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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Grand Prize for Novels and Novellas 2023
Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida // Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida wins the Grand Prize for Novels and Novellas 2023 from the Portuguese Writers’ Association (APE) for her novel "Every Wound is Beautiful". Made up of Carina Infante do Carmo, Carlos Mendes de Sousa, Cândido Oliveira Martins, Cristina Robalo Cordeiro and Francisco [...]
Grand Prize Branquinha da Fonseca for Short Stories
Mia Couto // A jury made up of Fernando Batista, Mário Avelar and Paula Mendes Coelho unanimously decided to award the Grand Prize Branquinha da Fonseca for Short Stories to the titel "Compendium for Unearthing Clouds" by Mia Couto. The Grand Prize Branquinha da Fonseca for Short Stories, established in [...]
Best Books of the 21st Century
Agustín Fernández Mallo // We are excited to announce that Agustín Fernández Mallo's Nocilla Dream was selected as one of the 171 best books of the 21st century by Literary Hub. The list includes 71 of the best books missing from the New York Times list of the 100 best [...]
CONTEC Chile 2024
Nicole Witt // Nicole Witt ha sido invitada a participar como conferenciante en CONTEC Chile 2024, que se celebrará entre el 9 y el 11 de julio en el Centro Cultural La Moneda de Santiago de Chile. CONTEC es una marca de la Frankfurter Buchmesse que crea un espacio para reflexionar sobre [...]