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 outstanding work of world literature, regardless of genre or original language. Its distinctive international scope brings together works of fiction and non-fiction from around the world, with books nominated exclusively by the members of its international jury.

The shortlist includes 5 titles chosen from the 14 works initially nominated for the prize.

The winners of the Jan Michalski Prize receive a specially selected work of art, as well as CHF 50,000, enabling them to devote more time to their writing.

Previous winners of the prize include Guadalupe Nettel, Kate Beaton, Mia Couto, Zeruya Shalev and Olga Tokarczuk, among others.

> https://fondation-janmichalski.com/fr/prix

“Less Than One” by Patrícia Melo has been longlisted for the Grand Prix de littérature policière 2026 in the category of best translated novel. It was published in France by Buchet-Chastel and translated by Élodie Dupau.

Founded in 1948 by Maurice-Bernard Endrèbe, the Grand Prix de littérature policière honours two noir/crime novels each year, one in French and one in translation. Past winners in the category of translated novel include Patricia Highsmith, E.V. Cunningham, Mary Higgins Clark, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Elizabeth George, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Michael Connelly, Camilla Läckberg and Víctor del Árbol. Previous recipients of the Prize who are represented by MertinWitt are Eugenia Almeida and Boris Quercia.

This year’s winners will be announced on September 24th.

> https://actualitte.com/article/132291/prix-litteraires/grand-prix-de-litterature-policiere-2026-les-30-romans-selectionnes

“Os grandes carníveros” by Adriana Lisboa is shortlisted for the São Paulo Prize in the category Best Novel of the Year 2024.

In this edition of the prize, 323 works competed, 158 of which were in the “Best Novel of the Year” category, and 165 for “Best Debut Novel”.

Among the former winners are Mariana Salomão Carrara, Ana Paula Maia, Maria Valéria Rezende, Daniel Galera and Cristovão Tezza.

The winners will be announced on November 24 at a ceremony at the Villa-Lobos Park Library in São Paulo. Each will receive a prize of R$ 200,000 (corresponding to more than 32,000€).

> https://premiosaopaulodeliteratura.org.br/noticia/premio-sao-paulo-de-literatura-divulga-finalistas-da-18-edicao

We are excited to announce that the Swedish edition of the novel “The Paediatrician” (“A pediatra”) by Andrea del Fuego has been shortlisted for the Jabuti Prize 2025 in the category Brazilian Book Published Abroad. The nominated edition, in its original published by Companhia das Letras, has been translated into Swedish by Bokförlaget Tranan.

The Prêmio Jabuti (the “Tortoise Prize”) is the most traditional literary award in Brazil, organized by the Brazilian Book Chamber.

The winners will be announced in November 2025 in Rio de Janeiro.

We are excited to announce that the Swedish edition of the novel “The Paediatrician” (“A pediatra”) by our author Andrea del Fuego is among the finalists of the Jabuti Prize 2025 in the category Brazilian Book Published Abroad. The nominated edition, in its original published by Companhia das Letras, has been translated into Swedish by Bokförlaget Tranan.

The other nominees are Betina Anton, Djamila Ribeiro, Jeferson Tenório, Samir Machado de Machado, Micheliny Verunschk, Conceição Evaristo, and Osman Jr / Setenta.

The Prêmio Jabuti (the “Tortoise Prize”) is the most traditional literary award in Brazil, organized by the Brazilian Book Chamber.

The winner of each category competes for the Book of the Year Award, remunerated with R$ 70,000, approximately €13,000.

The winners will be announced in November 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, this year designated as the World Book Capital by UNESCO.

We are thrilled to announce that the AI-powered series Membrane, based on Jorge Carrión‘s novel of the same title, has been selected as a finalist in the Moving Image category of the prestigious 2025 Lumen Prize. The series was directed by Anna Giralt Gris

The winner, who will receive a $2,000 award, will be announced in October. A distinguished jury panel comprising influential figures in art, technology, and culture will award the prize.

> https://lumenprize.org/2025-moving-image-finalists/anna-giralt-gris

We are happy to share that Sergio Bizzio has been nominated for the Rómulo Gallegos International Novel Prize for his short novel Perdidos, published at interZona in Buenos Aires in 2021. The prestigious award, established in 1968, honors the legacy of eminent Venezuelan novelist Rómulo Gallegos and seeks to promote creative excellence in Spanish-language fiction.

The prize was awarded every five years until 1987, when it became biennial.

Over the years, the Rómulo Gallegos Prize has recognized some of the most influential voices in contemporary literature, including Gabriel García Márquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, Javier Marías, Ángeles Mastretta, Roberto Bolaño, Enrique Vila-Matas, Elena Poniatowska and Perla Suez.

The award consists of 100.000 USD.

The winner will be announced in November.

> https://albaciudad.org/2025/06/premio-internacional-novela-romulo-gallegos-nueve-finalistas/

We are happy to share that Patrícia Melo‘s novel The Simple Art Of Killing A Woman, translated by Sophie Lewis and published with The Indigo Press, is longlisted for The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation 2025.

The CWA Dagger award for Crime Fiction in Translation goes to “crime novels (defined by the broadest definition to include thrillers, suspense novels and spy fiction) as long as the book was not originally written in English and has been translated into English for UK publication during the judging period.”

The shortlist for the 2025 Daggers will be announced on 29 May.

> The CWA Daggers

Dulce Maria Cardoso is nominated for the International Dublin Literary Award 2025 with her novel Eliete: A Normal Life, translated by Ángel Gurría-Quintana and published by MacLehose Press.

The title has already been translated into ten languages.

Among the previous winners of the Dublin Literary Award are Mircea Cărtărescu, Alice Zeniter, Valeria Luiselli, José Eduardo Agualusa, Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Orhan Pamuk, Michel Houllebecq, and Herta Müller.

The shortlist will be published on 25th March 2025, and the Lord Mayor of Dublin Emma Blain will announce the winner on 22nd May 2025.

The winner receives a prize of €100,000.

> > https://dublinliteraryaward.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/DLA-25-Longlist-Libraries.pdf