Publishers Association

Today our President, Rebecca Sinclair, gave evidence at the education select committee inquiry into reading for pleasure. Find out what was discussed: publishers.org.uk/publishers-ass…

Rebecca Sinclair, chief brand officer at @PenguinUKBooks, has been named president of the @PublishersAssoc, succeeding Mandy Hill, managing director of academic at Cambridge University Press & Assessment 👇 ebx.sh/aa0kaU

This week, at our AGM Rebecca Sinclair, Chief Brand Officer at Penguin Random House became President of the Publishers Association for 26/27. Read her full speech: publishers.org.uk/president-rebe…

Last night, The Unwin Award, run by the Publishers Association, has announced Hannah Ritchie – bestselling author, researcher and editor – as the winner of the prize. Read more: publishers.org.uk/hannah-ritchie…

Today, we join 10,000 authors & the wider publishing industry to protest the theft of books & content by tech companies to train AI models, & to urge the UK government to protect the future of publishing. More: ww.dontstealthisbook.com #DontStealThisBook @PublishersAssoc

.@PublishersAssoc has urged the government in a new AI report to rule out a copyright exception for AI to allow publishing to help the UK become an 'AI content superpower' 👇

The UK is a content superpower. ⚡💡Our new report is the first comprehensive account of how books and journal publishers license content for use in AI. Read more: publishers.org.uk/publishing-can…

We've analysed over 46,500 stories submitted to the BBC 500 Words competition in 2025 by children aged 5-11 in the UK. 📝🤩 We're delighted to share our findings in the Oxford Children's BBC 500 Words Language Report! 🎉 🔗 ow.ly/nejP50YnW6V @BBC_Teach #BBC500Words

Today on Politics Home, our CEO Dan Conway explains why Oak is decimating investment in UK education at a time when it’s needed more than ever.➡️ Read Dan’s call for ministers to get a grip on the quango’s role in UK education before it’s too late here: politicshome.com/members/articl…

Absolutely delighted to win the best fiction/non fiction book at the Westminster Book Awards last night for my book The Football Battalions: The Elite Footballers Who Fought In The Great War. Huge shout out to team @bloomsbury and many thanks to the booksellers and @PublishersAssoc for organising

Discover the winners at last night's Westminster Book Awards🎉: publishers.org.uk/tenth-westmins…

Caroline Criado Perez – writer, broadcaster, feminist campaigner and winner of the inaugural Unwin Award – will deliver this year’s Unwin Lecture. Read more: publishers.org.uk/caroline-criad…

This is not the year that our inclusion work dies. It is the year that the UK publishing industry doubles down, says Dan Conway (@PublishersAssoc) in our recent Comment piece 👇 ebx.sh/6Nu4VI

.@PublishersAssoc has welcomed the government’s new International Education Strategy but has urged the government to “do the responsible thing” and “seek to geo-block Oak as a matter of urgency” 👇 ebx.sh/rsXCg3

The David Tebbutt Trust and @_CreativeAccess have launched the second internship fund in memory of the late David Tebbutt, finance director at Faber from 2002 until his death in September 2011 👇 ebx.sh/Kx2xb0

Season's greetings from everyone at the Publishers Association! 🎄 🗓️ Our last office day for this year is 24 December, with the office reopening on 2 January 2026.

Today’s top tip in the #InspiredChristmasCountdown is to follow and connect with supportive organisations helping those looking to get into publishing like @PublishersAssoc @alpsp @BookMachine @bookcareers and @SYP_UK who all offer fantastic resources, insights, events!

The government has released a progress report on its work on AI and copyright, as required by the Data Act, as well as a summary of responses to the consultation on the new Bill 👇

Huge congratulations to @theodoraclarke and @IoWBobSeely, who have been shortlisted for Best Non-Fiction or Fiction by a Parliamentarian in the Westminster Book Awards! publishers.org.uk/tenth-westmins… @PublishersAssoc

We're delighted that 'Eclipsing the West' by @vincecable has been shortlisted for this year's Westminster Book Awards: publishers.org.uk/tenth-westmins… Many thanks to the @PublishersAssoc. 'Eclipsing the West' is out now and available from all good bookshops.