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Make it visible! Behind every book is a writer, a translator, a life.

A CALL FOR TRANSPARENCY REGARDING AI GENERATED BOOKS – Joint Statement

Machine-made products that simulate creative works using generative AI should not benefit from authors’ rights legislations or generally be considered as cultural assets.  The European Writers’ Council (EWC), the European Council of Literary Translators’ Association (CEATL) and the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) are calling…

How to champion writers and translators behind every book

What Can We Do For Authors, Nina George? A special view on the German and the European Situation in and after the Covid-19 crisis 22 June 2020 I I could take an alarmist approach to this: after all, the situation for writers and translators, as…

JOIN #BEHINDEVERYBOOK ON UNESCO WORLD BOOK DAY 2024

How to join the EWC Campaign #behindeverybook on 23 April, UNESCO World Book Day 2024 INVITATION TO WRITERS, ILLUSTRATORS AND TRANSLATORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD Dear Writer, Dear Translator, Dear Illustrator: Even more in these times we want to point out, we want to…

JOIN #BEHINDEVERYBOOK ON WORLD BOOK DAY 2023

How to join the EWC Campaign #behindeverybook on 23 April, World Book Day 2023 INVITATION TO WRITERS, ILLUSTRATORS AND TRANSLATORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD Dear Writer, Dear Translator, Dear Illustrator: Behind every book is a writer, often an illustrator or a translator, a life.…

JOIN #BEHINDEVERYBOOK ON WORLD BOOK DAY 2022

How to join the EWC Campaign #behindeverybook on 23 April, World Book Day 2022 INVITATION TO WRITERS, ILLUSTRATORS AND TRANSLATORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD  Brussels, 7 April 2022 Dear Writer, Dear Translator, Dear Illustrator: Behind every book is a writer, a translator, a life.Make…

#BEHINDEVERYBOOK ON WORLD BOOK DAY 2021

Some facts, figures and details of the EWC Campaign #behindeverybook on 23 April, World Book Day 2021  Brussels, 27 April 2021 All over the world, writers, translators, and visual artists followed our invitation to join the EWC campaign #behindeverybook again. Some facts, figures and details…

Authors from all over the world joined #behindeverybook on #WorldBookDay2020

EWC campaign #behindeverybook on 23 April: solidarity with and for authors – thousands of writers, translators and illustrators joined the action Brussels, 27 April 2020 Dear EWC Member, colleagues, friends, You could say: this was a great party, a declaration of love to authors and…