For international publishers and scouts

Rights Guide

Selling or buying rights in Australian, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific books: the fair calendar, the money for translation, and what has sold.

Next edition Taipei and Bologna edition Listings close Friday 29 January 2027. Rights managers and agents can send up to five titles.

Fair calendar

Dates	Fair	Where	Worth knowing
4–15 November 2026 On now	Sharjah International Book Fair ↗	Sharjah, UAE	Guest of honour: Oman.
28 November – 6 December 2026	Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) ↗	Guadalajara, Mexico	Professional days 30 November to 2 December. Guest of honour: Italy.
16–21 February 2027	Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE) ↗	Taipei, Taiwan	Hall 1, Taipei World Trade Center. Online pitching sessions planned for mid-December.
16–18 March 2027	London Book Fair ↗	London, UK	First year at ExCeL London, after moving from Olympia.
5–8 April 2027	Bologna Children's Book Fair ↗	Bologna, Italy	The main market for children's and YA rights.
17–21 May 2027	Visiting International Publishers program ↗	Sydney, Australia	Creative Australia brings international publishers, agents and scouts to Sydney, with two days of fair-style pitch meetings.
16–20 June 2027	Seoul International Book Fair ↗	Seoul, South Korea	COEX Halls A and B.
6–10 October 2027	Frankfurter Buchmesse ↗	Frankfurt, Germany	Guest of honour: Chile.

Money for translation and rights

Creative Australia Translation Fund for Literature ↗ International publishers translating living Australian writers; Australian publishers bringing work into English with an Australian translator. What you get: A$5,000 for one work, A$10,000 for several or complex works Closes: 10 November 2026, 3pm AEDT
Closing soon

Creative Australia Visiting International Publishers 2027 ↗ International publishers, editors, rights managers, agents and scouts who acquire fiction, narrative non-fiction, poetry or children's books. What you get: A week of meetings in Sydney, 17 to 21 May 2027 Closes: 10 November 2026, 3pm AEDT
Closing soon

Publishers Association of New Zealand, funded by Creative New Zealand New Zealand Literature Translation Grant ↗ Established foreign publishers buying translation rights (four or more backlist titles), and New Zealand publishers with translation partners. What you get: Up to 50% of translation costs, to NZ$5,000 a title Closes: 28 February 2027

Creative Australia International Rights Fund for Literature ↗ Agents, rights managers and publishers selling rights for several Australian authors at international markets. What you get: A$5,000 towards travel, fair entry and stand costs Closes: No round open. Last closed May 2025.

Rights sold beyond the local market

Translation, overseas and screen deals from the Deal Sheet.

Date	Deal	Rights
5 Nov	Dollhouse Pictures Secures Bri Lee’s Novel The Work For Television Adaptation	Screen (television) rights
5 Nov	Easy Tiger options Three Reasons for Revenge	Television rights

Every deal on the Deal Sheet →

Rights terms, plainly

World rights: The right to publish in every territory and, unless stated otherwise, every language.
World English: English-language rights everywhere. Translation rights stay with the author or agent.
ANZ rights: Australia and New Zealand only. The usual starting point for a local deal.
Translation rights: The right to publish in another language, usually sold country by country or language by language.
Pre-empt: An offer made before an auction or submission deadline, often on the condition it is answered quickly.
Option: Paid time to develop a book for screen. The producer can buy the full rights later if the project goes ahead.
Co-edition: Several publishers print together, often for illustrated books, to bring the cost per copy down.
Scout: Someone paid by foreign publishers or studios to find books early and report back.

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Rights managers and agents can send up to five titles for the Taipei and Bologna edition. The first edition goes live before Taipei.

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