Kalimat shortlisted for Children's and Young Adult Publisher Award at London Book Fair

Sharjah (WAM): Kalimat, the Sharjah based publisher of Arabic children's books, has been shortlisted for the Children's and Young Adult Publisher Award category of the London Book Fair's International Publishing Industry Excellence Awards 2014. The award is given to the best international children's publisher who demonstrated innovation in a title or series and whose publication has created significant impact, resulting in critical acclaim, high sales, and media coverage. Tamer Said, Business Development Manager at Kalimat Group, expressed his happiness at this significant international recognition and said, "Being shortlisted will help strengthen cooperation between Kalimat and international publishers seeking to translate outstanding Arabic books into other languages. As we have over 140 titles in our portfolio of publications, including some award-winning books, this shortlist will encourage major publishers to translate more books from our publications with the aim to enhance cultural exchange." The winner will be announced at an invitation only evening event that will be held on coming Tuesday on the sidelines of the London Book Fair. The International Publishing Industry Excellence Awards are presented by The London Book Fair (LBF), in association with The UK Publishers Association (The PA) with the aim to recognize international publishing industry excellence and to celebrate achievement across the whole business of publishing in the world. – Emirates News Agency, WAM