"Emirati publishers" Young Emirati publishing talents in London and Bolonia are sponsoring

Sharjah, March 28 / WAM / The Emirati Publishers Association revealed its support for four graduates of the “Launch” program in the Sharjah Sustainable Publishing Fund, “Publish” to participate in the London Book Fair and Bologna Fair for the Children’s Book within the framework of the continuous partnership between the association and the program to develop national competencies in the publishing sector in the framework of its support and care for the new generation of Emirati publishers to represent the state in the most important international cultural forums and open windows New in front of them to see the best global practices in the world of publishing.

This initiative provides the way for the participants from the young Emirati talents in the publishing sector to acquire direct field expertise from the major global publishing houses and build a professional network of relations with the most prominent publishers and actors in the sector at the global level, which contributes to enhancing their opportunities to develop their professional career and transfer qualitative experiences that enrich the Emirati cultural scene.

The Emirati Publishers Association participates in the Bologna Fair for the Children’s Book, which is held from March 31 to April 3, 2025, where the participation of the fill Fatima Al -Hammadi from a clouds for publishing and distribution specialized in publishing educational books for autism students and their families and inspiring stories of people of determination and publisher Dalal Al -Jabri from the Hiz Hazaya house specialized in issuing books and interactive stories for children.

The association also participated in the activities of the 51st edition of the London International Book Fair, which concluded its work in March, where the participation of the two publishers from the “Cyrus Publishing”, which devotes its efforts to translating international literary classics into Arabic and Maryam Thani Al -Falasi from the “Gim Publishing” specialized in literature translated from Asian languages ​​and seeks to enrich Arabic literature with various and inspiring stories.

His Excellency Rashid Al -Kous, Executive Director of the Emirati Publishers Association, stressed the importance of this initiative, as the Emirati Publishers Association believes that the support of young publishers to integrate into major international events is a real investment in the future of the publishing industry in the country. From different countries of the world, which enhances the position of the Emirati publisher as an active contributor to the international cultural scene.

He added: Through these initiatives, we are keen to create an enabling environment that stimulates young talents to innovate and develop quality publishing projects capable of reaching globalization and expanding the presence of the Arab book in international markets. These posts would give publishers valuable opportunities to hold strategic partnerships that enhance the translation movement from and to Arabic and contribute to highlighting the voice of the Emirati and Arab creator on the global scene that reflects the association’s vision in Establishing the role of the UAE as an influential regional and international center in the publishing industry.

For her part, Iman bin Shaybah, director of the Department of Strategic Initiatives and Global Markets at the Sharjah Book Authority, said: The winners chosen in the “spread” program showed promising capabilities for growth as publishers benefiting from the knowledge and supporting tools provided by the program, and providing the opportunity for them to attend the international book exhibitions would contribute to accelerating the process of developing their professional path and enhancing their capabilities to produce distinguished books that are enriched The scene of publishing in the UAE, and this comes within the framework of what the Emirati Publishers Association and Sharjah Book Authority seek through their partnership in the publishing fund led by Sheikha Badour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of the Sharjah Book Authority and the honorary president of the Emirati Publishers Association.

The brochures also expressed the great appreciation of the support provided by the Emirati Publishers Association and their profound thanks to the association for this value opportunity that enables them to attend in the most important international publishing exhibitions and closely see the experiences and experiences of the pioneers of the publishing industry globally, while emphasizing that participating in such exhibitions is an important step in their career and an opportunity to recognize U -Lee leading international experiences and gain experiences that contribute to the development of Their projects and enhancing the Emirati publishing industry as a whole and their ability to compete globally.

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