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Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · 10d

In the midst of a busy UK political conference season, we're launching the submissions for the 10th year of the Westminster Book Awards🎉Find out more: www.publishers.org.uk/our-work/wes...
#UKPolitics #Booksky

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Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · 13d

There's also a chance to win the Booker Prize shortlist! 📚#LabourPartyConference

Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · 13d

This afternoon, our Director of Policy & Public Affairs, Caroline Cummins, is taking part in a panel on British creativity on the world stage with the BPI and Motion Picture Association, alongside Adam Jogee MP and Baroness Caine.
⏰15:15
▶️Room 4B (secure zone) #LabourPartyConference
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Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · 13d

Great to be at #LabourParyConference today. Over the next few days we will be meeting with ministers, advisers, and officials as well as attending various events on government policy.(🧵)

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Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · 16d

Following US news overnight on the Anthropic settlement (reuters.com/sustainabili...) you can read our statement ▶️https://publishers.org.uk/publishers-association-statement-on-the-bartz-v-anthropic-settlement/
#AI #Copyright

Publishers Association statement on the Bartz v Anthropic Settlement

“This is a significant moment in the ongoing global debate around copyright and AI. For the first time, a major AI company has agreed to pay publishers and authors for using pirated material in its tr...

www.publishers.org.uk

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Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · 24d

Publishers Association CEO Dan Conway welcomes recent comments that 'copyright is off the table' regarding the UK/US tech deal: www.thebookseller.com/news/the-pub...

The Publishers Association welcomes that ‘copyright is off the table’ in Tech Prosperity Deal

Dan Conway, CEO of the Publishers Association, has welcomed the news that “copyright is off the table” regarding the newly revealed ‘Tech Prosperity Deal’.

www.thebookseller.com

Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · 26d

An exciting 2026 line-up of books for World Book Day 2026! Follow @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social and hear directly from the authors and and illustrators...

World Book Day UK @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social · 27d

✨ THE BIG REVEAL ✨
We are excited to share with you our brilliant 2026 £1/€1.50 books!

Children can choose their own book from 12 February 2026, FREE with a £1/€1.50 book token. 📚✨

Find out more on our website ➡️https://buff.ly/3VaLLAa

#WBD26 #WorldBookDay #readforfun

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Midas @midascampaigns.bsky.social · Sep 12

⭐The Unwin Award Reveals 2026 Judging Panel

@publishersassoc.bsky.social has announced the Unwin Award 2026 judges!

Claudia Hammond will Chair the judging panel. She’s joined by @sarfrazmanzoor.bsky.social and @carosanderson.bsky.social

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Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · Sep 11

Find out more about the award and how to submit an author: www.publishers.org.uk/our-work/the...

The Unwin Award

The Unwin Award The Unwin Award is a new, annual literary award administered by The Publishers Association, recognising non-fiction authors in the earlier stages of their careers as authors whose work...

www.publishers.org.uk

Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · Sep 11

Meet our judges for the Unwin Award 2026🏆:

Claudia Hammond (Chair): award-winning broadcaster, author and psychology lecturer; Sarfraz Manzoor: author, screenwriter, academic, broadcaster and journalist and Caroline Sanderson, writer and books journalist.

Pictures of: Claudia Hammond (Chair): award-winning broadcaster, author and psychology lecturer

Sarfraz Manzoor: author, screenwriter, academic, broadcaster and journalist

Caroline Sanderson: writer and books journalist

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Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · Sep 10

Our President Mandy Hill, Professor Mike Berners Lee and event sponsor Baroness Gail Rebuck spoke to publisher members and parliamentarians in the House of Lords yesterday. Read more: www.publishers.org.uk/uk-publishin...

People stand listening to Mandy Hill on a stage in a large tented room.

Mike Berners Lee speaks while holding a copy of his book 'A Climate of Truth'

Valerie Vaz MP, Prof. Mike Berners Lee. Baroness Gail Rebuck, mandy Hill and Dan Conway infront of a pink Publishers Association banner sign.

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Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · Sep 9

Meet our our expert panel, who will be discussing retail strategies for smaller publishers at 11am on Thursday. Free for members, just £30 for non- members.

Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-retail...

