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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 [...]
Finalists Jabuti Prize 2026
We are very happy to announce that three of our authors are finalists for the Jabuti Prize 2026: Andrea del Fuego's reworked and enhanced 2025 edition of her short prose collection I Deny Everything. Sudden Fictions (“Nego Tudo. Ficções súbitas”) is finalist in the category Short Story. The German edition of [...]
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Rai Cinema Award & Prompt Magazine Prize 2026
Jorge Carrión // We are excited to share that the AI-powered short film Membrane, based on Jorge Carrión's novel of the same title, has been awarded the Rai Cinema Award and the Prompt Magazine Prize at the AI.motion Film Fest 2026 in Milan, Italy. The short [...]
Pitch at Iberseries & Platino Industria 2026
Mariana Sández // We are happy to announce that A House Full of People (“Una casa llena de gente”) by Mariana Sández has been selected to be pitched for screen adaptations at Iberseries & Platino Industria 2026. Iberseries & Platino Industria is the leading international meeting point [...]
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Finalist Jan Michalski Prize for Literature 2026
Tatiana Salem Levy // We are happy to share that Tatiana Salem Levy has been selected as one of three finalists 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 [...]
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 [...]
