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International Literary Agent of the Year 2015
The Literary Agency Mertin has been voted International Literary Agent of the Year 2015 by The London Book Fair, in partnership with the UK Publishers Association! This is a great acknowledgement of our work and above all, it’s a great tribute to our outstanding authors. Christopher MacLehose of MacLehose Press, chairman [...]
Nomination Prix Violeta Negra Occitanie 2025
Eugenia Almeida // Our author Eugenia Almeida has been nominated for the Prix Violeta Negra Occitanie 2025 for her novel "Scrapyard", published in French by Éditions Métailié. The jury of the Prix Violeta Negra Occitanie consists of booksellers, librarians, journalists, and members of Toulouse Polars du [...]
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Commandeure des Arts et des Lettres
Lídia Jorge // We are proud to announce that Lídia Jorge was appointed Commandeure des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. With this distinction, Lídia Jorge joins a variety of famous names, such as Victoria Ocampo, Jorge Luis Borges, Salman Rushdie, Václav [...]
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Waterstones’ promotion campaign
Patrícia Melo // We are delighted to announce that the UK paperback edition of Patrícia Melo's novel The Simple Art of Killing a Woman has been selected by Waterstones as part of their 25% off pre-order promotion campaign running from the 22nd to the 24th of February. The [...]
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Residence at the Stanford Humanities Center
Bachtyar Ali // The Stanford Humanities Center invites Bachtyar Ali as a resident from early April to early May 2025. The aim of these month-long residencies is to bring high-level international scholars into the intellectual life of Stanford. The SHC promotes provocative discussions, the exchange of ideas across [...]
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Nomination Dublin Literary Award 2025
Dulce Maria Cardoso // Dulce Maria Cardoso is nominated for the International Dublin Literary Award 2025 with her novel Eliete: A Normal Life, translated by Ángel Gurría-Quintana and published by MacLehose Press. The title has already been translated into ten languages. Among the previous winners of [...]
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Best Books of the Year 2024 – more nominations
Agustín Fernández Mallo // We are proud to announce that Agustín Fernández Mallo's Atom Heart Mother has been included in more lists featuring the Best Books of 2024, among them La Razón, Ahora Qué Leo (La Sexta), Cadena Ser, Rockdelux and Uppers. This is what critics had [...]
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Vergílio Ferreira Prize 2025
Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida // Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida is the winner of the Vergílio Ferreira Prize 2025, granted by the Universidade de Évora. The jury explained that the author was awarded the prize "for the decisive role she has played in revitalising contemporary Portuguese narrative, constructing [...]
