On February 24th, the Commission of experts gathered and assessed 33 applications from foreign publishers and 21 application from translators for publishing literary works of Latvian authors abroad. This competition was financed by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and supported projects in different languages. The Commission was composed of five experts: literary scholar and editor Sigita Kušnere, project manager of International Writers and Translators’ House Ieva Balode, translator Dace Meiere and literary scholars Jānis Ozoliņš and Ojārs Lāms.
In total, 13 project proposals from foreign publishers and 13 proposals from translators were awarded. Please see the list of supported projects below. Together experts decided to support foreign publishers with amount of 29 600 EUR and translators with amount of 36 500 EUR.
Next contest will be announced on May 5th, 2020.
RESULTS FOR PUBLISHERS:
|
Nr. |
Author |
Literary Work |
Language |
Publisher |
Support from the Latvian Literature platform |
|
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 |
RESULTS FOR TRANSLATORS
|
Nr. |
Author |
Literary Work |
Language |
Translator |
Support from the Latvian Literature platform |
|
1 |
Various authors |
Latgaliešu dzejas antoloģija / Latgalian Poetry Anthology |
English |
Jayde Will |
900 |
|
2 |
Nora Ikstena |
Mātes piens / Soviet Milk |
Polish |
Daniel Łubiński |
2600 |
|
3 |
Osvalds Zebris |
Gaiļu kalna ēnā / In the Shadow of Rooster Hill |
French |
Nicolas Auzanneau |
3500 |
|
4 |
Various authors |
Mūsdienu latviešu dzejas izlase / Collection of Contemporary Latvian Poetry |
Finnish |
Annika Suna |
1800 |
|
5 |
Inga Ābele |
Paisums / High Tide |
German |
Matthias Knoll |
4500 |
|
6 |
Vizma Belševica |
Bille un karš / Bille and War |
Finnish |
Mirja Hovilla |
3000 |
|
7 |
Māra Zālīte |
Paradīzes putni / Birds of Paradise |
Lithuanian |
Erika Drungytė |
3600 |
|
8 |
Zigmunds Skujiņš |
Gulta ar zelta kāju / The Bed with the Golden Leg |
German |
Nicole Nau |
7000 |
|
9 |
Sergejs Timofejevs |
Mežs sākas šeit / The Forest Starts Here |
Macedonian |
Julijana Velichkovska-Dimoska |
1500 |
|
10 |
Māra Zālīte |
Pieci pirksti / Five Fingers |
Hungarian |
Béla Jávorszky |
3000 |
|
11 |
Semjon Khanin |
Bet ne ar to / But Not With It |
Italian |
Elisa Baglioni |
2600 |
|
12 |
Nora Ikstena |
Dzīves svinēšana / Celebration of Life |
Ukrainian |
Lina Melnyk |
1500 |
|
13 |
Various Authors |
Mūsdienu latviešu dzejas antoloģija / Contemporary Latvian Poetry Anthology |
Polish |
Olga Wiewiora |
1000 |
