UNESCO have launched a call to all UNESCO member state cities to submit their applications to become the World Book Capital (WBC) 2026. In 2001, UNESCO adopted the 31 C/Resolution …
IAF AGM 2024
The International Authors Forum invites you to attend the 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM). Where: Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave, New York, NY 10016 and Online via Zoom. When: Monday 08 April at 09:30 …
IAF, IPA, PEN International, EIBF and IFLA call for key freedoms to be respected
In recognition of the increasing efforts to restrict books, those who write them, publish them or make them available to readers, five organisations (International Authors Forum, PEN International, International Publishers …
Joint statement from IAF, IFRRO, IPA, STM on the SA Copyright Bill ahead of the vote
Representatives from prominent global author and publisher organizations, including IAF, IFRRO, IPA, and STM, have issued a joint statement urging members of the National Assembly in South Africa to refrain …
Statement in support of IAF’s Argentinian members
The International Authors Forum (IAF) is pleased to hear that the Argentinian government’s proposed changes in the law, which threatened to seriously undermine the editorial and cultural sector of the …
A chat with Ix-Chel Poot, founder of the Writers’ Circle in Belize
Ix-Chel Poot is a published author from Belmopan, Belize, who works full-time as an ageing specialist for the National Council on Ageing. As a writer, she is also attempting to …
ABC Accessible Books Consortium new partnership with Dolphin Computer Access: ABC Catalogue to go fully mobile
WIPO’s Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) is delighted to announce a new partnership with Dolphin Computer Access, a UK-based software company dedicated to empowering people with vision impairments and other print …
IAF at WIPO’s Regional Meeting with the Heads of Copyright Offices and Collective Management Organizations in the Arab region
Earlier this month, the International Authors Forum (IAF) was invited to participate in WIPO’s regional meeting ‘Copyright: A Driver of the Creative Economy’ with the Heads of Copyright Offices and …
CLIP: the new online platform that supports creators
The Music Rights Awareness Foundation (MRAF) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) have introduced CLIP (Creators Learn Intellectual Property), a new online learning resource about intellectual property (IP) that …