Join us at the first of its kind Middle East publishers' seminar in Amman. The seminar will take a fresh look at the publishing industry in the region and worldwide to answer the pivotal question - How can reading change the course of history?
IPA conducts a number of committee meetings, open meetings and its General Assembly during Frankfurt Book Fair. You can see the full schedule of events here.
On 14-15 June 2019 the second edition of the IPA’s African Seminar series was a huge success in Nairobi with publishing professionals and policy makers discussing how Africa can become publishing industry leader in the 21st Century.
The emotional ceremony for the IPA 2019 Prix Voltaire was held in Seoul, Korea on 21 June where Khaled Lotfy’s brother, Mahmoud, received the prize on his behalf and delivered a powerful speech asking for Egyptian President el-Sisi to grant the publisher a pardon.
From the man who has been described as “the father of African publishing” to the young winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2019, the roster of speakers for the IPA’s second Africa Seminar continues to grow.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was confirmed as a keynote speaker among others including the co-founders of Publiseer, Elinor Sisulu, and many more at a session on publishing in Africa.
The Salon du Livre de Genève has confirmed a Freedom to Publish session in its professional programme under the roughly translated title Censorship: An ever-changing hydra.
The IPA’s 2ndFreedom to Publish Seminar took place at London Book Fair on 12 March 2019. An enthralled audience listened to the latest developments in the case of Gui Minhai and of the courage of publishers in ensuring readers have a reliable place to go for the truth.