JOFFE BOOKS HONOURED WITH IPG AWARD SHORTLIST

There’s no end in sight for award success this year as Joffe Books bags another nomination for 2022. Joffe Books has been shortlisted for the Diversity and Inclusivity Award at the Independent Publishers Awards 2022!

The award recognises efforts to make publishing a more diverse and inclusive industry. Despite the continuing challenges of the pandemic, 2021 was a landmark year for Joffe Books in this regard. We launched the Joffe Books Prize for Crime Writers of Colour, which was developed to promote systemic change and to build sustainable careers for underrepresented writers.

On top of that we also quantifiably expanded freelancer diversity through active outreach (The Literary Consultancy, social media, LinkedIn). Seven out of ten new freelancers regularly receiving work in 2021 (at least one project every six weeks) self-identify as people of colour, working class, immigrant or LGBTQ+. We also increased access by advertising every in-house post on Creative Access and BAME in Publishing.

It means more than words can express to be honoured this way and that our efforts to promote lasting change within the industry are being acknowledged.

Thank you to IPG!