Riyadh International Book Fair Awards 2025

Pillars

1

A generation that celebrates its identity and loves reading

2

A developed publishing industry

3

A book fair that attracts publishers from around the world

Objectives

Encourage people to participate in and engage with the fair, as well as acquire books that enrich their general knowledge and culture

Promote innovation and the use of new, creative and sustainable technologies in publishing to facilitate access to electronic publications for all target groups

Position the Riyadh International Book Fair as a landmark on the international book fairs map by offering a unique experience for all publishing houses.

Types of Awards

Excellence Award in Publishing

Participate

Excellence Award in Publishing
(Children’s Books Category)

Participate

Excellence Award in Publishing
(Translation Category)

Participate

Excellence Award in Publishing
(Digital Platforms Category)

Participate

Excellence Award in Publishing
(Saudi Content Category)

Participate

Awards

Excellence Award in Publishing

SAR 50,000

Excellence Award in Publishing
(Children’s Books Category)

SAR 50,000

Excellence Award in Publishing
(Translation Category)

SAR 50,000

Excellence Award in Publishing
(Digital Platforms Category)

SAR 50,000

Excellence Award in Publishing
(Saudi Content Category)

SAR 50,000

Timeline

Start
of Registration

14th September

End
of registration

6th October

Start of the
evaluation process

21st September to 6th October

Awarding
the winners

11th October
Ongoing registration period and start of the initial screening process.
End of registration period
Start of the judging of entries.
Announcing and awarding the winners at the closing ceremony of the fair.

Terms and Conditions

General Provisions

    1. The Committee reserves the right to change the judging criteria if required. Therefore, applicants should review the criteria periodically on the website. The Committee/Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission are not obligated to announce any changes to the criteria.

    2. The Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission may withhold the award from the winner and select an alternate if it discovers, for significant reasons deemed sufficient by the Commission, the candidate's ineligibility according to the terms, conditions and general guidance of the award.

    3. The Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission has the right to cancel certain awards if high quality nominations are not received.

Terms of Participation

    Terms of Participation

    1- The publisher must be one of the participants in Riyadh book fair

    2- Sign up through the competition website

    3- Complete all competition requirements

    4- The publisher's commitment to intellectual property rights and professional ethics

    5- The publisher must have a prominent history, so that the presence of the publisher in the field of publishing is not less than 3 years

    6- The Commission has the right to withdraw the award if it is later proven that the publisher has violated the terms of the award

    7. In the event of winning two prizes at the same time, only one win will be counted.

    8. A publishing house that has previously won the same prize in the previous year will not be awarded the prize again.