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Last Competition of 2021 for Translating and Publishing Latvian Literature Abroad Concluded

2021, June 15

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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
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