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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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Graywolf Press to Publish “The Saint” by Mafe Moscoso
Mafe Moscoso // We are happy to announce that Graywolf Press acquired World English rights to "The Saint" (La Santita) by our new Ecuadorian author Mafe Moscoso, a short story collection by anthropologist and poet Mafe Moscoso. Rooted in Andean cosmology and indigenous-futurist aesthetics, the book [...]
Support Program for the Translation of Brazilian Authors, deadline October 3
The National Library Foundation of Brazil (FBN), part of the Ministry of Culture (MinC), has announced an open call for the 2025 Support Program for the Translation and Publication of Brazilian Authors Abroad. This program aims to promote Brazilian literature (including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, essays, drama, [...]
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Opening film of the Official Section of the San Sebastián Film Festival
Natalia Zito // We are excited to share that "27 Nights", the adaptation of Natalia Zito’s novel of the same title, will inaugurate the Official Competition Section at the San Sebastián International Film Festival on 20th September. The feature film is directed by Daniel Hendler and [...]
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Nomination Lumen Prize 2025
Jorge Carrión // We are thrilled to announce that the AI-powered series Membrane, based on Jorge Carrión's novel of the same title, has been selected as a finalist in the Moving Image category of the prestigious 2025 Lumen Prize. The series was directed by Anna Giralt [...]
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Manuel de Boaventura Literary Prize
José Eduardo Agualusa // We are happy to announce that our author José Eduardo Agualusa has been awarded the Manuel de Boaventura Literary Prize for his novel Master of Drums, published by Quetzal. It was selected from 201 entries in competition, from different Portuguese-speaking countries. The [...]
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Nomination Rómulo Gallegos International Novel Prize
Sergio Bizzio // We are happy to share that Sergio Bizzio has been nominated for the Rómulo Gallegos International Novel Prize for his short novel Perdidos, published at interZona in Buenos Aires in 2021. The prestigious award, established in 1968, honors the legacy of eminent Venezuelan [...]
Workshop in Tashkent
Nicole Witt // Nicole Witt will be one of the speakers at the Workshop Modern Trends in Publishing and Copyright Management in Tashkent. The event is organized by the Agency of Information and Mass Communications, which is part of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, in collaboration [...]
