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The International Publishers Association serves national publisher associations and the wider global publishing industry. www.internationalpublishers.org

Who's who at the IPA:

Secretary General, José Borghino
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Director, Communications & Freedom to Publish, James Taylor [email protected]

Office and Program Manager, Olivier Borie
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05/06/2026

📌 The IPA May 2026 Newsletter is out

A quick overview of recent developments and key updates across the publishing industry 📚

Read the full newsletter 📎 https://shorturl.at/Y0r4J

05/06/2026

🏅2026 IPA Prix Voltaire Shortlist - Sam Yan Press (Thailand)

This independent, student-run publishing house was founded in 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand, by Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal and other students at Chulalongkorn University. Sam Yan Press publishes diverse views, considering itself as infrastructure that enables others to participate in public intellectual life and spreading works of global dissidents in Thai.

✍️ For 20 years, the IPA Prix Voltaire has recognised bravery in publishing and the defence of free expression worldwide.
2026 marks the 20th anniversary of this prestigious prize, which celebrates publishers who take personal risks to ensure authors’ voices are heard - even under pressure, threats, or persecution.

📍 The 2026 Prix Voltaire ceremony will take place at the 35th International Publishers Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 5-9 July 2026.

🔗 For more information about the shortlists, visit the website: https://shorturl.at/l5dJ1

04/06/2026

Making space for young voices in global publishing 📚

At World Expression Forum, publishers, young advocates, and trade representatives came together for Workshop 3: "The future of publishing: Making space for young voices." Under the theme Freedom to Disagree, this intergenerational session tackled a major challenge: how to empower young authors and publishers in an era of shrinking free expression.

The session focused on expanding the Young Voices Network (YVN) -an initiative of PEN International and the Frankfurt Book Fair, which the International Publishers Association (IPA) has joined.

The IPA contributed to the session's delivery, with James Taylor serving as Master of Ceremonies and Gvantsa Jobava presenting on stage alongside partners from the Frankfurt Book Fair and PEN International.

Through collaborative table discussions, participants tackled the urgent structural needs and funding gaps for emerging authors, the pressures young publishing professionals face against a backdrop of shrinking free expression, and how international book fairs can unlock new opportunities for youth.

Every participant concluded the session by identifying a personal commitment to help the Network grow. The future of books depends on the doors we open today.

02/06/2026

The 2026 IPA Prix Voltaire Shortlist was officially unveiled at the World Expression Forum (WEXFO) in Lillehammer, Norway.

Presented in the prize's 20th anniversary year, the shortlist recognises publishers and publishing initiatives that have demonstrated outstanding courage, resilience, and commitment to defending the freedom to publish.

Photo Credits 📷 WEXFO

01/06/2026

📣 The 2026 IPA Prix Voltaire Shortlist has been officially announced at the World Expression Forum in Lillehammer, Norway.

This year's shortlist features six individuals and organisations who have demonstrated resilience and bravery.

The 2026 IPA Prix Voltaire Shortlist is 🔽

▪️Dar Al Jundi Publishing, Samir Al Jundi, Palestine
▪️El Maraya, Yehia Fekry, Egypt
▪️Freedom Letters, Georgy Urushadze, Russia
▪️Gantala Press, Faye Cura, Philippines
▪️KompasGuide, Vitali Ziusko, Russia
▪️Sam Yan Press, Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal, Thailand

✍️ For 20 years, the IPA Prix Voltaire has recognised bravery in publishing and the defence of free expression worldwide.

Freedom to publish is one of the founding principles of the IPA.
Its protection and promotion is one of IPA's key objectives. In many countries, publishers who provide authors with the means to disseminate their written ideas run the same risks as the writers themselves. Their work requires immense courage and a values-based, altruistic commitment.

2026 marks the 20th anniversary of this prestigious prize, which celebrates publishers who take personal risks to ensure authors’ voices are heard - even under pressure, threats, or persecution.

📍 The 2026 Prix Voltaire ceremony will take place at the 35th International Publishers Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 5-9 July 2026.

For more information about the shortlists, visit the website 🔗 https://shorturl.at/DGfpy

23/05/2026

At , Catriona MacLeod Stevenson, co-chair of the IPA Copyright Committee, welcomed recognition of licensing as a key modality for access and called for clearer safeguards around copyright, commercially available works, and definitions of “archive” and “library” to prevent piracy and unauthorized AI training.

22/05/2026

SCCR 48 Blog Day 4: The Road

“The fourth day of SCCR kicked off late but kept delegates on their toes with a rejig of the schedule to race through much of the Any Other Matters agenda items scheduled for Thursday and Friday.”

Get an overview of what happened on Day 4 - read the blog on our website 📎 https://shorturl.at/ejk9K

21/05/2026

SCCR 48 Blog Day 3: Persuasion

"Plenary discussions were wrapped up in less than two hours on day three of SCCR. Once the Access Toolkit had been presented, informals followed leaving side events as the only open discussions."

A detailed summary of Day 3 is now available on our blog - read here 📎 https://shorturl.at/WhBgT

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