Last month, IAF attended the CISAC General Assembly in Sofia, Bulgaria, marking its first participation since joining CISAC. The event offered a valuable opportunity to connect with existing members and engage …
Exciting news from the Danish Authors Society on GenAI
We are pleased to share this important achievement reached by one of our IAF members in Denmark. The Danish Translators Association, the Danish Authors Society and the Danish Publishers Association …
IAF stands in solidary with the Authors Guild
The International Authors Forum (IAF) has expressed its support for the statement issued by its member organisation, the Authors Guild, condemning the Trump Administration’s decision to dismiss Shira Perlmutter as …
IAF attends Strasbourg’s UNESCO’s World Book Capital closing ceremony
The International Authors Forum was honoured to take part in the World Book Capital Network meetings and events around the UNESCO World Book Capital Closing Ceremony in Strasbourg. This gathering …
IAF at the 46th Session of the SCCR
IAF attended the 46th Session of World Intellectual Property Organization’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) in Geneva, with both in-person and online participation. IAF submitted statements on …
Nominations Open for 2025 ABC International Excellence Award
The Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) is now inviting nominations for the 2025 International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing. This prestigious award honours both a publishing house and an innovative project …
IAF on Meta’s use of pirated content for AI training
On March 20, 2025, The Atlantic published a searchable database containing over 7.5 million books and 81 million research papers from Library Genesis (LibGen), a well-known source of pirated material. …
IAF AGM 2025: Addressing Authors’ Rights in the Age of AI and the Second-Hand Market
The International Authors’ Forum (IAF), in collaboration with our host La Sofia, organised a highly successful Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the 11th and 12th of March at La Maison …
ANFASA’s 4th Annual Virtual International Symposium: The Power of Authors
IAF member the Academic and Non-Fiction Authors Association of South Africa, (ANFASA), will host the 4th Annual Virtual International Symposium on the Power of Authors on 25 March 2025 at …