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The aim of the grant program "Support for Foreign Publishers Publishing Latvian Literature" is to ensure that the best of Latvian prose, poetry, drama, journalism and children's literature is accessible and known beyond the borders of Latvia.
The program is developed, organized, and administered by the Latvian Literature platform, and is financed by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia.
The program provides financial support to foreign publishers who are publishing Latvian literature, thereby promoting the interest of foreign publishers in Latvian literature and its translations into different languages.
Any foreign publisher who is a legal entity and has experience working with foreign authors is eligible to take part in the grant program.
Grant applicants can apply for financial support to cover book production costs.
Applications should be submitted online by uploading the requisite documents below in PDF form when the contest is announced.
The Contest takes place two times a year. Project applications are accepted in accordance with the timeline set by the Latvian Literature platform. Each project must be completed by the 1st of December, 2021.
Within five days after the dead-line, you will receive a confirmation e-mail that your application has been received. If you don't receive a conformation e-mail, please contact Grant program Coordinator Juta Pīrāga: juta@latvianliterature.lv
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Next deadline: October 1st, 2021.
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PARTICIPATION FORM
Supported projects 2016-2021
2021
| Nr. | Author | Literary Work | Language | Publisher | Support from the Latvian Literature platform |
| 1. | Pauls Bankovskis | 18 | Arabic | Al Arabi Publishing and Distributing | 2500 |
| 2. | Nora Ikstena | Mātes piens / Soviet Milk | Spanish | Vaso Roto | 2250 |
| 3. | Andris Akmentiņš | Skolotāji / Teachers | Estonian | Mina Ise | 2000 |
| 4. | Sandra Kalniete | Ar balles kurpēm Sibīrijas sniegos / With Dancing Shoes in Siberian Snows | Hungarian | Magyar Naplo Kiado Kft. | 3000 |
| 5. | Juris Zvirgzdiņš | Have a nice day! Gandrīz mīlasstāsts / Have a nice day! Almost a Love Story | Armenian | Vernatun Media | 2120 |
| 6. | Leons Briedis | Collection of Poems | Russain | FREE POETRY | 2100 |
| 7. | Inga Žolude | Mierinājums Ādama kokam / A Solace for the Adam's Tree | Greek | Vakxikon Publications | 1750 |
| 8. | Māris Bērziņš | Svina garša / Taste of Lead | Lithuanian | Tyto alba | 3000 |
| 9. | Juris Kronbergs | Vilks vienacis / Wolf One-Eye | Polish | Warsztaty Kultury w Lublinie | 1200 |
| 10. | Anete Melece | Kiosks / The Kiosk | Korean | Mirae Media | 2600 |
| 11. | Aleksandrs Čaks | Mūžības skartie / Touched by Eternity | Russian | Jaromir Hladik press | 3000 |
| 12. | Anete Melece | Kiosks / The Kiosk | Spanish and Catalan | Libros del Zorro Rojo | 2700 |
| 13. | Ieva Flamingo | Skaļā klase / The Noisy Classroom | Estonian | Draakon&Kuu | 2600 |
| 14. | Māra Zālīte | Paradīzes putni / Birds of Paradise | Finnish | Arktinen Banaani | 3000 |
| 15. | Semjon Khanin | Bet ne ar to / But Not With It | Lithuanian | Kauko Laiptai | 2350 |
| 16. | Vladis Spāre, Peters Brūvers, Andra Neiburga, Gundega Repše, Toms Treibergs, Inga Ābele | Anthology | Lithuanian | Metai | 1200 |
| 17. | Nora Ikstena | Mātes piens / Soviet Milk | Polish | Sonia Draga | 2250 |
| 18. | Arno Jundze | Ķiparu Ļerpatu Čieps | Estonian | Kirjastus Gallus | 800 |
| 19. | Rainis | Kastaņola. Pa atmiņu pēdām otrā dzimtenē | Estonian | University of Tartu Press | 2000 |
| 20. | Semjon Khanin | Bet ne ar to / But Not With It | German | Edition Korrespondenzen | 2000 |
| 21. | Līva Ozola | Eju meklēt / Here I Come! | Arabic | Arab Scientific Publishers | 2750 |
| 22. | Rūta Briede | Kaiju karalienes noslēpums | German | Edition Bracklo | 3000 |
|
23. |
Viesturs Ķerus | Meža meitene Maija | Arabic | Alturjman | 1750 |
| 24. | Māra Zālīte | Paradīzes putni | Lithuanian | Lithuanian Wirters Union Publishers | 2300 |
| 25. | Lote Eglīte, Reinis Pētersons | Bize un neguļa | Macedonian | Prozart Media | 1600 |
| 26. | Artūrs Punte, Vladimir Svetlov | TBD | Georgian | Kalmosani | 2250 |
| 27. | Aleksandrs Čaks | Paņēmi manu sirdi no plaukta | Finnish | Kynälä / Sanatoimisto Hulimaa | 2328 |
