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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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Vergílio Ferreira Prize 2026
José Luís Peixoto // José Luís Peixoto is the winner of the Vergílio Ferreira Prize 2026, granted by the Universidade de Évora. The jury explained that the author was awarded the prize as he is “one of the most distinctive contemporary voices in the Portuguese language.” [...]
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2025 José Nuez Martín Prize
Andrés Montero // We are happy to announce that Andrés Montero has won the 2025 José Nuez Martín Prize for his novel "The Year We Spoke with the Sea", published by La Pollera. The prize, awarded by the Faculty of Letters of the Pontificia Universidad Católica [...]
Transfuge Prize for Hispanic Literature 2026
Patrícia Melo // We are happy to announce that the prestigious French cultural magazine Transfuge has awarded the Brazilian writer Patrícia Melo the Transfuge Prize for Hispanic Literature 2026 for her novel "Menos que um", translated into French by Buchet Chastel. As title, they chose "Ceux [...]
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Best Portuguese Book of 2025
Gonçalo M. Tavares // The two most important Portuguese newspapers have listed their Best Books of 2025 and the novel "The End of the United States of America. An Epic" by Gonçalo M. Tavares was ranked 1st place by Público and 2nd place by Expresso. Both newspapers' [...]
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Pessoa Prize 2025
Lídia Jorge // We are very happy to announce that our author Lídia Jorge has won the Pessoa Prize 2025, the most prestigious cultural prize awarded in Portugal. It consists of 70.000€. This is the first time the prize has been awarded to a novelist. Lídia [...]
Translating Chile 2026, deadline January 30, 2026
We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for Translating Chile 2026, with a deadline on January 30, 2026, at 23:59 Chile Continental Time. Submissions can be made either in English or Spanish. Results will be published on the 17th of April through www.dirac.gob.cl/. [...]
Deadline for European literary translation grant
Submissions for the European Union's 2026 support programme for translations of European literature are still possible until January 29, 2026. The CREA-CULT-2026-LIT (Circulation of European literary works) programme supports projects that will translate, publish, distribute and promote European works of fiction, in particular by encouraging translations [...]
