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Istanbul Publishing Fellowship 2024
Publishers from 66 countries congregated last week for the 9th Istanbul Publishing Fellowship, one of the premier networking and rights opportunities in the international book world.
I was privileged to be among the 258 foreign publishers and agents invited (and could lay claim to having travelled the furthest to get to Istanbul, the closest competitors having come from Brazil and Indonesia …).
Joining the visitors were 125 Turkish publishers and agents, affording a unique opportunity to talk books and rights in what is a buoyant market of 80 million people, and to network with many Middle Eastern, Central Asian and European colleagues.
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They make it happen: a salute to Oratia’s contributors
When a book is published, it’s rightly the author (and oftentimes illustrator) that receive kudos and publicity, and have their photos on our website and in the media.
The core team that runs Oratia Books (Alessandra, Belinda, Carolyn and Peter) are also profiles on the website and get to bask in the reflected glory of every new title or reprint.
Beyond that, though, are a range of dedicated individuals at work to ensure our books are well edited, designed, printed, promoted, distributed and sold.
At the risk of missing someone out, here’s an end-of-year shout out to the folks whose work behind the scenes has enabled our 2022 books to reach the world:
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Season’s Greetings from Oratia
A very Merry Christmas and Happy 2022 to all!
Meri Kirihimete me Ngā Mihi o te Tau 2022 ki a koutou katoa!
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Oratia Media is 20 years old today!
Still going strong two decades on, our small company has changed and grown, while remaining grounded in the ngahere (forest) near the upper end of West Coast Road, Oratia, in the mighty Waitakere Ranges west of Auckland.
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