Amid final nominations for IPA’s Prix Voltaire, book bannings and charges of censorship raise new controversies in children’s content.
IPA States Its Concern for a Missing Egyptian Publisher
Kotopia’s Ahmed Mahmoud Ibrahim, the International Publishers Association says, was detained in Riyadh in October.
IPA’s Prix Voltaire Issues its 2023 Call Worldwide for Nominations
The ninth IPA Prix Voltaire is to be awarded in May at Lillehammer’s World Expression Forum (WEXFO). Nominations are open.
IPA: Egypt’s Prix Voltaire Laureate Khaled Lotfy Out of Prison
The Prix Voltaire-winning Cairo publisher and bookseller Khaled Lotfy was released from prison, the IPA reports, on November 19.
The 2022 IPA Prix Voltaire Laureate: Thailand’s Same Sky Press
A 20-year-old press known for attracting the ire of the authorities in Bangkok wins the IPA’s Prix Voltaire.
Frankfurter Buchmesse and the Börsenverein Join Calls to Protect Ragıp Zarakolu and Other Exiles
Germany’s Börsenverein and Frankfurter Buchmesse ‘condemn Erdogan’s swap deal,’ calling on Sweden and Finland ‘to stand their ground.’
IPA Warns Against Turkish Publisher Ragıp Zarakolu’s Extradition From Sweden
The IPA warns against making publisher Ragip Zarakolu a pawn in the Swedish-Finnish-Turkish NATO talks.
The 2021 Ottaway: India’s Seagull Books Founder Naveen Kishore
The Kolkata- and London-based Seagull Books and its school of publishing are the platform for Naveen Kishore’s Ottaway Award-winning work.
IPA’s 2021 Prix Voltaire Winner To Be Named at Guadalajara
The 35th Guadalajara International Book Fair will be the venue for the freedom to publish announcement made by the IPA.
IPA’s Prix Voltaire: Open for 2021 Nominations in the Freedom to Publish
The Prix Voltaire opens not only a call for nominations but also for contributions, as uncertainty hangs over last year’s winning company.