ethnic, sexuality and disability categories, these scholarships are designed to help booksellers attend trade shows.
Challenges Amid Optimism: The UK’s New Report on Translation Trends and Prospects
From the Arts & Humanities Research Council: Pessimism about translated literature’s prospects in the UK is ‘outdated.’ A new report.
PEN International’s Campaign Challenges Us To ‘Make Space’ for All Voices
‘We are all writers and use words in ways that can shift and inform society,’ says PEN International’s ‘Make Space’ mission statement. ‘It is time to act.’
The Muse and the Marketplace: Writers Conference Engages Its Diverse Community
A writing conference in Boston explores issues of diversity and racism, and how the publishing business can better reflect and engage with America’s increasingly diverse population.
Leading With Diversity: The AWP Generation Goes to Washington
In its 50th year, AWP (the Association of Writers and Writing Programs) returns to the US capital, with special focus on literature in a political society.
Rosarium’s Faces of Diverse Publishing: ‘Get Out of Our Way’
As Rosarium publisher Bill Campbell adds South African author Nikhil Singh to his list, he talks about how multicultural books are sold today.
The UK’s Inaugural Jhalak Prize Book of the Year Longlist: Now 11 Titles
Having started with 12 titles, the Jhalak Prize Book of the Year longlist stands now at 11 books, its intent to honor writers of color.
Diversity Is the Point at Sweden’s ‘Different’ Children’s Book Publisher: Olika
Swedish children’s book publisher Olika Förlag has a decade-long history of promoting diversity, challenging gender stereotypes, and winning awards for their work.
Diversity in Translation, a New Report from Europe
As rights and licensing appear to offer the world publishing industry more and more potential in terms of revenue, the new Diversity Report 2016 explores what works.
Political Overtones at the 2016 National Book Awards
With references to the US election, the National Book Award ceremony recognized writers of color, like Colson Whitehead, and joy as ‘an act of resistance.’