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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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Feature in The New York Times
José Eduardo Agualusa // The New York Times has published an extensive feature on Angolan author José Eduardo Agualusa, on occasion of Archipelago Books' launching of The Living and the Rest in the USA on 27th May, in the English translation of the author's longtime translator [...]
Open Call to Translate Chilean Literature into German
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile, through its Division of Cultures, Arts, Heritage and Public Diplomacy (DIRAC), has announced an open call for the Translation of Chilean Literature into German. This initiative seeks to promote both classical and contemporary Chilean works—including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, essays, [...]
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ALIJA IBBY’s Recommendations for 2024
Adriana Fernández // We are delighted to share that Adriana Fernández's children's book "Dear Giant" has been included in the list of ALIJA's 2024 recommendations. ALIJA is the Argentinian Section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). IBBY is a non-profit organization which [...]
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PEN America Award for Achievement in International Literature
Mia Couto // We are excited to announce that our author Mia Couto will receive the PEN America Award for Achievement in International Literature at the 2025 PEN America Literary Awards. At the award ceremony on May 8—called the “Oscars for books”— PEN America will confer [...]
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Nomination CWA Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation
Patrícia Melo // 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 [...]
Nomination Prix Violeta Negra Occitanie 2025
Eugenia Almeida // Our author Eugenia Almeida has been nominated for the Prix Violeta Negra Occitanie 2025 for her novel "Scrapyard", published in French by Éditions Métailié. The jury of the Prix Violeta Negra Occitanie consists of booksellers, librarians, journalists, and members of Toulouse Polars du [...]
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Commandeure des Arts et des Lettres
Lídia Jorge // We are proud to announce that Lídia Jorge was appointed Commandeure des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. With this distinction, Lídia Jorge joins a variety of famous names, such as Victoria Ocampo, Jorge Luis Borges, Salman Rushdie, Václav [...]
