Sharjah’s new Turjuman Award is for publishers who translation Arabic books into other languages. Submissions open in November during the Sharjah Book Fair.
Sharjah Is Named London Book Fair’s Market Focus 2020
In an announcement made at Sharjah Publishing City this morning (April 25), Sharjah has been named the 2020 London Book Fair Market Focus.
Sharjah Becomes UNESCO’s World Book Capital With a ‘Scheherazade’ Stage Premiere
In its newly commissioned stage production, the emirate Sharjah has opened its year as UNESCO’s World Book Capital with a new tale for the ancient canon of the Arabian Nights.
UNESCO Reviews Sharjah’s World Book Capital Plans; 2021 Applications Deadline is May 2
Bodour Al Qasimi met with UNESCO director-general Audrey Azoulay in Paris to discuss the coming Sharjah’s World Book Capital programming.
UNESCO Names the UAE’s Sharjah World Book Capital 2019
New recognition for efforts that Sharjah’s royal family and civic leadership have made, Sharjah follows Athens 2018 in the “World Book Capital” designation.
A Sharjah Publishing City Update: ‘We’re Selling Out’
‘To create a reading culture on the way to a knowledge-based economy,’ as Seth Russo puts it, Ahmed Al Ameri’s Sharjah Publishing City will soon be open for business.
Serbia’s National Library in Cultural Partnership With Sharjah Book Authority
From Gulf News: Aimed at cross-promotion of each other’s cultural initiatives, the new Serbia-Sharjah agreement will come into play at book fairs.
Sharjah Children’s Book Illustration Exhibition Gains in Submissions
A substantial uptick in submissions to the illustration exhibition, deepens the field for visitors and for visual artists working in children’s publishing.
Sharjah Publishing City: A Free Zone ‘For the World’
The Sharjah Book Authority announces more information about the soon-to-launch ‘publishing free zone’ and its tax-free incentives for book publishers.
The UAE’s Sharjah Book Authority Launches a ‘Virtual Reality Book’
Embracing young people’s pleasure in technology, the Sharjah leadership experiments with a VR presentation of literature for children, based on the the life of the UAE’s founder.
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