International Prize for Arabic Fiction announces 2026 longlist featuring writers from ten different countries, including Egypt, Algeria, Lebanon, Iraq, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen.
Full Set Launches Bringing New Voice and Perspective to Nonfiction Publishing
Journalist Blathnaid Healy and Publisher Eoin Purcell combine forces with Full Set, a new publishing venture that seeks to combine stories and audiences in a new way
Ingram Content Group’s MediaScout database looks to global markets
MediaScout, Ingram Content Group’s new rights database for film and television professionals, which launched in the US and quickly expanded to the UK and Europe, seeks further global expansion.
Nominations Open for the PublisHer Excellence Awards
Nominations are open for the PublisHer Excellence Awards, which highlights women around the world who are charting the future of publishing and providing strong leadership in the industry.
PEN International Announces Literary Auction to Support Work
Celebrated international writers donate items to first PEN International Literary Auction to support the protection of freedom of expression and speech.
The UK’s Westminster Book Awards Announces Shortlist in 10th Year
Highlighting the importance of the trinity of freedoms celebrated in the United Kingdom, this year’s Westminster Book Award shortlist features themes of ethics in business and war, climate change, healthcare, and the changing face of leadership.
PLRI Established to Improve and Expand on Exchange of Ideas
Public Lending Right International established to support and expand PLR around the world.
20th Sheikh Zayed Book Award Announces Longlists for All Categories
In its 20th year, Abu Dhabi-based Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces longlists for the prize selected from over 4000 submissions from 74 countries.
Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of Publishing Perspectives, Dies
International journalist, moderator, and Editor-in-Chief of Publishing Perspectives, Porter Anderson has died.
The 25th Bollinger Prize in the UK Awards Two Prizes This Year
The UK’s Bollinger Prize, celebrating its 25th anniversary, awarded the Bollinger Everyman Prize for Comic Fiction to Rosanna Pike and the Vintage Bollinger Prize to Marina Lewycka.