IPA December 22 Newsletter

Editorial from Bodour Al Qasimi, Freedom to Publish Focus, Guadalajara, APIF, Accessibility and more...

IPA NEWSLETTER December 2022 View this email in your browser Dear friends   It is with mixed emotions that I send this final communication as IPA President.    I left Guadalajara International Book Fair in Mexico feeling excited and energized after a vibrant event and, most importantly, after witnessing a resilient industry that continues to progress despite its many challenges.   The main challenge we recently faced as an industry is a global pandemic. However, COVID-19 was a much-needed wake-up call for the entire industry. We were forced to change, and many of those changes were long overdue.   One lesson we learned was the need for greater solidarity and collaboration between the entire publishing value chain. I saw an opportunity to encourage industry stakeholders to come together to overcome the challenges, so I launched the International Sustainable Publishing and Industry Resilience (Inspire) Plan. Inspire was our opportunity to reset industry relationships to collectively deal with challenges such as freedom to publish, upskilling, diversity and inclusion, and climate change.     Additionally, sourcing and scaling grassroots innovations from developing and emerging markets, which will supply the bulk of tomorrow's readers, will expand the publishing industry's horizon and likely solve developmental challenges. The African Publishing Innovation Fund, with funding from Dubai Cares, helped to do this by financing projects supporting literacy, indigenous publishing library development, and conflict resolution.    The publishing industry is at a crossroads now, and we have a real opportunity to shape our industry's future collectively. I am confident that Karine Pansa and Gvantsa Jobava will play a key role in continuing to bring everyone together.    Thank you for all your support. Together we have managed to take our industry through one of its most challenging periods. As a result, we now have a clearer path ahead with a renewed sense of energy, purpose, and a collaborative spirit.   All the best for 2023 and beyond.   Bodour IPA President   The IPA office will be closed from 23 December to 3 January Freedom to Publish Focus IPA welcomes release of Egyptian publisher following completion of prison term 2019 IPA Prix Voltaire laureate, Khaled Lotfy, completed his five-year prison sentence and returned home on 19 November. Read more. European and International Booksellers Federation Unveils Freedom of Expression Charter On 10 December, Human Rights Day, the European and International Booksellers Federation (EIBF)  presented its Freedom of Expression Charter, following a month-long campaign highlighting cases of book censorship around the world.  Read more. Editorial Dahbar, Venezuela, Receives 2022 AAP International Freedom to Publish Award The Association of American Publishers (AAP) awarded Editorial Dahbar, Venezuela, the 2022 AAP International Freedom to Publish | Jeri Laber Award. Read more. We Need Books, Not Bans! On the occasion of Istanbul International Book Fair, the Turkish Publishers Association joined other organisations in launching a campaign called 'Don't Touch My Book' #kitabımadokunma. Read more.   Like Follow Instagram LinkedIn Subscribe IPA Annual Report 2021-22 on 20 December 2022, IPA Published its Annual Report for the year, packed with Committee reports, updates on key projects and a look back at the 33rd International Publishers Congress. Read more. Nairobi workshop inspires African publishers to create new accessible books An APIF-DAISY Consortium accessible publishing workshop has set a group of 12 African publishers on course to bring more accessible books to market in 2023. Read more. Senior IPA delegation at the Guadalajara Book Fair IPA President Bodour Al Qasimi, Vice-President Karine Pansa, and Secretary General José Borghino attended the recent Guadalajara International Book Fair (26 November to 4 December 2022), participating in a broad range of meetings. Read more. Nominations are open for the 2023 BOP – Bologna Prize for Best Children's Publishers of the Year n its 11th edition, the prize is organized by Bologna Children's Book Fair in partnership with AIE – the Italian Publishers Association and IPA  highlights the top children's publishers of the year in each of the six geographical areas: Africa, Asia, Europe, Central and Latin America, North America, Oceania. Read more. Taylor & Francis Signs Accessible Books Consortium and Publishing Accessibility Action Group Charters Taylor & Francis, the publishers of academic books and journals, has signalled its ongoing commitment to accessibility by signing the Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) and Publishing Accessibility Action Group UK (PAAG) charters. Read more. World Expression Forum announces very early bird rates The second edition of the World Expression Forum will take place in Lillehammer from 22-23 May 2023 with very early bird tickets now available and a renewed drive for shareholders. Read more. IPA in the news IPA President, Bodour Al Qasimi spoke to Borders Literature for All Nations as her Presidency comes to an end. Bodour was also featured as one of 6 Publishers Weekly Notables for 2022.   A number of outlets covered the news that IPA Executive Committee member Chief Uchenna Cyril Anioke had been re-elected as President of the Nigerian Publishers Association.    Livres Hebdo picked up on a number of our announcements at the 33rd International Publishers Congress.    IPA's involvement at Guadalajara International Book Fair was picked up in Nasher, covering a session on women in publishing featuring IPA Past President, Ana Maria Cabanellas, and IPA President Bodour Al Qasimi. The same session was covered by Publishing Perspectives which also featured the seminar on accessibility which featured IPA President-elect Karine Pansa, and IPA Past President, Hugo Setzer. Emirates News Agency, WAM, covered Bodour Al Qasimi's meeting with the Mexican Publishers Association.  IPA past President, Richard Charkin, continues his series of articles on Publishing Perspectives. IPA President, Bodour Al Qasimi at Guadalajara International book Fair 2022 In Case You Missed It The latest editions of our Arabic, French and Spanish newsletters came out in August. Copyright ANEL – Sans une révision de la loi sur le droit d'auteur, l'édition canadienne se trouve devant une page blanche Freedom to Publish BBC - The Reith Lectures - Freedom of Speech Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie PEN America - Ukrainian Culture Under Attack: Erasure of Ukrainian Culture in Russia's War Against Ukraine Velocity of Content – Big Year for Book Bans To Come January 3 January. Deadline for applications for Seoul International Book Fair Fellowship Programme 16-18 January: Digital Book World (USA) February 6 February: Deadline for IPA membership applications March 6-9 March: Bologna Children's Book Fair See our full book fair listing on our site here. IPA's websites About the IPA Established in 1896, the International Publishers Association (IPA) is the world's largest federation of publishers associations. The IPA is an industry body with a human rights mandate, whose mission is to promote and protect publishing and raise awareness of publishing as a force for economic, cultural and social development. Working in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and other supranational bodies, the IPA champions the interests of book and journal publishing at national and supranational level. Internationally, the IPA actively opposes censorship and promotes copyright, freedom to publish (including through the IPA Prix Voltaire), and literacy. CONTACT US: International Publishers Association 23 Avenue de France CH-1202 Geneva Tel: +41 22 704 1820 www.internationalpublishers.org

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