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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 [...]
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Cercador Prize 2024
Agustín Fernández Mallo // We are proud to share that Agustín Fernández Mallo has been awarded the prestigious Cercador Prize 2024 for his novel The Book of All Loves, translated into English by Thomas Bunstead and published in the United Kingdom and in the USA by Fitzcarraldo Editions. The [...]
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Disney Live-Action Adaptation
Flávia Lins e Silva // We are happy to share that Pilar Goes to the Amazon. Urgent by Flávia Lins e Silva will be adapted into a live-action feature film by Disney. The news was announced at the D23 fan event in São Paulo, where The [...]
Workshop in Almaty and 12th Kazakhstan International Book Fair
Nicole Witt // Nicole Witt will be one of the speakers at the Frankfurter Buchmesse Workshop in Almaty for publishing professionals, entitled Modern Trends in Publishing and Copyright Management. The event will take place from 18 to 19 November, in partnership with the Nomad Culture Foundation. Other speakers of the [...]
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Machado de Assis Prize 2024
Alexandre Vidal Porto // Alexandre Vidal Porto has been awarded the prestigious Machado de Assis Prize 2024, granted by the Brazilian Academy of Letters. This award is one of the most important literary prizes in Brazil. Vidal Porto's novel Sodomite was honored in the category Best Novel. There is now [...]
2024 Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for Best Foreign Novel
Eugenia Almeida // We are excited to announce that Eugenia Almeida has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in the category of Best Foreign Novel. She received this honour for the French translation of her novel Desarmadero, titled La Casse, published by Editions Métailié. The Grand Prix [...]
Brazil: Translation Grants – deadline 6th October
The National Library Foundation, in collaboration with the Brazilian Ministry of Culture, is offering a new translation grant programme. Until 6 October 2024, interested publishers can participate by filling in the forms starting from page 21 of the following document: > https://www.gov.br/bn/pt-br/atuacao/cooperacao-e-difusao/apoio-a-traducao/portugues/editais-e-regulamentos/regulamento-do-programa-de-apoio-a-traducao-pdf The forms shall be sent [...]
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FIL Prize in Romance Languages 2024
Mia Couto // The International Book Fair (FIL) of Guadalajara has granted the renowned FIL Prize in Romance Languages 2024 to the Mozambican author Mia Couto as the first African writer to win this award. The jury emphasizes "his remarkable literary work whose linguistic innovation makes [...]