| 28. | Anete Melece | Kiosks | Arabic | Thaqafa Publishing & Distribution | 1750 |
| 29. | Jeļena Glazova | Alkatība | Hungarian | Prae Publishing House | 2100 |
| 30. | Sergejs Moreino | Hanzas aukstā liesma | Polish | Towarzystwo Galeria Literacka | 1700 |
| 31. | Rasa Bugavičute Pēce | Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā | Estonian | Mina Ise | 2000 |
| 32. | Mārtiņš Zutis | Nenotikušais atklājums | Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Galician | Asturlibros Noroeste Sl | 3042 |
| 33. | Agnese Vanaga | Plastmasas huligāni | Armenian | Vernatun Media | 2310 |
| 34. | Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce | Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā | Lithuanian | Odile | 2700 |
| 35. | Sergejs Timofejevs | TBD | Estonian | OÜ Tuum | 2000 |
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2020
|
Nr. |
Author |
Literary Work |
Language |
Publisher |
Grant Amout (EUR) |
|
1 |
Sergejs Timofejevs |
Dzejas izlase / Collection of Poems |
Rumanian |
Max Blecher |
2000 |
|
2 |
Krišjānis Zeļģis |
Zvēri / Beasts |
German |
Parasitenpresse |
2400 |
|
3 |
Osvalds Zebris |
Gaiļu kalna ēnā / In the Shadow of Rooster Hill |
French |
Agullo editions |
3000 |
|
4 |
Lauris Gundars |
Vaļa balss / Whale's Voice |
Korean |
Mirae Media and Books |
3000 |
|
5 |
Inga Ābele |
Duna / Thunder |
English |
Norvik Press |
3000 |
|
6 |
Anete Melece |
Kiosks / The Kiosk |
Czech |
Labyrint |
2000 |
|
7 |
Various authors |
Dzejas antoloģija / Poetry Anthology |
Finnish |
Palladium Kirjat |
1400 |
|
8 |
Māris Bērziņš |
Svina garša / Taste of Lead |
Russian |
Aletheya |
3000 |
|
9 |
Anete Melece |
Kiosks / The Kiosk |
Slovenian |
KUD Sodobnost International |
2000 |
|
10 |
Anete Melece |
Kiosks / The Kiosk |
English |
Gecko Press |
2000 |
|
11 |
Anete Melece |
Kiosks / The Kiosk |
Estonian |
Paike ja Pilv |
2000 |
|
12 |
Sergejs Timofejevs |
Dzejas izlase / Collection of Poems |
Macedonian |
PNV Publikacii DOOEL |
800 |
|
13 |
Nora Ikstena |
Mātes piens / Soviet Milk |
Swedish |
Tranan |
3000 |
| 14 | Māra Zālīte | Pieci pirksti / Five Fingers | Hungarian | Magyar Napló Kiadó Kft | 2000 |
| 15 | Ligija Purinaša, Oskars Orlovs, Ingrīda Tārauda | Dzejas krājums / Poetry collection | English | Francis Boutle Publishers | 1500 |
| 16 | Semjon Khanin | Dzejas izlase / Poetry selection | Ukranian | Krok Company | 1500 |
| 17 | Lauris Gundars | Sveiks, Vali! / Hello Whale! | Korean | Mirae Media and Books | 2000 |
| 18 | Elīna Brasliņa | Runājošie suņi / Talking Dogs | French |
Les Editions de la Pasteque |
3000 |
| 19 | Rvīns Varde | Kas te notiek / What's Goin' on There | Estonian | Mina Ise | 1000 |
| 20 | Laima Kota | Istaba / Room | Lithuanian | Aukso žuvys | 2000 |
| 21 | Nora Ikstena | Mātes piens / Soviet Milk | Faroese | Sprotin | 1500 |
| 22 | Inese Zandere | Puika ar suni / The Boy With a Dog | Lithuanian | Aukso žuvys | 500 |
| 23 | Frida Michelsone, David Silberman | Es izdzīvoju Rumbulā / I've Survived in Rumbula | German | Europäische Verlagsanstalt | 3000 |
| 24 | Anete Melece | Kiosks / The Kiosk | Mongolian | Nepko kids | 1500 |
| 25 | Anete Melece | Kiosks / The Kiosk | Croatian | Ibis grafika d.o.o. | 1500 |
| 26 | Osvalds Zebris | Gaiļu kalna ēnā / In the Shadow of Rooster Hill | Croatian | Sandorf Publishing | 2000 |
| 27 | Zigmunds Skujiņš | Miesas krāsas domino / Flesh-Coloured Dominoes | Arabic | Sefsafa Publishing House | 2000 |
| 28 | Andrejs Pumpurs | Lāčplēsis / Bearslayer | Hungarian | Nap Kiado | 2000 |
| 29 | Inga Ābele | Paisums / High Tide | German | Kommode Verlag | 3000 |
| 30 | Zane Zuste | Ucipuci domā ārpus kastes / Ucipuci Thinks Outside the Box | Macedonian | Antolog Books | 2500 |
| 31 | Māra Viška, Uldis Daugaviņš, Mārtiņš Sirmais | Baltais lācis / White Bear's Cooking Adventures | Chinese | Kanghao International Co. | 2500 |
| 32 | Jānis Joņevs | Jelgava 94 / Doom 94 | Spanish | Abismos editorial | 3000 |
| 33 | Semjon Khanin | Peldus / Afloat | Hungarian | Kalligram Kiado | 1500 |
| 34 | Madara Gruntmane | Dzejas izlase / Poetry selection | Turkish | Mavi Delta Yayinyari | 1500 |
| 35 | Inese Zandere "Zirgā" | Zirgā / In Wich The Horse Walks On The Piano | Arabic | Thaquafa Publishing & Distribution | 2000 |
| 36 | Semjon Khanin | No ne tem / But Not With It | Polish | Biuro Literackie | 1500 |
| 37 | Semjon Khanin | No ne tem / But Not With It | Belorussian | Logvino literatūros namai | 2000 |
