‘Designed to serve both visually impaired and sighted children equally,’ Kalimat Foundation’s inclusive book series for kids is a first.
The Windham-Campbell Prizes’ 2025 $1.4 Million Writers
Irish, Trinidadian-Scottish, Irish, and US writers are among the 2025 laureates of the annual Windham-Campbell Prizes, worth $175,000 each.
Amazon Literary Grants in 2024 Expand to Ireland
The US- and UK-based Amazon Literary Partnerships have announced beneficiaries for their grants in the States, UK, and Ireland.
Diversity in US Publishing: The New Lee & Low Report
Lee & Low Books’ Diversity Baseline Survey on publishing’s workforce shows slow change in some publishing workforce demographics.
Audio Publishers Association: 2024 Audie Awards Shortlists
The Audio Publishers Association’s Audie Awards has created an ‘APA Choice’ honor for high-flying audiobooks. Winners named March 4.
Penguin Random House Issues a First Diversity Report
Penguin Random House CEO Nihar Malaviya talks of ‘an environment where all employees are empowered to grow’ in PRH’s first DEI report.
Amazon’s Literary Partnership’s 2023 US Beneficiaries
‘To expand our thinking, advance our empathy,’ the Amazon Literary Partnership announces almost $1 million in grants to nonprofits.
Amazon’s Literary Partnership Names 35 Grantees in the UK
The United Kingdom’s Amazon Literary Partnership expands its reach this year, ‘supporting all forms of writing.’
Hachette Book Group: BIPOC Diversity at 36.4 Percent
The newest of four yearly reports from Hachette Book Group sees staff BIPOC diversity increasing by 2.5 percent in 2022.
Germany’s Springer Nature: New Sustainability Report
The 2022 ‘Sustainable Business Report’ from the Springer Nature Group examines workforce dynamics and responses to the climate crisis.