The winners of the 2017 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing were announced on the evening of Tuesday 14th March at the annual London Book Fair held at the …
IAF Report from the London Book Fair 2017
The Author HQ at this year’s annual London Book Fair, at the Olympia Conference Centre in London from 14th-16th March 2017, was packed to the rafters with writers from around …
International Authors Forum Annual General Meeting
The International Authors Forum held its Annual General Meeting on 14 March 2017. The meeting heard reports on the ongoing work of the IAF with the Standing Committee for Copyright …
Fundación para la Gestión del Arte statement on corruption in Panama
International Authors Forum Member Fundación para la Gestión del Arte (FUGA) in Panama has released a statement outlining the position of writers and artists in Panama on corruption scandals in Panama. …
National Writers Union defends writers in the US and abroad
The National Writers Union has been defending writers against attacks on copyright and on freedom of the press in the USA and abroad. On February 3, we joined PEN America …
Influential Malawian writer Desmond Dudwa Phiri honoured
Dr. Desmond Dudwa Phiri, locally known as DD Phiri was honoured on 26th February, 2017 by the Baptist Church in Malawi as the most influential player in the development of …
IAF Calls on Canada to Protect Its Cultural Workers by Repairing Copyright
At its annual general meeting in London, the International Authors Forum passed a special resolution calling upon the Canadian government to immediately repair its copyright legislation, after earlier amendments resulted …
Court of Appeal rules that The Pirate Bay and Swefilmer must be blocked in Sweden
The Pirate Bay, a Swedish online index of digital content of entertainment media and software has been blocked by the Internet Service Provider, Bredbandsbolaget – a move recently ordered by …
IAF asks Newfoundland and Labrador Government to reconsider tax on books
The membership of the International Authors Forum (IAF) – 60 organisations representing nearly 650,000 professional creators worldwide – have written to Government Ministers in Newfoundland and Labrador. They ask for the Government to …