| 38 | Sergejs Moreino | Hipnozes / Hypnoses | Polish |
Towarzystwo Galeria Literacka |
2500 |
| 39 | Valts Ernštreits, Baiba Damberga, Ķempi Kārl | Trillium | Estonian | The International Society of Livonian Friends | 1500 |
| 40 | Semjon Khanin | No ne tem / But Not With It | Italian | Edizioni Italic Pequod | 2000 |
| 41 | Vladis Spāre | Tu nevari dabūt visu, ko gribi / You Cannot Get All You Want | Lithuanian | VAGA | 2500 |
| 42 | Zane Zusta, Diāna Zande | Tarakāni manā galvā / Cockroaches In My Head | Estonian | Helious Kirjastus | 2500 |
2019
|
Applicant |
Original Title |
Title in Translation |
Language |
Author |
Grant Amount, EUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Min Book Co Ltd. | Kiosks | CHI | Anete Melece | 3000 | |
| The Emma Press | Bikibuki #2 | ENG | Various authors | 5585,14 | |
| Yaroslaviv Val Publishing House | Pieci pirksti | UKR | Māra Zālīte | 2200 | |
| Mamdouh Adwan publishing house | Mātes piens | ARA | Nora Ikstena | 1700 | |
| Mirae Media & Books Co | Kaiju karalienes noslēpums | KOR | Rūta Briede | 2450 | |
| Editions du Cygne | Brokastis pusnaktī | FRA | Valentīns Jēkabsons | 2058 | |
| Vernatun Media | Tobiass, Čārlijs un Neredzamais spoks | ARM | Juris Zvirgzdiņš | 2725 | |
| ANO Redaktsiya jurnala "Inostrannaya Literatura" | Tu nevari dabūt visu, ko tu gribi | RUS | Vladis Spāre | 3000 | |
| FOP Zavadskyi Iurii Romanovych | alba | alba | UKR | Ingmāra Balode | 1100 |
| Nodar Dumbadze Publishing & Literary Agency | Dzejas izlase | GEO |
Sergejs Timofejevs |
3000 | |
| Antolog Books | Uci Puci meklē mājas | MKD | Zane Zusta | 2550 | |
| Kalachuvadu Publications | Ar balles kurpēm Sibīrijas sniegos | IND | Sandra Kalniete | 2100 | |
| Klak | Mātes piens | DEU | Nora Ikstena | 3000 | |
| Shinhyoron Publishing Inc | Mātes piens | JPN | Nora Ikstena | 3000 | |
| OMBRA GVG | Pieci pirksti | ALB | Māra Zālīte | 2500 | |
| Päike ja Pilv | Zirgā | EST | Inese Zandere | 2000 | |
| Abismos Editorial | Putekļi smilšu pulkstenī | ESP | Arno Jundze | 3000 | |
| Lithuanian Writers' Union Publishers | Sarkanais dzīvsudrabs | LTU | Arno Jundze | 3000 | |
|
Vakxikon |
Dzejas antoloģija |
|
GRE |
Various authors |
3000 |
|
Iperborea |
Aka |
|
ITA |
Regīna Ezera |
3000 |
| Cazador de ratas editorial | Dzejas izlase | SPA | Inga Gaile | 825 | |
| Tverdyna | Mātes piens | UKR | Nora Ikstena | 3000 | |
| Arcadia Books | Miesas krāsas domino | Flesh Coloured Dominos | ENG | Zigmunds Skujiņš | 2209 |
| Miraggi edizioni di La Quercia Società Cooperativa | Stereo (un citi dzejoļi) | ITA | Sergejs Timofejevs | 1637,50 | |
| Ergo | Dzejas izlase | BUL | Ojārs Vācietis | 2271,40 | |
| Vernatun Media | Mazās bitītes lielais ceļojums | ARM | Juris Zvirgzdiņš | 2925 | |
| Sinnos società Cooperativa | Mufa | ITA | Juris Zvirgzdiņš | 3000 | |
| Hena com | Mātes piens | HRV | Nora Ikstena | 258 |
2018
|
Applicant |
Original Title |
Title in English |
Language |
Author |
Grant Amount, EUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Little Island Books |
Līze Analīze |
All better! |
ENG |
Inese Zandere |
4785 |
|
Francis Boutle Publishers |
Dzejas izlase |
Poetry collection |
LIV/ENG |
Valts Ernštreits |
1800 |
|
Valley Press |
Dzejas izlase |
Poetry collection |
ENG |
Arvis Viguls |
2120 |
|
The Emma Press |
Biki Buki |
Bicki-buck books |
ENG |
Various authors |
6000 |
|
The Emma Press |
Suns, kurš atrada skumjas |
The Dog Who Found Sorrow |
ENG |
Rūta Briede |
5773,59 |
|
The Emma Press |
Meitene, kas runāja visās pasaules valodās |
|
ENG |
Ieva Samauska |
5454,42 |
|
Prozart Media |
18 |
|
Macedonian |
Pauls Bankovskis |
1700 |
|
OOO “AI” |
Sveiks, Vali! |
|
Russian |
Lauris Gundars |
2861 |
|
SKUD Ivan Goran Kovačič |
Dzejas izlase |
|
Chroatian |
Arvis Viguls |
1700 |
|
Vince Kiadó |
Jelgava 94 |
Doom 94 |
Hungarian |
Jānis Joņevs |
3000 |
|
KUD Sodobnost International |
Nenotikušais atklājums |
|
Slovenian |
Mārtiņš Zutis |
1613 |
|
Book in Batumi |
Mātes piens |
|
Georgian |
Nora Ikstena |
1800 |
|
Esdrujula Ediciones |
Līze Analīze un citi slimnīcas skaitāmpanti |
|
Spanish |
Inese Zandere |
3000 |
|
Siesta Publishing House |
Bet ne ar to |
|
Georgian |
Semjons Haņins |
2470 |
|
OU Paike Ja Pilv |
Nenotikušais atklājums |
|
Estonian |
Mārtiņš Zutis |
1700 |
|
TOV Kompaniya Krok |
Dzejas izlase |
|
Ukrainian |
Uldis Bērziņš |
1780 |
|
Editions courtes et longues |
Pazudušais pērtiķis |
|
French |
Luīze Pastore |
