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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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Austrian State Prize for European Literature
Lídia Jorge // We are proud to announce that Lídia Jorge has been awarded the Austrian State Prize for European Literature by the Federal Chancellery for Arts, Culture, and Media. Established in 1965, the prize honours the literary oeuvre of European authors with strong international visibility, [...]
Translating Chile 2027, deadline 31 July 2026
We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for Translating Chile 2027, with the deadline being 31 July 2026, at 23:59 Chile Continental Time. All information, in English and Spanish, are available here. Submissions can be made via the link on this page. The [...]
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2025 Chilean Academy of Fine Arts Award
Boris Quercia // We are happy to announce that our author Boris Quercia has been awarded the 2025 Chilean Academy of Fine Arts Award, in the Agustín Sirén category, presided over by a distinguished group of Chilean artists. He received this distinction for his outstanding and [...]
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Finestres Literary Residency 2026
Isabel Baboun // We are delighted to announce that our author Isabel Baboun has been selected as one of the writers for the Finestres Literary Residency. The Finestres Literary Residency, located in Catalonia, Spain, aims to provide an ideal space for imagination, reflection, literary creation, cultural [...]
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2026 Formentor Prize for Literature
Gonçalo M. Tavares // We are happy to share that Gonçalo M. Tavares has been awarded the 2026 Formentor Prize for Literature, considered a prelude to the Nobel Prize in Literature. This prize, which began in 1961 with the distinction of Samuel Beckett and Jorge Luis [...]
Deadline Extension for Translating Chile 2026
We would like to inform interested publishers that the application deadline for Translating Chile 2026 has been extended to February 13, 2026, at 23:59 Chile Continental Time. All other terms and conditions of the call remain unchanged. Applications may still be submitted in English or Spanish, [...]
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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.” [...]
