News and events

Publishers Association CEO, Dan Conway's, statement on the government's Copyright and Artificial Intelligence consultation.

The Publishers Association is delighted to present the 2024 Winter Reading List for Parliamentarians. The annual list, contributed to by 75 MPs and Members of the House of Lords, sees parliamentarians sharing a wide range of books ahead of the Christmas parliamentary recess.   In the introduction to the Winter Reading List for Parliamentarians, Publishers Association…

The Publishers Association has released the UK Publishing Workforce: Diversity, inclusion and belonging in 2024 report based on responses from 9,707 people working in 52 publishing companies.   Key findings from the 2024 survey include:  Dan Conway, CEO of the Publishers Association, said:  “The 2024 results demonstrate the sector’s strong representation of women and LGB+ people,…

The Unwin Award has announced the key dates for the inaugural year of this new, literary award recognising non-fiction authors in the earlier stages of their careers, whose work is considered to have made a significant contribution to the world. The shortlist will be revealed on Tuesday 18 February 2025, and the winner announcement will…

The Publishers Association hosted the first Publishing Declares Summit to celebrate the progress made on sustainability since the pledge was launched in 2021 and look ahead to priorities for the coming years.   The summit’s keynote speech focused on protecting life on land and was delivered by Megan McCubbin, zoologist, conservationist, author of An Atlas of…

MPs, peers, publishers and leading figures in the UK’s books industry celebrated the importance of the publishing industry at the Publishers Association’s Winter Reception in Parliament yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 12 November).  Guests heard speeches from the event’s sponsor, Baroness Gail Rebuck; the Publishers Association’s President and Bonnier Books UK’s CEO, Perminder Mann; CEO of the…

Dan Conway, CEO of the Publishers Association, responds to to the Autumn Budget 2024.

The PA is delighted to launch its new campaign "The Power of Publishing", designed to equip our members with the tools they need to write to their local MP.

The Unwin Award has today announced the judging panel for the inaugural year of this new, literary award recognising non-fiction authors in the earlier stages of their careers, whose work is considered to have made a significant contribution to the world. Professor Shahidha Bari – an academic, critic and broadcaster – will Chair the 2025…

Publishers are invited to nominate books for this year’s Parliamentary Book Awards.   The three categories are:  Booksellers will select the shortlist for each category and parliamentarians will then vote to decide the winners. The awards will be presented at a ceremony in early 2025.  The Parliamentary Book Awards are the only book awards curated by…

People from across the publishing industry gathered yesterday evening [Tuesday 24 September] at the Menier Penthouse to celebrate this year’s People of Publishing.   The People of Publishing campaign, which is run by the Publishers Association, celebrates the people behind some of the most exciting things happening in the industry and the role they have played…

The multi award-winning author, screenwriter and current Waterstones Children’s Laureate (2024-2026), Frank Cottrell-Boyce, discussed the positive impact of reading and creativity on children with Publishers Association’s President and CEO of Bonnier Books UK, Perminder Mann, this morning [Monday 23 September]. The event took place in the Cultural and Creative Industries Pavilion at the Labour Party…

The Unwin Award has today announced that submissions are now open for the inaugural year of this new, literary award recognising non-fiction authors in the earlier stages of their careers, whose work is considered to have made a significant contribution to the world. The closing date for submissions is Friday 18 October 2024.  The Unwin…

The UK publishing industry’s sustainability pledge, Publishing Declares, has reached 200 signatories.

On Thursday 18th July, we held a member-wide webinar on the New Labour Government and its legislative agenda.

The Publishers Association has appointed Nicky Old as their new Director of Communications. She will take up the role in late September.

92% of people in the UK feel that children having access to books is important or very important.

As the Publishers Association and its members gear up to work with the new government, it’s great to see so many published authors in Keir Starmer’s Cabinet.