Maria Fernanda Mendoza, IAF Consultant for Latin America and members of IAF’s Latin America network participated in the book fairs of Bogota and Panama, raising awareness about the issues authors …
Call for action National Library of New Zealand partners with Internet Archive
International Authors Forum (IAF) member New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) has called for action to request support both for the New Zealand publishing industry and for maintaining the integrity …
IAF Chair at the Frankfurt Book Fair
John Degen, Chair of the International Authors Forum (IAF), participated in panel discussion along with Bodour Al Qasimi (President, International Publishers Association), Benedicte Page (Bookseller), Carsten Fink (Chief Economist, World …
Creating a Living in Latin America: Tertulias – “Mismo idioma, diferente significado”
The International Authors Forum (IAF) in partnership with the Argentine Association of Translators and Interpreters (AATI), Mexican Association of Literary Translators (AMETLI) and Colombian Association of Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters …
Bestselling authors call on publishers to name #TranslatorsOnTheCover
‘Name the translator in the same breath as you name the author’ say authors, including Bernardine Evaristo, Sarah Waters, Preti Taneja, Katie Kitamura, Simon Schama, Max Porter, Tracy Chevalier and …
Accra named UNESCO World Book Capital 2023
After Guadalajara (Mexico) in 2022, the city of Accra was selected for its strong focus on young people and their potential to contribute to the culture and wealth of Ghana. Accra’s proposed …
Statement by TWUC: Parliament must end Canada’s Copyright Crisis
The Writers Union of Canada has responded to the Supreme Court Decision on the case of York University, et al. v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (“Access Copyright”), et al. ‘After …
IAF at WIPO SCCR41
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held the 41st session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) in a hybrid environment to accommodate the limitations experienced in …
IAF ANNOUNCED AS PARTNER IN WIPO FOR CREATORS
The International Authors Forum (IAF) welcomed the announcement by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) that it will be part of the new WIPO for Creators initiative, which aims to …