World Book and Copyright Day 2020

World Book and Copyright Day 2020

World Book and Copyright Day is celebrated by UNESCO and other related organisations across the world to honour authors, books worldwide, to promote the art of reading etc.

World Book and Copyright Day is also known as World Book Day.

UNESCO has selected 23rd April as World Book Day to pay tribute to great literary figures including William Shakespeare, Miguel Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega who died on this day.

World Book Day was celebrated for the first time on 23 April 1995.