The Ukrainian author and journalist Andrey Kurkov at PEN International marks ‘the anniversary of an ongoing war.’
Gaza Bookseller Samir Mansour Wins the 2024 IPA Prix Voltaire
A Palestinian bookseller whose Gaza store has twice been destroyed in Israel’s military action has won the IPA’s Prix Voltaire.
At Norway’s WEXFO: IPA Names Its Prix Voltaire 2024 Shortlist
The five nominees shortlisted for 2024 IPA Prix Voltaire come from Palestine, Serbia, Russia, Turkey, and Belarus.
Ukraine’s Chytomo Announces Its Inaugural Winners
The first Chytomo Awards for ‘outstanding achievement in the Ukrainian publishing and literary sphere’ have been named in Kyiv.
Frankfurt: Ukraine’s Chytomo Award Names a Shortlist
The new award from Ukraine’s publishing trade news medium, ‘Chytomo,’ names its first shortlist in three categories.
Ukrainian Independence Day: Hay’s Lviv Partnership
On the 32nd anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, the Lviv Book Forum and Hay Festival announce a second collaboration for October.
Recalling Ukrainian Writer and Activist Victoria Amelina
The writer and war-crimes researcher Victoria Amelina has died of wounds sustained in the June 27 Russian attack in Kramatorsk.
At Norway’s WEXFO, Iraqi Mazin Lateef Ali Wins IPA’s Prix Voltaire
The Iraqi publisher Mazin Lateef Ali’s son Abdulmoahimen accepts the 2023 Prix Voltaire for his father, who was abducted in 2020.