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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 [...]
Brazilian Translation Grant 2026: deadline 13 September
The National Library Foundation of Brazil (FBN) has announced the 2026 Support Program for the Translation and Publication of Brazilian Authors Abroad, in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Program works as follows: Foreign publishers submit their publication project to the FBN, according to [...]
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The Best International Crime Fiction of July 2026
Morgana Kretzmann // "The Red Earth" by Morgana Kretzmann is recommended on CrimeReads' Best International Crime Fiction of July 2026 list. The English translation by Daniel Hahn has just been launched in the US by HarperVia. "The Red Earth is an ecothriller with supernatural elements that packs [...]
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Manifesto Library by Dua Lipa and Livraria Lello in Porto
In July, works of four of our authors have been included in the Manifesto Library, a new joint project by global pop superstar Dua Lipa and Livraria Lello in Porto: Dulce Maria Cardoso ("The Return"), Lídia Jorge ("The Murmuring Coast"), Gonçalo M. Tavares ("Jerusalem") and Richard Zimler ("The Last Kabbalist of [...]
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Publication of “The Formentor Canon. A History of Literature”
Gonçalo M. Tavares // The Feltrinelli Anagrama Foundation and Formentor Foundation will publish together The Formentor Canon. A History of Literature, with prefaces by Jorge Herralde, Antoine Gallimard and Basilio Baltasar. The volume recounts the history of the prestigious literary prize originally founded in Formentor (Mallorca) [...]
Translating Chile 2027, deadline 31 August 2026
We would like to inform interested publishers that the application deadline for Translating Chile 2027 has been extended to August 31, 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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Shortlist Jan Michalski Prize for Literature 2026
Tatiana Salem Levy // We are delighted to announce that Tatiana Salem Levy has been included in the second selection for the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature 2026 for her novel "Vista Chinesa". Awarded annually by the Jan Michalski Foundation since 2010, the prize celebrates an [...]
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Camões Prize 2026
Lídia Jorge // We are excited to share that our author Lídia Jorge is the recipient of this year's Camões Prize! The Camões Prize is considered the most prestigious literary award in the Portuguese-speaking world. It is awarded for a body of work that contributes to [...]
