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News from the Embassy of Italy in Washington

U.S. Department of State just published the Request for proposals for EXPO Milan 2015 29/07/2013 U.S. authorities have just published a Request for Proposals in order to identify a private partner which could undertake and monitor the fundraising activities which will allow the establishment of the US pavilion at Expo Milan 2015. The Request for Proposals can be found at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-07-29/pdf/2013-18171.pdf The Request for Proposals … Continued

Italy commits US$500,000 in support of maintaining the Advanced Placement Program in Italian Language and Culture

The Government of Italy has authorized the allocation of US$500,000.00 in support of maintaining the Advanced Placement Program in Italian Language and Culture. It was made possible through the direct efforts in Italy by the Prime Minister’s Office and by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the support of the Embassy of Italy in Washington. Major Italian American organizations also lent significant support to … Continued

Italian Publishing Research Project

The Italian Publishing Research Project, commissioned by the Italian Trade Agency – Chicago Office, was presented at Rome’s Piu` libri piu` liberi book fair on December 4, 2014. Click here to read the study.

Cartman Edizioni Announces Fourth Annual Literary Photography Competition

Entitled RICORDATIDIME (Remember Me), the competition is dedicated to “memory”, the theme of the next Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino (May 13-17, 2010). The competition is open to all, including foreigners and children. The deadline is April 11, 2010. More information is available on Cartman Edizioni’s website and blog.

BookExpo America Announces Italy is Guest of Honor at Global Market Forum

BookExpo America (BEA) 2011 is pleased to announce that this year Global Market Forum will shine a spotlight on Publishing in Italy. This year’s program will be produced with the support of the Italian Trade Commission and the Associazione Italiana Editori. Program details are coming soon but be sure to mark your calendar for the Official Global Market Forum Opening Ceremony to be held Tuesday, … Continued

AAP Reports Book Sales Estimated at $24.3 Billion in 2008

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today released its annual estimate of total book sales in the United States. The report, which uses data from the Bureau of the Census as well as sales data from eighty-one publishers inclusive of all major book publishing media market holders, estimates that U.S. publishers had net sales of $24.3 billion in 2008. New York, NY, March 31, … Continued

AIAP Presents

Tuesday February 3rd, at 5:00 pm at Galleria Aiap in Via Ponchielli 3, Milan, there was the round table Editorial Graphic in XX century: excellence of made in Italy, organized by AIAP in order to present conservation and valorization projects. Great interest aroused in the media by still underway exhibition dedicated to the collection Elia Barbiani-Giorgio Conti of Italian editorial graphic from 1945 to … Continued

Grants and Awards for the Translation of Italian Works

A brief guide to the Italian institutions and organisations providing support to foreign publishers and translators for the translation of literary works by Italian authors into other languages. A brief guide to the Italian institutions and organisations providing support to foreign publishers and translators for the translation of literary works by Italian authors into other languages. Grants and Awards for the Translation of Italian … Continued

See the latest and greatest from Corraini Edizioni at Printed Matter’s LA ART BOOK FAIR!

Corraini, a contemporary art gallery and publishing workshop, will showcase their newest publications at TABLE I05 at the LA Art Book Fair held at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA.  Free and open to the public, Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair is a unique event for artists’ books, art catalogs, monographs, periodicals, and zines presented by over 250 international presses, booksellers, antiquarians, artists, and … Continued

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  • The Bologna Children’s Books Fair will turn digital

    April 8

    The organizers (Ente Fiera) of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair announced on April 9th the cancellation of the 58th physical edition of the Expo, including the Licensing Trade Fair and the first Bologna BookPlus, expected for April 14 to 17 (2021) in order to stop the spreading of the Coronavirus. But the show must go on. In fact, according to Publishing Perspectives, the exhibition … Continued