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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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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 [...]
Shortlist Grand Prix de Littérature Policière 2024
Eugenia Almeida // We are happy to announce that our author Eugenia Almeida has been nominated for the 2024 Grand Prix de Littérature Policière by Bepolar in the category of Best Foreign Novel. She received this prestigious nomination for the French translation of her work "Desarmadero," titled "La Casse," published by Editions Metailié. [...]
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Shortlist Mediterranean Literary Prize Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis
Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida // Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida's "Zion" is on the shortlist of the first Mediterranean Literary Prize Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis. The prize is endowed with 10,000 euros, which are shared between the author and the translator. The final selection will be made at the beginning of September and [...]
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2023 INDIES Book of the Year Awards
Patrícia Melo // We are delighted to announce that Patrícia Melo has been awarded the prestigious INDIES Editor's Choice Prize for Fiction 2023 for her novel "The Simple Art of Killing a Woman," published by Restless Books. The prize is part of Foreword Magazine's 2023 INDIES Book of the Year Awards.The [...]
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Grand Prix Héroïne Madame Figaro 2024
Patrícia Melo // We are proud to announce that Patrícia Melo has won the Héroïne Madame Figaro Award 2024 in the category foreign novel for “The Simple Art of Killing a Woman”, which was published in French under the title “Celles qu’on tue” by Buchet Chastel. The Grand Prix de l'Héroïne [...]
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Konex Merit Diploma 2024
Sergio Bizzio // Sergio Bizzio has been honored with the Merit Diploma in the 45th edition of the Konex AwardsThe Konex Awards recognize individuals who are influential for future generations in Argentina. The awards have ten categories. This year, literature takes the spotlight, last awarded in 2014.The Grand Jury has selected the [...]
