Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, Mary May Simon, is to include Frankfurt Book Fair in her state visit to Germany this month.
Frankfurt’s Once and Future Guest of Honor: Canada on ‘Quite the Journey’
In praise of resilience, creativity, and its cultural ‘Singular Plurality,’ Guest of Honor Canada is looking for ‘where we discover the raw material of inspiration.”
Canada’s Indigenous Communities to Benefit from Emerald Project
The First Voices First project between Emerald and Canada’s Council of Prairie and Pacific Libraries opens research to Indigenous communities.
Canada’s Kids Can Press Opens a ‘Black Write’ Incubator with Nelvana
The children’s publisher Kids Can Press has partnered with Nelvana to develop content from Black writers, submissions opening now.
Words Without Borders: Paraguay’s Indigenous Guaraní-Language Poetry
An Indigenous language based in Paraguay yields poetic musings from a tongue in which ‘word’ and ‘soul’ are the same.
Canada’s Giller Foundation Donates $50,000 to Indigenous and Diaspora Literature
The Giller Foundation in Toronto issues two major grants to writing organizations working in Canada to support Indigenous literature.
Activist Teela May Reid Wins Western Australia’s Utemorrah Award
Teela May Reid, a Sydney-based attorney, will see her book ‘Our Matriarchs Matter’ published by Magabala Books as part of her Utemorrah win.
IPA and Dubai Cares Announce Aid for African Remote Learning Efforts
The International Publishers Association’s African Publishing Innovation Fund with Dubai Cares is preparing a pandemic-year round of new bursaries.
At Bologna Children’s Book Fair: A Program on African Innovators
The 2020 edition of Bologna Children’s Book Fair will feature four of the most visible publishing leaders in today’s African markets.
British Council Announces London Book Fair’s Sharjah Market Focus Program
Twelve Emirati writers appear during London Book Fair as part of the Market Focus Sharjah program, produced with the British Council.