Katie Webb, who has been Executive Administrator of the International Authors Forum (IAF) since its inception, has sadly announced her departure from the organisation and will be leaving this week. …
Toronto: Book Summit 16 and The Canadian Writers’ Summit
Book Summit 16 and The Canadian Writers’ Summit (CWS) took place from June 15th – 19th 2016 in Toronto, Canada. The International Authors Forum was lucky enough to take part, …
IAF supports Australian Society of Authors’ response to concerning IP Report
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has made a submission to the Australian Government Productivity Commission responding to its draft report on Intellectual Property Arrangements, which has been supported by a …
The Writers’ Union of Canada Launches #WhyWritersMatter Campaign
In conjunction with the inaugural Canadian Writers’ Summit taking place June 15-19, 2016 at Harbourfront in Toronto, The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is launching its #WhyWritersMatter Campaign. Canadian writers …
International Authors Forum at Brussells 2016
Report of the meeting The International Authors Forum met in Brussels on 30 May 2016. In the absence of John Degen, IAF’s Chair, Owen Atkinson, Treasurer on the IAF Steering …
WIPO SCCR 32
Informative study on national solutions for providing access to education within current international copyright framework at WIPO Copyright Committee Monday 9th – Friday 13th May 2016 IAF, represented by Katie …
Nigerian authors become part of IAF
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has joined the International Authors Forum Representing 1,000 Nigerian authors at home and abroad, the association exists to pursue the following aims: To promote …
Australia: (Un)fair dealings from the Productivity Commission Report
(Originally posted on the Australian Society of Authors’ website: 29th April 2016) There is nothing fair about the recommendations in the Productivity Commission’s draft report into Intellectual Property Arrangements, which …
IAF meets authors and members at Salon du Livre, Paris 2016
FUIS, the Italian Writers’ Union and IAF member, invited Katie Webb to represent IAF as its guest at the Salon du Livre, the International Book Fair in Paris. Of the many …