2025 Prix Voltaire Nominations Are Now Open

Nominate courageous publishers for the 2025 Prix Voltaire Award, celebrating the freedom to publish. Deadline: February 23, 2025. Submit now!

on Jan 10, 2025

Prix Voltaire Nominations Are Now Open| Frontlist

The International Publishers Association has now opened up the call for nominations for the 2025 Prix Voltaire Award. This Prix Voltaire acknowledges extraordinary courage in the defense of the freedom to publish. It will be given on June 2-3, 2025, at the World Expression Forum in Lillehammer, Norway.

Major Details:

Deadline for Submissions: February 23, 2025

Eligibility: Those who published a controversial work, despite receiving threats, intimidation, or harassment, or have had a consistent track record of supporting freedom of expression.
Application Procedure: Anyone

2024 Special Focus

The 2024 Prix Voltaire was awarded to Samir Mansour of Gaza at the 34th IPA Publishers Congress in Guadalajara. Mansour, whose bookstore and publishing center have been repeatedly destroyed, continues to publish works by Palestinian authors, reaffirming his commitment to the freedom to publish.

A special posthumous award was given to the late Ukrainian author Victoria Amelina, accepted by Nobel laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk of the Center for Civil Liberties.

Kristenn Einarsson, chair of the IPA Freedom to Publish Committee, said:

"We encourage applications as a tribute to the courage of publishers who actively support freedom of expression and encourage others to do so."

The nine-strong Freedom to Publish Committee will examine entries, produce a long list, and then complete a shortlist to decide on the 2025 winner.

For further details and nomination forms, visit the IPA website.