4600 |
|
Baobab Books |
Sveiks, Vali |
|
German |
Lauris Gundars |
3000 |
|
Curbet edicions |
Zvēri |
|
Spanish |
Krišjānis Zeļģis |
2000 |
|
Shanghai Translation Publishing house |
Stāstu krājums |
|
Chinese |
Dažādi autori |
|
|
Škuc |
Dzejas izlase |
|
Slovenian |
Kārlis Vērdiņš |
2000 |
|
Inostrannaja literatura |
Latvijas numurs |
|
Russian |
Dažādi autori |
3000 |
|
Tverdyna |
Degošā sala |
|
Ukranian |
Jānis Akuraters |
2400 |
|
Kitos Knygos |
Jelgava 94 |
|
Lithuanian |
Jānis Joņevs |
2700 |
|
Tyto alba |
Mātes piens |
|
Lithuanian |
Nora Ikstena |
2500 |
|
Socialinių inovacijų institutas |
Baltais lācis. Pasaku pavārgrāmata bērniem |
|
Lithuanian |
Uldis Daugaviņš, Mārtiņš Sirmais |
1800 |
|
FOP Zavadskyi Iurii Romanovych |
Dzejas izlase |
|
Ukranian |
Juris Helds |
1800 |
|
OOO Kreativnoje agentstvo PIKABU |
Dzejas izlase |
|
Russian |
Eduards Aivars |
1070 |
|
Lithuanian Writers' Union Publishers |
Vīra māte |
|
Lithuanian |
Daina Avotiņa |
1500 |
|
Terra Publica |
Ucipuci meklē mājas |
|
Lithuanian |
Zane Zusta |
2000 |
| Text Publishers | Baltais lācis | Russian | Uldis Daugaviņš / Mārtiņš Sirmais | 3450 | |
| Arte Publishing | Suns, kurš atrada skumjas | Croatian | Rūta Briede | 3200 | |
| Valparaíso Ediciones | Dzejas izlase | Spanish | Semjons Haņins | 2932,50 | |
| Libri Livoniae | Latvijas autoru īsstāsti | Estonian | Dažādi autori | 1720 | |
| Parasitenpresse | Dzejas izlase | German | Arvis Viguls | 2108 | |
| Boycott Books | Nenotikušais atklājums | Flemish | Mārtiņš Zutis | 4000 | |
| Wydawnictwo ADAMADA | Pie galda | Polish | Irma Kalniņa | 3415 | |
| Rozentāls-seura ry | Personiskā Latvija | Finnish | Atis Klimovičs | 2500 | |
| Libri Livoniae | Latvijas pasakas | Estonian | - | 1600 | |
| Sefsafa Publishing | Kāpēc tu raudāji? | Arabic | Dace Rukšāne | 2100 | |
| Helios Kirjastus | Maskačkas stāsts | Estionian | Luīze Pastore | 2736 | |
| Ibis grafika | Dainas | Chroatian | - | 3300 |
2017
|
Applicant |
Original Title |
Title of Translation |
Language |
Author |
Grant Amount, EUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Book Island Ltd. |
Trīs draugi vienas upes krastā |
One House For All |
ENG |
Inese Zandere |
9 800 |
|
|
Mātes piens |
Soviet Milk |
ENG |
Nora Ikstena |
5 740 |
|
Wrecking Ball Press |
Jelgava 94 |
Doom 94 |
ENG |
Jānis Joņevs |
7 300 |
|
|
|
The Book of Riga |
ENG |
Various authors |
4740,34 |
|
|
Gaiļu kalna ēnā |
In the Shadow of Rooster Hill |
ENG |
Osvalds Zebris |
6090 |
|
|
Zaļā vārna |
The Green Crow |
ENG |
Kristīne Ulberga |
5660 |
|
|
Dzejas izlase |
30 Questions People Don't Ask |
ENG |
Inga Gaile |
5650 |
|
|
Žesti |
Gestures |
ENG |
Artis Ostups |
4250 |
|
A Midsummer Night`s Press |
Dzejas izlase |
Having Never Met |
ENG |
Inga Pizāne |
2988 |
|
|
Stroika ar skatu uz Londonu |
Stroika With a London View |
ENG |
Vilis Lācītis/William B. Foregnerski |
5000 |
|
|
Dzejas izlase |
All I Have is Words |
ENG |
Knuts Skujenieks |
3550 |
|
Jantar Publishing |
Čeka, bumba & rokenrols |
Reds, Rats and Rock'n'Roll |
ENG |
Pauls Bankovskis |
6090 |
|
Parthian Books Ltd. |
Bezmiegs |
Insomnia |
ENG |
Alberts Bels |
1300 |
|
Parthian Books Ltd. |
Narkozes |
Narcoses |
ENG |
Madara Gruntmane |
1680 |
|
Firefly Press |
Maskačkas stāsts |
Dog Town |
ENG |
Luīze Pastore |
7050 |
|
Vagabond Voices |
Kailums |
Nakedness |
ENG |
Zigmunds Skujiņš |
3719 |
|
Momentum Books |
Nāves ēnā |
In the Shadow of Death |
ENG |
Rūdolfs Blaumanis |
3365 |
|
Centrala Ltd |
Nenotikušais atklājums |
The Discovery That Never Was |
ENG |
Mārtiņš Zutis |
4470 |
|
Parthian Books Ltd. |
Dzejas izlase |
New Baltic poetry (anthology) |
ENG |
Various authors |
1630 |
|
Vagabond Voices |
Zelts |
The Gold |
ENG |
Andrejs Upīts |
7506 |
|
The Emma Press Ltd. |
Mākoņu grāmata |
The Book of Clouds |
ENG |
Juris Kronbergs |
5274,97 |
|
The Emma Press Ltd. |
Kaiju karalienes noslēpums |
The Queen of Seagulls |
ENG |
Rūta Briede |
3783,23 |
|
Vernatun Media LLC |
Latviešu brīnumpasakas |
Լատվիական Հեքիաթներ |
Armenian |
|
3 350 |
|
Esdrujula ediciones |
Tētis |
Papás |
Spanish |
Kārlis Vērdiņš |
3 522,50 |
|
Iperborea |
Miesas krāsas domino |
Come tessere di un domino |
Italian |
Zigmunds Skujiņš |
6 127,50 |
|
TOV KROK |
Dzejas izlase |
|
Ukranian |
Māris Salējs |
1 800 |
|
V.B.Z. |
Jelgava 94 |
Jelgava 94 |
Croatian |
Jānis Joņevs |
2 750 |
|
Valparaiso Ediciones s.l. |
Dzejas izlase |
La caligrafía de la aguja |
