“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 a serious emotional punch. (…) A tour de force of righteous fury that demands to be reckoned with, and an insightful dissection of a community on the precipice of destruction.”

CrimeReads is dedicated to the world of crime, mystery and thrillers, and maintained by LitHub.

You can find the complete list of four titles here.

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) in 1961 and revived 50 years later. From Samuel Beckett to Jorge Luis Borges, Annie Ernaux, László Krasznahorkai, Hélène Cixous and Gonçalo M. Tavares, the writers awarded the Formentor Prize have had a decisive influence on the history of the European novel.

Each awarded author is presented by an essay from well-known contemporary essayists, critics, translators and writers.

The book will be published on 9 September 2026.

El canon Formentor. Una historia de la literatura
Fundación Feltrinelli/Anagrama
Barcelona, 2026
Páginas: 736
Medidas: 20×26 cm.
ISBN: 978-84-339-5051-2

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, and results will be published via www.dirac.gob.cl/

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

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 the dissemination and recognition of the Portuguese language. It is awarded annually since 1989 by the National Book, Archives and Libraries Department and the Brazilian National Library Foundation. The winner is chosen by a specially designated jury, with representatives from Portugal, Brazil and Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP).

This year’s vote fell unanimously on Lídia Jorge, whose “dense poetic prose” the jury highlighted, as well as her addressing themes such as “the transition to democracy in Portugal, the condition of women, emigration, generational conflicts, social change and the role of collective memory in the construction of contemporary identity.”

Among the former recipients are Miguel Torga, Rachel de Queiroz, Jorge Amado, José Saramago, Pepetela, Sophia de Mello Breyner, Rubem Fonseca, Agustina Bessa-Luís, Lygia Fagundes Telles, António Lobo Antunes, Mia Couto, Hélia Correia, Raduan Nassar, Germano Almeida, Chico Buarque, Paulina Chiziane and Ana Paula Tavares.

The distinction is endowed with €100,000.

> https://www.dn.pt/cultura/escritora-ldia-jorge-vence-prmio-cames-2026

“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

We are proud to announce that Lídia Jorge has been awarded the Austrian State Prize for European Literature 2026 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, documented through translations. The distinction is endowed with 25,000 Euros and awarded annually during the Salzburg Festival.

“For many decades, her writing has championed human equality and the value of life in a highly poetic manner. I have the deepest admiration for the author and poet Lídia Jorge. My warmest congratulations!”, states Andreas Babler, Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for the Arts and Culture in Austria.

The five-member jury explains that through her polyphonic and testimonial writing, Lídia Jorge leads readers “into the realms of deep uncertainty, where nothing is sublime or symbolic, but everything is significant.”

The most recent recipients of the State Prize are Serhij Zhadan, Joanna Bator, Marie NDiaye, Ali Smith, László Krasznahorkai, Drago Jančar, Michel Houellebecq, Zadie Smith and Karl Ove Knausgård.

For the official press release in German, please click here.

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 program provides full or partial funding for projects proposed by foreign publishers for the translation and publication of Chilean literary works, into foreign languages other than Spanish, whether classical or contemporary, fiction or non-fiction, in the following genres: novels, short stories, poetry, essays, graphic narrative, drama, children and youth literature, and memoirs (letters, chronicles, autobiographies, biographies). These works may be published in print and/or digital formats. Applications that intend to publish the translated work exclusively on a print-on-demand basis will not be accepted.

All publishing houses are invited to submit their translation projects for consideration. The program offers funding of up to USD 6,000 per selected project, covering translation and printing costs. To participate, applicants must nominate an experienced translator with a proven track record, and a professional proofreader to ensure the quality and accuracy of the translation.

The list of eligible applications will be published on 17 August and the final results will be announced on 12 October 2026.

> https://www.dirac.gob.cl/traducciones