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The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has announced the launch of a significant new award for publishing rights professionals which will be awarded at the 2022 edition of the 12th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) Publishers Conference.
Designed to support rights professionals and enhance opportunities for industry growth, the debuting Sharjah Rights Connection Award will be presented in two distinct categories: one, for an individual professional selling translation rights at a publishing company, and second, for independent professionals or those working with specialised agencies to sell the rights to books to publishers and other licensors. The Publishers’ Conference was launched in 2011 with a ground-breaking rights translation grant programme that supported the translation of works across all languages.