Spanish |
Arvis Viguls |
2 575 |
|
Voland |
Mātes piens |
Il latte della madre |
Italian |
Nora Ikstena |
3 770 |
|
Antolog books |
Mātes piens |
Мајчино млеко |
Macedonian |
Nora Ikstena |
2 500 |
|
Shkupi publishing house |
Mātes piens |
Ǫumёshti I nёnёs |
Albanian |
Nora Ikstena |
1500 |
|
Cuarto propio |
Dzejas izlase |
30 cosas que la gente jamás se pregunta |
Spanish |
Inga Gaile |
1850 |
|
Glossus |
Mincis Brincis |
Kiska-Miska |
Estonian |
Rudīte Raudupe |
1948,52 |
|
Paperiporo |
Lauvas rūciens |
Leijonan ärji |
Finnish |
Juris Zvirgzdiņš |
3450 |
|
Makedonika Litera DOOEL Skopje |
Dzīves svinēšana |
|
Macedonian |
Nora Ikstena |
1500 |
|
Prozart Media |
Deja ar ziloņzivi |
Теодорус. Танцувајќи со риба слон |
Macedonian |
Otto Ozols |
1500 |
|
Vince Kiadó |
Mātes piens |
Anyatej |
Hungarian |
Nora Ikstena |
3000 |
|
Zmicier Kolas publisher |
Dzejas izlase |
«Выбраныя вершы» Аляксандр Чакс |
Belorussian |
Aleksandrs Čaks |
760 |
|
Miraggi Edizioni |
Dzejas izlase |
Omissis |
Italian |
Semjons Haņins |
1900 |
|
Shkupi Publishing house |
Dzejas izlase |
|
Albanian |
Orbīta |
2000 |
|
Arte Publishing |
Nenotikušais atklājums |
없는 발견 |
Korean |
Mārtiņš Zutis |
3600 |
|
Mastacka literature |
Latviešu tautas pasakas |
Добрыя лекі: латышскія народныя казкі |
Belorussian |
|
2400 |
|
Kulturi leeht |
Stikli |
|
Estonian |
Inga Gaile |
2000 |
|
Bokbyen Forlag |
Dzīves svinēšana |
|
Norvegian |
Nora Ikstena |
2863 |
|
Arktinen Banaani |
Pieci pirksti |
Viisi sormea |
Finnish |
Māra Zālīte |
3000 |
2016
|
Applicant |
Original Title |
Title of Translation |
Language |
Author |
Grant Amount, EUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Emma Press Ltd. |
Skaļā klase |
The Noisy Classroom |
ENG |
Ieva Samauska |
4 367,50 |
|
The Emma Press Ltd. |
Pirmā reize |
The Secret Box |
ENG |
Daina Tabūna |
3 696,33 |
|
Dalkey Archive Press |
Pieci pirksti |
Five Fingers |
ENG |
Māra Zālīte |
4 500, 00 |
|
Vagabond Voices |
18 |
18 |
ENG |
Pauls Bankovskis |
3746, 00 |
|
Parthian Books Ltd. |
Parādības |
Phenomena |
ENG |
Eduards Aivars |
1400, 00 |
|
Parthian Books Ltd. |
Zvēri |
Beasts |
ENG |
Krišjānis Zeļģis |
1400, 00 |
|
Shearsman Books Ltd. |
Dzejas izlase |
Poetry collection |
ENG |
Aleksandrs Čaks |
380, 73 |
|
Arc Publications |
Dzejas izlase |
Poetry collection "ORBITA.The Project." |
ENG |
Orbīta |
7500, 00 |
|
Prozart Media |
Miesas krāsas domino |
Домина со боја на месо |
Macedonian |
Zigmunds Skujiņš |
3 825 |
|
SHKUPI Publishing House |
Dzīves stāsti |
Tregimet e jetës |
Macedonian |
Nora Ikstena |
2 550 |
|
SKUD Ivan Goran Kovačić |
Orbita. Dzejas izlase |
Grupa Orbita. Sto najboljih pjesama svih vremena i naroda |
Croatian |
Orbita Group |
3 500 |
|
Arab Scientific Publishers, Inc. |
Lupatiņu rīts |
|
Arabic |
Inese Zandere |
1 974,41 |
|
Intelekti Publishing |
Dzejas antoloģija |
|
Greek |
Several authors |
4 892 |
|
Antolog Books |
Paisums |
Плима |
Macedonian |
Inga Ābele |
4 009 |
|
Trifaldi producciones multimedia sl |
Dzejas izlase |
El mensajero tardio |
Spanish |
Leons Briedis |
2 500 |
|
Debesų ganyklos |
Lauvas rūciens |
Liūto riaumojimas |
Lithuanian |
Juris Zvirgzdiņš |
2 500 |
|
Book institute |
Visas tās lietas |
Я такими глупостями больше не занимаюсь |
Russian |
Krišjānis Zeļģis |
1 500 |
|
Stilo Editrice Soc. Coop. r.l. |
Orbita. Poesie |
Deviando solletico dalla rotta |
Italian |
Orbita Group |
3 920 |
|
Tammerraamat |
Līze Analīze un citi slimnīcas skaitāmpanti |
Annaliisa Analüüs ja teisi värsse lohutuseks haiglas olijatele |
Estonian |
Inese Zandere |
2 500 |
|
Wallstein Verlag |
Dzejas izlase |
|
German |
Liāna Langa |
2 500 |
|
Center for Contemporary Literature |
Dzejas izlase |
|
Russian |
Juris Kunnoss |
1 650 |
|
Bokbyen Forlag |
Jelgava 94 |
Fordømte ’94 |
Norvegian |
Jānis Joņevs |
4 000 |
|
Vani Prakashan |
Dzīves stāsti |
Jeevan Gatha |
Hindi |
Nora Ikstena |
3 425 |
|
Rozentāls-seura ry. |
Izlase |
Se pysyy, joka muutuu |
Finnish |
Jānis Rainis |
2 500 |
|
Lithuanian Writers Union Publishers |
Pieci pirksti |
Penki pirkštai |
Lithuanian |
Māra Zālīte |
2 700 |
|
Lithuanian Writers Union Publishers |
Pētera zvērests |
Petro priesaika |
Lithaunian |
Eva Mārtuža |
2 500 |
|
Center for Contemporary Literature “Russkij-Gulliver” |
Dzejas izlase |
Берестяной грааль |
Russian |
Juris Kunnoss |
650 |
|
Rozentāls-seura ry. |
Izlase |
|
Finnish |
Rainis |
1 500 |
|
TOV Kompaniya Krok |
Dzejas izlase |
