Deadline: 24 April 2015
The Selection Committee for the World Book Capital is calling for nominations for the World Book Capital 2017. The aim of this candidate programme is to promote books and foster reading during a 12 months period between one World Book and Copyright Day and the next (23 April). The Nomination committee comprises of The International Publishers Associations (IPA-UIE), the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the International Booksellers Federation (IBF).
The nomination does not imply any financial prize, but an exclusively symbolic acknowledgement of the best programme dedicated to books and reading.
Evaluation Criteria
The applicants’ programme proposals will be examined upon following six criteria:
- The submission of an activity programme specifically conceived for the World Book Capital City programme and implemented during the city’s term as Capital City with long-term benefits for partners and society at large.
- A general outline of expenses foreseen and fund-raising strategies.
- The degree of municipal, regional, national and international involvement, including professional and non-governmental organizations, and the foreseeable impact of the programmes.
- The quantity and quality of one-time or ongoing activities organized by the applicant city in collaboration with national, regional and international professional organizations representing writers, publishers, booksellers and librarians respecting the various players in the book supply chain and in the scientific and literary community.
- The quantity and quality of any other noteworthy projects promoting and fostering books and reading.
- Conformity with the principles of freedom of expression, freedom to publish and to distribute information, as stated in the UNESCO Constitution as well as Articles 19 and 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and by the Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (Florence Agreement).