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Creative UK @creativeuk.bsky.social · Aug 26

@publishersassoc.bsky.social have shared their 2025 Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians, compiling titles recommended by MPs and Members of the House of Lords, including ministers for Creative Industries.

See what's worth adding to your list 🔗 www.publishers.org.uk/publications...

Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians

Parliamentarians share the books they recommend to their colleagues in the Publishers Association’s Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians. The annual list, contributed to by 30 MPs and Members of t...

www.publishers.org.uk

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Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · Aug 20

For member organisations gearing up to hire, remember we have the Publishers Association jobs board ready to reach publishing professionals who are looking for their next step (plus, for those job hunting, some great opportunities already there!):
➡️https://hubs.li/Q03D99xq0

Several staff members sit in a modern book lined office on laptops

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Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · Aug 6

The Unwin Award 2026 is now open for submissions! This £10,000 literary award recognises non-fiction authors in the earlier stages of their careers, awarding work considered to have made a significant contribution to the world: hubs.li/Q03BvYw90 #UKPublishing #NonFiction

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Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · Aug 4

Desert island books, anyone? 🏝️📚 Our President, Mandy Hill, dives into our Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians on Westminster Hour (from 45m): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#BookSky

BBC Radio 4 - Westminster Hour, Helen Catt and guests discuss latest political developments

Helen Catt and guests discuss illegal migration, Southport's recovery and summer reading.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · Jul 29

Congratulations 🎉 to everyone involved in the creation of the #BookerPrize2025 longlist titles this year. 🔽

The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · Jul 29

We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2025 longlist – 13 books ‘all alive with great characters and narrative surprises’.

Huge congratulations to the authors who make up this year's Booker Dozen.

➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025

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Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · Jul 24

#ICYMI: Discover what UK parliamentarians recommend colleagues should take to the beach over the recess, from picture books for family to escapist fiction: www.publishers.org.uk/publications... #Booksky

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · Jul 21

Pleased to add to @publishersassoc.bsky.social parliamentary summer reading list:

Warra Warra Wai: How Indigenous Australians Discovered Captain Cook & What They Tell about the Coming of the Ghost People

@simonschusteranz.bsky.social
www.publishers.org.uk/publications...

Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians

Parliamentarians share the books they recommend to their colleagues in the Publishers Association’s Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians. The annual list, contributed to by 30 MPs and Members of t...

www.publishers.org.uk

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Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · Jul 21

Our Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians features recommendations from MPs and members of the House of Lords, spanning everything from children’s picture books to political non-fiction: www.publishers.org.uk/publications...

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Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · Jul 11

Discover how Publishers Association members can dive into the data of our industry stats with our latest blog and webinar: www.publishers.org.uk/publishing-i...

Industry insight: The story in the numbers

Publishers Association Head of Research, Kapila Perera, explores the importance of our industry stats in giving you extra insight into the sector and introduces his webinar exploring the numbers Publi...

www.publishers.org.uk

Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · Jul 8

2026 will be the National Year of Reading!
The campaign was launched at Downing Street yesterday aiming to reverse the trend of declining enjoyment of books, as just one in three aged 8 to 18 said they enjoyed reading in their free time in 2025. www.nationalyearofreading.org.uk

#BookSky

CEO Dan Conway and Vice President Rebecca Sinclair stand smiling outside Downing Street's black front door on a sunny day.

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Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · Jun 30

This is tomorrow! Dig into the trends driving UK publishing. Free for those working for our member publishers, £35 for non-members. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-har...

#UKPublishing #BookSky

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Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · Jun 27

This June has seen a group of key strategies published by the government. Get to grips with what they are and what they mean for the publishing sector: www.publishers.org.uk/a-summer-of-...

A summer of strategies

Hard on the heels of this month’s Spending Review 2025 and just ahead of Labour’s first anniversary in Number 10, the final week of June has been dominated by the government setting out not one, not t...

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Publishers Association @publishersassoc.bsky.social · Jun 24

Meet the speakers for next week's webinar as we prepare to deep dive into some of the reader trends driving publishing in 2025: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-har... #Publishing #Booksky

Nancy Adimora, Nathan Hull, Suzy Warnock and Eleanor Pilcher

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