Mала моя батьківщина |
Ukranian |
Knuts Skujenieks |
3 334, 60 |
|
Gattomerlino |
Dzejas izlase |
Documenti di viaggio |
Italian |
Juris Kronbergs |
2 000 |
|
Ariel förlag |
Klūgu mūks |
|
Swedish |
Inga Ābele |
4 000 |
|
Ejal-Publishing |
Paisums |
|
Albanian |
Inga Ābele |
3 000 |
|
Bokförlaget Edda |
Dzejas izlase |
De Obehöriga |
Swedish |
Liāna Langa |
3 000 |
|
Bokförlaget Edda |
Lirika un balsis |
Lyrik och roster |
Swedish |
Knuts Skujenieks |
3 000 |
|
Lumemana OÜ |
Kā Lupatiņi mainījas |
Näpsud teevad vahetust |
Estonian |
Inese Zandere |
3 900 |
|
Eglės leidykla |
Klūgu mūks |
Žilvičių smūteklis |
Lithuanian |
Inga Ābele |
5 000 |
Grants For Translators
Grant for Translators: Information
The Latvian Literature platform provides financial support for translators who wish to translate Latvian literary works into foreign languages. In order to qualify for funding consideration, the translator must submit a completed application form, a CV, a sample translation, and a letter of intent or an agreement signed with a publisher for publishing said work. The translator may apply for a grant only if permission has been received from the original copyright holder to produce a complete translation of the entire literary work.
The Contest takes place two times a year. Project applications are accepted in accordance with the timeline set by the Latvian Literature platform. Each project must be completed by the 1st of December, 2021, except for the third round of competition, where project should be completed till 15th of December, 2021.
Within five days after the dead-line, you will receive a confirmation e-mail that your application has been received. If you don't receive a confirmation e-mail, please contact Grant program Coordinator Juta Pīrāga: juta@latvianliterature.lv
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Next Deadlines
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Rules of contest
PARTICIPATION FORM
SUPPORTED PROJECTS:
2021
| Nr. | Author | Literary Work | Language | Translator | Publishing House |
| 1. | Nora Ikstena | Mātes piens / Soviet Milk | Spanish | Rafael Martin Calvo | Vaso Roto |
| 2. | Andris Akmentiņš | Skolotāji / Teachers | Estonian | Margus Konnula | Mina Ise |
| 3. | Jeļena Glazova | Alkatība / Greed | Hungarian | Kis Orsolya | Prae |
| 4. | Ieva Flamingo | Skaļā klase / The Noisy Classroom | Estonian | Margus Konnula | Draakon&Kuu |
| 5. | Agnese Vanaga | Plastmasas huligāni / Plastic Hooligans | Armenian | Gohar Aslanyan | Vernatun |
| 6. | Semjon Khanin | Bet ne ar to / But Not With It | Croatian | Mateja Jurčevic | Meandar Media |
| 7. | Anete Melece | Kiosks / The Kiosk | Japanese | Ajumi Kurosava | USHIO |
| 8. | Vladimirs Svetlovs, Artūrs Punte | Dzejas izlase / Poetry Collection | Georgian | Nene Giorgadze | Kalmosani Publishing |
| 9. | Vladis Spāre | Nelaimes putns / Misfortune's Bird | Lithuanian | Laimantas Jonušys | Metai |
| 10. | Jānis Joņevs | Jelgava 94 / Doom 94 | German | Bettina Bergmann | Parasitenpresse |
| 11. | Andra Neiburga | Māja ar sievieti (stāsts) / House with a Woman | Lithuanian | Jurģis Banevičius | Metai |
| 12. | Juris Kronbergs | Vilks Vienacis / One-Eyed Wolf | Polish | Olga Anna Wiewiora | Warsztaty Kultury w Lublinie |
| 13. | Vizma Belševica | Billes skaistā jaunība / The Wonderful Youth of Bille | Finnish | Mirja Hovila | Paperiporo |
| 14. | Hermanis Marģers Majevskis | Atvadīšanās no upes / Farewell to the River | Lithuanian | Vladas Braziūnas | Lietuvas Rakstnieku savienības izdevniecība |
| 15. | Māra Zālīte | Paradīzes putni / Birds of Paradise | Finnish | Hilkka Koskela | Arktinen Banaani |
| 16. | Pēters Brūveris | Dzeja / Poetry | Lithuanian | Vladas Braziūnas | Metai |
| 17. | Aleksandrs Čaks | Dzejas izlase / Poetry Collection | Finnish | Heli Laaksonen | Kynälä |
| 18. | Andra Neiburga | Stum stum (stāsts) / Push, Push (story) | Finnish | Mirja Hovila | Nippernaati |
| 19. | Māris Bērziņš | Svina garša (fragments) / Taste of Lead (excerpt) | Finnish | Hilkka Koskela | Nippernaati |
| 20. | Jānis Joņevs | Metode (stāsts) / Method (story) | Finnish | Annika Suna | Nippernaati |
| 21. | Anna Auziņa | Dzeja (fragments) / Poetry (excerpt) | Finnish | Annika Sūna | Nippernaati |
| 22. | Toms Treibergs | Biezoknis (fragments) / Thicket (excerpt) | Lithuanian | Diminykas Norkūnas | Metai |
| 23. | Sergejs Timofejevs | Dzejas izlase / Poetry selection | Estonian | Aare Pilv | Tuum |
