Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
Jan 29-Feb 2, 2025
The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature brings people from around the world together in the heart of Dubai each year. This celebration transcends borders and languages as talented writers entertain, inspire, and connect us. They share diverse ideas and perspectives, creating a rich dialogue that bridges cultures and guides us towards a brighter future.
Website: https://emirateslitfest.com/
The 31st Beijing International Book Fair this month goes heavily into conferences and academic publishing. Asia’s biggest trade event has enjoyed double-digit growth in exhibitor numbers, with AI and STM topics high on the agenda at Beijing. The 31st Beijing International Book Fair, themed “Promoting Civilizational Inheritance and Development, Advancing Exchange and Mutual Learning for […]
Two of the UK’s leading cultural publications – The Bookseller and The Stage – have announced the launch of The British Audio Awards aka The Speakies, a brand-new annual event celebrating outstanding achievement in audiobooks and audio drama. The British Audio Awards will shine a spotlight on ‘the most innovative, moving, and masterfully produced […]
In the UK, the House of Lords has dealt a fourth defeat to the government over its plans to allow tech companies to use copyrighted material to train their models. The Lords, who are looking for more protections for artists from AI, rejected the latest amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill. The BBC […]
International Publishers Congress 4-6 December Website: https://publisherscongress.com/about/
Più Libri Più Liberi, Italy 4 – 8 December Più libri is the first Italian fair dedicated exclusively to independent publishing where every year around 500 publishers, coming from all over Italy, present their news and their catalog to the public. Website:...
Paraty International Literary Festival (FLIP), Brazil Website: https://www.flip.org.br/
