On June 6th, the Commission of experts gathered and assessed 20 applications from foreign publishers and 17 applications 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: translator Maima Grīnberga, writer Maira Dobele, executive manager of platform "Latvian Literature" Inga Bodnarjuka-Mrazauskas and literary scholars Zita Kārkla and Pauls Daija.
In total, 14 project proposals from foreign publishers and 17 proposals from translators were awarded. Please see the list of supported projects below. Together experts decided to support foreign publishers with amount of 30 830 EUR and translators with amount of 35 785 EUR.
Next contest will be announced on February, 2022.
RESULTS FOR PUBLISHERS:
Nr. | Author | Literary Work | Language | Publisher | Support from the Latvian Literature platform (EUR) |
1. | Rūta Briede | Kaiju karalienes noslēpums | German | Edition Bracklo | 3000 |
2. | Viesturs Ķerus | Meža meitene Maija | Arabic | Alturjman | 1750 |
3. | Māra Zālīte | Paradīzes putni | Lithuanian | Lithuanian Wirters Union Publishers | 2300 |
4. | Lote Eglīte, Reinis Pētersons | Bize un neguļa | Macedonian | Prozart Media | 1600 |
5. | Artūrs Punte, Vladimir Svetlov | TBD | Georgian | Kalmosani | 2250 |
6. | Aleksandrs Čaks | Paņēmi manu sirdi no plaukta | Finnish | Kynälä / Sanatoimisto Hulimaa | 2328 |
7. | Anete Melece | Kiosks | Arabic | Thaqafa Publishing & Distribution | 1750 |
8. | Jeļena Glazova | Alkatība | Hungarian | Prae Publishing House | 2100 |
9. | Sergejs Moreino | Hanzas aukstā liesma | Polish | Towarzystwo Galeria Literacka | 1700 |
10. | Rasa Bugavičute Pēce | Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā | Estonian | Mina Ise | 2000 |
11. | Mārtiņš Zutis | Nenotikušais atklājums | Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Galician | Asturlibros Noroeste Sl | 3042 |
12. | Agnese Vanaga | Plastmasas huligāni | Armenian | Vernatun Media | 2310 |
13. | Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce | Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā | Lithuanian | Odile | 2700 |
14. | Sergejs Timofejevs | TBD | Estonian | OÜ Tuum | 2000 |
RESULTS FOR TRANSLATORS:
Nr. | Author | Literary Work | Language | Translator | Publishing House |
1. | Nora Ikstena | Ūdens mirdzēšana | English | Māra Rozīte | Sprotin |
2. | Viesturs Ķerus | Meža meitene Maija | English | Žanete Vēvere Pasqualini | Alturjman |
3. | Inese Zandere | Bērns, kas neiekrita | English | Māra Rozīte | Alturjman |
4. | Māra Zālīte | Paradīzes putni | Hungarian | Bela Javorszky | Magyar Naplo |
5. | Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce | Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā | Estonian | Margus Konnula | Mina Ise |
6. | Dmitrijs Sumarokovs | Cafe Europe | Hungarian | Orsolya Kis | Prae Publishing house |
7. | Svens Kuzmins | Hohma | Slovenian | Klemen Pisk | Litera Publishing house |
8. | Andris Kalnozols | Kalendārs mani sauc | Armenian | Naira Khachatryan | NEWMAG Publishing house |
9. | Andris Kalnozols | Kalendārs mani sauc | Russian | Rita Tura | Sojuz Pechatnikov |
10. | Agnese Vanaga | Plastmasas huligāni. Draugs pazudis | Armenian | Gohar Aslanyan | Vernatun Media |
11. | Jānis Joņevs | Jelgava 94 | Polish | Daniel Lubinski | Marpress |
12. | Aleksandrs Čaks | Dzeja un stāsti | Finnish | Mirja Hovila | Paperiporo |
13. | Sergejs Moreino | Hanzas aukstā liesma | Polish | Wojciech Pestka | Towarzystwo Galeria Literacka |
14. | Andrejs Levkins | Dūmi miglā | Hungarian | Annamaria Vass | Prae Publishing house |
15. | Sergejs Timofejevs | Dzejas izlase | Polish | Tomasz Pierzchala | Wydawnictwo j |
16. | Luīze Pastore | Maskačkas stāsts | German | Matthias Knoll | Fischer KJB |
17. | Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce | Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā | Lithuanian | Audrius Musteikis | Odile |