| 24. | Gundega Repše | Skiču burtnīca (fragments) / Sketchbook (excerpt) | Lithuanian | Arvydas Valionis | Metai |
| 25. | Nora Ikstena | Ūdens mirdzēšana | English | Māra Rozīte | Sprotin |
| 26. | Viesturs Ķerus | Meža meitene Maija | English | Žanete Vēvere Pasqualini | Alturjman |
| 27. | Inese Zandere | Bērns, kas neiekrita | English | Māra Rozīte | Alturjman |
| 28. | Māra Zālīte | Paradīzes putni | Hungarian | Bela Javorszky | Magyar Naplo |
| 29. | Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce | Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā | Estonian | Margus Konnula | Mina Ise |
| 30. | Dmitrijs Sumarokovs | Cafe Europe | Hungarian | Orsolya Kis | Prae Publishing house |
| 31. | Svens Kuzmins | Hohma | Slovenian | Klemen Pisk | Litera Publishing house |
| 32. | Andris Kalnozols | Kalendārs mani sauc | Armenian | Naira Khachatryan | NEWMAG Publishing house |
| 33. | Andris Kalnozols | Kalendārs mani sauc | Russian | Rita Tura | Sojuz Pechatnikov |
| 34. | Agnese Vanaga | Plastmasas huligāni. Draugs pazudis | Armenian | Gohar Aslanyan | Vernatun Media |
| 35. | Jānis Joņevs | Jelgava 94 | Polish | Daniel Lubinski | Marpress |
| 36. | Aleksandrs Čaks | Dzeja un stāsti | Finnish | Mirja Hovila | Paperiporo |
| 37. | Sergejs Moreino | Hanzas aukstā liesma | Polish | Wojciech Pestka | Towarzystwo Galeria Literacka |
| 38. | Andrejs Levkins | Dūmi miglā | Hungarian | Annamaria Vass | Prae Publishing house |
| 39. | Sergejs Timofejevs | Dzejas izlase | Polish | Tomasz Pierzchala | Wydawnictwo j |
| 40. | Luīze Pastore | Maskačkas stāsts | German | Matthias Knoll | Fischer KJB |
| 41. | Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce | Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā | Lithuanian | Audrius Musteikis | Odile |
2020
|
Nr. |
Author |
Literary Work |
Language |
Translator |
|
1 |
Various authors |
Latgaliešu dzejas antoloģija / Latgalian Poetry Anthology |
English |
Jayde Will |
|
2 |
Nora Ikstena |
Mātes piens / Soviet Milk |
Polish |
Daniel Łubiński |
|
3 |
Osvalds Zebris |
Gaiļu kalna ēnā / In the Shadow of Rooster Hill |
French |
Nicolas Auzanneau |
|
4 |
Various authors |
Mūsdienu latviešu dzejas izlase / Collection of Contemporary Latvian Poetry |
Finnish |
Annika Suna |
|
5 |
Inga Ābele |
Paisums / High Tide |
German |
Matthias Knoll |
|
6 |
Vizma Belševica |
Bille un karš / Bille and War |
Finnish |
Mirja Hovilla |
|
7 |
Māra Zālīte |
Paradīzes putni / Birds of Paradise |
Lithuanian |
Erika Drungytė |
|
8 |
Zigmunds Skujiņš |
Gulta ar zelta kāju / The Bed with the Golden Leg |
German |
Nicole Nau |
|
9 |
Sergejs Timofejevs |
Mežs sākas šeit / The Forest Starts Here |
Macedonian |
Julijana Velichkovska-Dimoska |
|
10 |
Māra Zālīte |
Pieci pirksti / Five Fingers |
Hungarian |
Béla Jávorszky |
|
11 |
Semjon Khanin |
Bet ne ar to / But Not With It |
Italian |
Elisa Baglioni |
|
12 |
Nora Ikstena |
Dzīves svinēšana / Celebration of Life |
Ukrainian |
Lina Melnyk |
|
13 |
Various Authors |
Mūsdienu latviešu dzejas antoloģija / Contemporary Latvian Poetry Anthology |
Polish |
Olga Wiewiora |
| 14 | Sandra Kalniete | Ar balles kurpēm Sibīrijas sniegos / With Dancing Shoes in Siberian Snows | Hungarian | Bela Javorszky |
| 15 | Imants Ziedonis | Krāsainās pasakas / Coloured Tales | Chinese | Agita Baltgalve |
| 16 | Zigmunds Skujiņš | Miesas krāsas domino / Flesh-Coloured Dominoes | Finnish | Annika Suna |
| 17 | Nora Ikstena, Aivars Vilipsons | Suņa dzīve / Dog Life | Italian | Margherita Carbonaro |
| 18 | Andrejs Pumpurs | Lāčplēsis / Bearslayer | Hungarian | Janos Pusztay |
| 19 | Nora Ikstena | Mātes piens / Soviet Milk | Faroese | Jakup iSkemmuni |
| 20 | Regīna Ezera | Aka / The Well | English | Žanete Vēvere-Pasqualini |
| 21 | Vladis Spāre | Tu nevari dabūt visu, ko gribi / You Can't Get All You Want | Lithuanian | Jurģis Banevičus |
| 22 | Rvīns Varde | Kas te notiek? / What's Goin' on There? | Estonian | Ilze Tālberga |
| 23 | Nora Ikstena | Mātes piens / Soviet Milk | Norwegian | Snorre Karkkonen Svensson |
| 24 | Regīna Ezera | Cilvēkam vajag suni / Man needs Dog | Italian | Margherita Carbonaro |
| 25 | Semjon Khanin | Bet ne ar to / But not with it | Polish | Zadura Bohdan |
| 26 | Semjon Khanin | Bet ne ar to / But not with it | German | Anja Utler |
| 27 | Frida Michelsone, David Silberman | Es izdzīvoju Rumbulā / I've Survived in Rumbula | German | Matthias Knoll |
