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In April, IPA learnt of the passing of past IPA President Andrew H. Neilly (1923-2025)....
The BOP prize, organized by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in partnership with the International Publishers Association IPA and the Italian Publishers Association AIE, is...
The ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing has opened its nominations for 2025. This award honors both a publisher and a project initiative demonstrating...
Taylor James
Today is World Book and Copyright Day, the UNESCO day that coincides with the death days of Shakespeare, Cervantes and Garcilaso de la Vega, and...
González Martín Luis
Last November the GSR Foundation brought together a group of highly qualified experts in the field of reading and literacy. The event, held in Madrid...
The last day of SCCR broke for lunch with all of the agenda business covered and negotiations over the agreed outcomes remaining. Perhaps ominously the...
At the Festival du Livre de Paris, the International Publishers Association (IPA) has announced six publishers from Algeria, Belarus, Lebanon, Russia and the USA as...
Thursday re-opened in informals, with the plenary session re-opening shortly before midday. Artificial intelligence then took over the day’s proceedings with IPA’s side event followed...
Limitations and exceptions to copyright were the topic for the third day of SCCR46 with discussions in plenary followed by informals. Two side events completed...
Day two of SCCR 46 was mainly spent with informal discussions over the Broadcasting Treaty. The plenary chamber finally welcomed delegates shortly after 4pm to...
A sunny, spring morning welcomed delegates to Geneva for the 46th session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related...
Jobava Gvantsa
It is wonderful for me to be here at Bologna Children’s Book Fair on International Children’s Book Day. Everywhere I look there are vibrant colours...

Book Fairs and Events

BKKIBF is more than just a literary event; it’s a thriving marketplace for books. Our commitment to promoting reading habits and cultivating a pervasive reading...
The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair's 35th edition will take place form the 11th – 20th of April 2026....
Bologna Children’s Book Fair enters its seventh decade with the same passion as always and with the pride of having created a network of initiatives...
Pour sa deuxième édition, le Festival du Livre de Paris a accueilli plus de 100 000 visiteurs au Grand Palais Ephémère et dans les lieux...
Since 1988, the Colombian Book Chamber and Corferias have organized the Bogotá International Book Fair, a successful alliance that has positioned this cultural event as...
Founded in 2009 in Conakry, Guinea by Sansy Kaba Diakité, 72 Heures du Livre began as a three-day celebration held from 23 to 25 April...
The 40th session of the Tunis International Book Fair will be held from April 23 to May 3, 2026 at the Exhibition Center in Kram...
The 16th Abidjan International Book Fair will be held from 28th April to May 2 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast....
The Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication (Culture Sector) announces that it will organize the 31st International Book and Publishing Fair at the OLM Souissi...
The Hellenic Foundation for Books and Culture (HFBC) invites publishers and organisations to declare their interest in participating in the 22nd Thessaloniki International Book Fair...
NIBTF 25th Anniversary Edition (NIBTF 2026), is a beacon of literary excellence and cultural celebration on the African continent....
The WEXFO annual conference takes place in Lillehammer, Norway – 1-3 June....