Prizes
Best Arab Publisher Award – Fifth Session
Cairo International Book Fair – 57th Edition
Dear colleague, member of the Arab Publishers` Association,
Greetings,
The Arab Publishers` Association extends its best regards. With reference to the holding of the Cairo International Book Fair in its 57th edition from January 21 to February 3, 2026, the Arab 
Publishers` Association announces the opening of nominations for the 'Best Arab Publisher' award in its fifth session, as part of the awards granted by the Cairo International Book Fair, in cooperation between the Arab Publishers` Association and the Egyptian General Book Authority. The nominated works for the award should be submitted from October 26 to December 25, 2025, in accordance with the following conditions:
1. The member applying for the award must be registered in the records of the Arab Publishers` Association and have fulfilled all financial obligations until the end of 2025.
2. The member must be a private publisher, not an institution, authority, or official body.
3. The applicant must participate in the 57th Cairo International Book Fair.
4. Commitment to and respect for intellectual property laws.
5. The member must not have been subjected to any penalty by their local union or the Arab Publishers` Association during their membership period.
6. The submitted publication samples for the award must include legal deposit and international numbering.
7. The member must provide a list of their publications from the past five years.
8. The nomination application must be accompanied by a text of no less than five hundred words in which the publishing house explains: the biography of the publishing house, a future vision for the publishing plan, its specialization in publishing fields, its information technology investment plan and applications, awards received by the publishing house, and the publishing house's details, addresses, and website.
9. The member must submit publication samples of no fewer than ten titles (one copy of each title) reflecting the award’s judging criteria as outlined below, along with a statement including the names of the submitted samples, the author’s name, legal deposit number, and international numbering in Excel format.
10. Members of the Board of Directors of the Arab Publishers` Association are not eligible to participate in the award.
11. Previous winners of the award may only participate again after five years.
12. Egyptian publishers are not eligible to participate if they are already participating in the Egyptian Publishers Union Award.
13. A judging committee is formed by the General Egyptian Book Organization and the Arab Publishers Association, according to the different specialties in the fields of publishing.
14. The prize value is two thousand US dollars (2000$) provided by the Arab Publishers` Association, and twenty-five thousand Egyptian pounds (25,000 EGP) provided by the General Egyptian Book Organization, along with the shields of both the Association and the Organization.
15. The winner of the Best Arab Publisher award is announced at the award ceremony held at the Cairo Exhibition Grounds.
16. The application for the award and the required documents should be sent within the designated period to the Association's email arabpa@arab-pa.org , noting that this email address does not receive incoming emails.
17. The forms should be sent to the headquarters of the Arab Publishers` Association in the name of Ms. Doaa Mahdi, at 92 Tahrir Street – Saridar Tower – 2nd Floor – Administrative Entrance – Dokki – Giza – Egypt, telephone number (0020237622058), mobile number (00201006688530), with the confirmation that books should be delivered via shipping companies in Cairo or handed over in person at the Association's office.
Award Judging Criteria:
1. Quality of production and printing according to quality standards.
2. Cover design and its suitability for the book title and overall presentation.
3. Content evaluation and respect for intellectual property rights.
4. Diversity of publications in knowledge and publishing fields.
5. Utilization of digital technologies and artificial intelligence applications in publishing, online presence, and digital marketing (website, smart applications, social media platforms, etc.), and modern forms of publishing (digital, audio).
6. The extent of the publisher's direct efforts in community development and support for special groups.
7. The publisher's participation in local, Arab, and international exhibitions, and the number of participations.
8. Awards received by the publishing house, specifying the awarding entity and the year of receipt.
Wishing everyone good luck,
President
Arab Publishers Association
Mohamed Rashad