Running through Wednesday, this week’s program of bilateral trade meetings bring together 36 Asian and European publishers.
Singapore’s Asian Festival of Children’s Content Draws More Than 3,000 Views
Making quick adjustments when a new level of COVID-19 alert went into effect, Singapore’s Book Council mounted the AFCC digitally.
Independent Publishing: CLMP Honors 2021 ‘Firecracker Award’ Winners
A work by Aoko Matsuda in its English translation by Polly Barton leads the 2021 CLMP ‘Firecracker Awards’ honorees.
Words Without Borders’ 2021 Queer Edition: ‘Reckonings’
At ‘Words Without Borders,’ Susan Harris’ curation of this year’s queer issue has focused on inflection points that require ‘reckonings.’
Rights Roundup: Nostalgia, Uncertainty, an ‘Ex-Son,’ and ‘Lost Words’
Rights Roundup today includes titles from Russia, Catalonian Spain, Turkey, Australia, Germany, Chile, and the Belarusian struggle.
Ukraine’s Book Arsenal Festival Offers B2B Rights Meetings for a Second Year
Ukraine’s Book Arsenal Festival has opened this week, as international publishers and rights professionals sign up for the ‘Rights On’ B2B program. (Sponsored)
New York: Jackie Smith Wins the Wolff Translator’s Prize for ‘Inventory of Losses’
The annual Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize goes to Jackie Smith for her translation of ‘An Inventory of Losses’ by Judith Schalansky.
Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre in Partnership With the Netherlands’ Brill
‘The Journal of Arabic Studies’ premieres in January, in a new partnership between Brill Publishing and Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre.
Bologna Today: AIE and Aldus Call for Publishing Research Coherence
The Italian Publishers Association and the Aldus Up network have studied how European markets survey their reading patterns and translations.
Sheikh Zayed Book Award: A Call for 2022 Submissions
The program opens its 16th prize cycle with a call for submissions in all nine of its categories, with translation funding expanded.