Congratulations to Words Without Borders! This year’s Aficionado Award recipient will be honored at an award ceremony which will take place on Thursday, October 8 at 11 am.  The event will be moderated by Erin Cox, publisher of Publishing Perspectives.

The Aficionado Award is the first international award to promote individuals, organisations and initiatives that are making a lasting difference in the publishing industry. It is awarded by an international publishing community and presented at Frankfurter Buchmesse. The award is organised in cooperation with, and with the financial support of, Frankfurter Buchmesse and the Salone del Libro di Torino.

More about this year's winner: www.buchmesse.de/en/press/press-releases/2026-09-09-aficionado-award-words-without-borders