| 28 | Jānis Joņevs | Jelgava 94 / Doom 94 | Spanish | Ana Karenina O. Contreras |
| 29 | Zane Zusta | Uci puci domā ārpus kastes / Ucipuci Thinks Outside the Box | Macedonian | Kristina Velevska |
| 30 | Osvalds Zebris | Gaiļu kalna ēnā / In the Shadow of Rooster Hill | Croatian | Santa Domijana Zviedre |
| 31 | Zane Zusta, Diāna Zande | Tarakāni manā galvā / Cockroaches in my Head | Estonian | Ilze Tālberga |
| 32 | Zane Zusta | Uci puci meklē mājas / Ucipuci Is Looking for Home | Polish | Daniel Lubinski |
| 33 | Rvīns Varde | Kas te notiek? / What's Goin' on There? | Polish | Daniel Lubinski |
| 34 | Haralds Matulis | Vidusšķiras problēmas / Middle Class Problems | Polish | Daniel Lubinski |
| 35 | Madara Gruntmane | Dzejas izlase / Poetry selection | Turkish | Efe Duyan |
| 36 | Semjon Khanin | Dzejas izlase / Poetry selection | Ukranian | Borys Shchavurskyi |
2019
|
Author |
Literary work |
Language |
Translator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nora Ikstena | Mātes piens | Arabic | Dahouk Rukiya |
| Ingmāra Balode | alma | Ukranian | Māris Salējs |
| Anete Melece | Kiosks | Estonian | Margus Konnula |
| Juris Zvirgzdiņš | Tobiass, Čārlijs un Neredzamais spoks | Armenian | Naira Khachatryan |
| Krišjānis Zeļģis | Zvēri | German | Kasnitz Adrian |
| Zane Zusta | Tarakāni manā galvā | Lithuanian |
Audrius Musteikis |
| Agnese Vanaga | Plastmasas huligāni | English | Žanete Vēvere-Pasqualini |
| Semjons Haņins | Bet ne ar to/No ne tem | Belarussian | Andrei Khadanovich |
| Vizma Belševica | Bille | Finnish | Mirja Hovila |
| Māris Bērziņš | Svina garša | Russian | Jurijs Kasjaničs |
| Māra Zālīte | Klusās vētras un citi dzejoļi | Ukranian | Viktor Melnyk |
|
Sandra Kalniete |
Ar balles kurpēm Sibīrijas sniegos |
Tamil |
Lakshmi Chitoor Subramaniam |
|
Inga Ābele |
Duna |
English |
Christopher Moseley |
|
Semjons Haņins |
Bet ne ar to / No ne tem |
Chinese |
Xin Qiu |
|
Semjons Haņins |
Bet ne ar to / No ne tem |
Hungarian |
Orsolya Kiš |
|
Nora Ikstena |
Mātes piens |
Croatian |
Santa Domijan Zviedre |
|
Nora Ikstena |
Amour fou |
Ukranian |
Lina Melnyk |
|
Arno Jundze |
Sarkanais dzīvsudrabs |
Lithuanian |
Jurgis Algimantas Banevičius |
|
Arno Jundze |
Putekļi smilšu pulkstenī |
Spanish |
Agnija Anča |
|
Juris Zvirgzdiņš |
Mufa |
Italian |
Margherita Carbonaro |
|
Sergejs Timofejevs |
TBD |
Georgian |
Nene Giorgadze |
|
Edvards Virza |
Straumēni |
German |
Berthold Forssman] |
|
Zane Zusta |
Ucipuci |
Macedonian |
Irena Trajkova |
|
Juris Zvirgzdiņš |
Mazās bitītes lielais ceļojums |
Armenian |
Naira Khachatryan |
|
Baiba Zīle |
Melu meistars |
German |
Britta Ringer |
2018
|
Author |
Literary work |
Language |
Translator |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regīna Ezera |
Aka |
Italian |
M. Carbonaro |
|
Māra Zālīte |
Pieci pirksti |
Norwegian |
Snorre Karkkonen Svensson |
|
Arvis Viguls |
Selected poems |
Spanish |
Lawrence Schimel |
|
Arvis Viguls |
Selected poems |
Croatian |
Marko Pogačar |
|
Eduards Aivars |
Jauns medus |
Russian |
Aleksandrs Zapoļs |
|
Inga Žolude |
Mierinājums Ādama kokam |
English |
Suzanne McQuade |
|
Nora Ikstena |
Mātes piens |
English |
Margita Gailīts |
|
Luīze Pastore |
Pazudušais pērtiķis |
English |
Žanete Vēvere-Paskvalīni |
|
Daina Tabūna |
Slepenā kaste |
English |
Jayde Will |
|
Artis Ostups |
Dzejas izlase |
English |
Jayde Will |
|
Arvis Viguls |
Dzejas izlase |
English |
Dzejas izlase [Selected Poems] |
|
Alberts Bels |
Bezmiegs |
English |
Jayde Will |
|
Ieva Samauska |
Skaļā klase |
English |
Žanete Vēvere-Paskvalīni |
|
Kārlis Vērdiņš |
Tētis |
English |
Žanete Vēvere-Paskvalīni |
| Zigmunds Skujiņš | Kailums | English | Jānis Balodis |
| Laima Kota | Šampinjonu derība | English | Rihards Kalniņš |
| Madara Gruntmane | Dzeja | English | Mārta Ziemelis |
| Inga Gale | Dzeja | Spanish | Lawrence Shimmel |
| Nora Ikstena | Mātes piens | Italian | Margherita Carbonaro |
| Nora Ikstena | Mātes piens | Greek | Mzia Koberidze |
| Ģener. Baško | Memuāri | Russian | Rita Tura |
| Inga Pizāne | Dzeja | English | Jayde Will |
| Inga Gaile | Dzeja | English | Ieva Lešinska |
| Osvalds Zebris | Gaiļu kalna ēnā | English | Ieva Lešinska |
| Kristīne Ulberga | Zaļā vārna | English | Žanete Vēvere-Paskvalīni |
| Kristīne Ulberga | Zaļā vārna | English, redakcija | Sara Joanne Smith |
| Lībiešu dzeja | English, redakcija | Ryan van Winkle |
