Hong Kong’s Lau Yee-Wa wins inaugural Chommanard International Literary Award for Tongueless, spotlighting ASEAN and East Asian female literary talent in 2026.
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China’s children’s book market shifts to science and nature titles, now holding 28.68% share. Phoenix Publishing targets Bologna 2026 rights acquisitions amid “Dual Carbon” policy tailwinds.
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New Voices of Today Literary Translation Award offers £1,500 prize for Chinese-to-English translators. Free entry, closes 19 April 2026. Judges include Nicky Harman.
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China’s 2025 reading regulation mandates government-funded content acquisition, creating unprecedented opportunities for global publishers and technology partners.
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New Dhaka-based Chinese Literature Readers Club creates translation rights marketplace and publishing technology exchange for China-Bangladesh literary professionals.
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“Poetry isn’t just art – it’s a dialogue with our past, urging us to restore balance.”
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The fair coincides with notable growth in Chinese publishing. OpenBook reports double-digit growth in trade, academic, and digital publishing,
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Western publishers beginning to wake up to the Arabic book market opportunity, would do well to remember said market extends west beyond Egypt.
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Be careful what we wish for. The possibility of an executive order granting broad exemptions to AI companies from copyright claims poses an existential threat to the publishing industries as they currently operate.
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The 15th Spring Festival Book Exposition was held globally during the Chinese New Year of 2025.
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A growing and exciting market opportunity for publishers outside China to explore cultural reach beyond traditional literature, and a reminder that the global publishing market beyond the usual suspects is an untapped goldmine.
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Of particular note is the African Pavilion which includes Cameroon and Nigeria, two of the publishing power-houses on the continent.
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