On March 12, 2025 the Commission of experts gathered and assessed 58 applications from foreign publishers and 43 applications from translators for publishing literary works of Latvian authors abroad. This program is financed by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and supports projects in different languages.
The Commission was composed of five experts: writer and translator Signe Viška, executive manager of the Latvian Literature platform Inga Bodnarjuka-Mrazauskas, literary editor, translator and linguist Aiga Veckalne, foreign rights manager of the publishing house "Zvaignze ABC" Santa Svaža and poet, translator and editor Ingmāra Balode.
In total, 35 project proposals from foreign publishers and 31 proposals from translators were awarded. Please see the list of supported projects below. Together experts decided to support foreign publishers with amount of 81 657 EUR and translators with amount of 70 484 EUR.
For Publishers
|
No. |
Author |
Publisher
|
Language |
Literary work
|
Support from the Latvian Literature platform (EUR) |
|
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Laura Vinogradova |
Asociacion La Tortuga Búlgara |
Spanish |
Upe |
2200 |
|
|
Semjons Haņins |
Common Ground |
Armenian |
A selection of poetry |
1400 |
|
|
Vizma Belševica |
Editions du Cygne |
French |
Bille un karš |
1000 |
|
|
Elīna Brasliņa |
MB “Misteris Pinkmanas” |
Lithuanian |
Uzzīmēsim stāstu? |
3000
|
|
|
Laura Vinogradova |
Antolog Books |
Macedonian |
Upe
|
2650 |
|
|
Sergejs Timofejevs |
Hrvatsko društvo pisaca |
Croatian |
A selection of poetry |
1730 |
|
|
Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce |
Mirabilis Verlag
|
German |
Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā
|
2700 |
|
|
Andris Kalnozols |
«V. Books – XXI» LTD |
Ukrainian |
Kalendārs mani sauc |
3000 |
|
|
Arvis Viguls |
Baziliskas
|
Lithuanian |
Blusu cirks
|
1500
|
|
|
Inese Zandere, Anete Bajāre-Babčuka |
Orfeu Negro
|
Portuguese |
Divas Almas
|
3000 |
|
|
Zigmunds Skujiņš
|
Uitgeverij Prometheus
|
Dutch |
Gulta ar zelta kāju
|
2997 |
|
|
Svens Kuzmins
|
Edition.fotoTAPETA
|
German |
Brīvībene
|
3000
|
|
|
Andris Kalnozols |
Edition.fotoTAPETA
|
German |
Kalendārs mani sauc |
3000 |
|
|
Laura Vinogradova |
VšĮ Leidykla "Odilė"
|
Lithuanian |
Ebes ziemas stāsti
|
2400
|
|
|
Jana Egle
|
Partizanska knjiga
|
Serbian |
Gaismā |
2200
|
|
|
Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce |
Infinito Particular, Unipessoal LDA
|
Portuguese |
Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā
|
3000
|
|
|
Māris Bērziņš
|
Magyar Napló Kiadó Kft. |
Hungarian
|
Svina garša
|
1750
|
|
|
Lilija Berzinska
|
Iperborea
|
Italian |
Skelets skapī
|
3000
|
|
|
Maira Dobele, Rebeka Lukošus
|
Založba Hart, Harting d.o.o
|
Slovenian |
Es tevi gaidīju
|
2100
|
|
|
Laura Vinogradova |
Partizanska knjiga
|
Serbian |
Upe
|
2050
|
|
|
Inese Zandere, Reinis Pētersons |
Armida books
|
Greek |
Līze Analīze un citi slimnīcas skaitāmpanti |
3000
|
|
|
Arvis Viguls
|
Özgür Öztürk DAKAM Yayınları “DAKAM Kültür” |
Turkish |
A selection of poetry |
2000
|
|
|
Lote Vilma Vītiņa
|
Newmag Publishing House
|
Armenian |
Dzejnieks un smarža
|
2900
|
|
|
Guntars Godiņš
|
Özgür Öztürk DAKAM Yayınları “DAKAM Kültür” |
Turkish |
A selection of poetry |
2000
|
|
|
Lote Vilma Vītiņa
|
Todavia Editora S.A
|
Portuguese |
Ūdenstornis
|
3000
|
|
|
Signe Viška
|
Newmag Publishing House
|
Armenian |
Kate, kas gribēja kļūt par vectēvu |
2900
|
|
|
Jānis Joņevs
|
O MOV SKIOUROS
|
Greek |
Jelgava 94
|
2800
|
|
|
Maija Pohodņeva, Modris Pelsis |
Kannadhasan Pathippagham
|
English |
Nedzeniet pēdas snaiperim |
1725
|
|
|
Laura Vinogradova |
Mediathoughts Verlag |
German |
Vārnas
|
1895
|
|
|
Jurģis Liepnieks
|
Logha Publishing and Distributing
|
Arabic |
Mans nabaga pirāts
|
1650
|
|
|
Regīna Ezera
|
Vernatun Media LLC
|
Armenian |
Aka
|
2160
|
|
|
Sergejs Timofejevs |
Baziliskas
|
Lithuanian |
Replika/Stereo
|
1450
|
|
|
Ēriks Ādamsons
|
Aquelarre Ediciones |
Spanish |
Smalkās kaites
|
3000
|
|
|
Aivars Eipurs
|
Všį Leidykla Hieronymus
|
Lithuanian |
A selection of poetry; minimas |
1500
|
|
|
Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce |
Mystery Press, s.r.o.
|
Czech |
Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā
|
2000
|
For Translators
|
No. |
Author |
Literary work
|
Language |
Translator
|
Publishing House |
|
|
Māris Bērziņš |
Svina garša |
Hungarian |
Béla Jávorszky |
Magyar Napló |
|
|
Semjons Haņins |
A selection of poetry |
Armenian |
Rudik Gevorgian (Gevorg Gilants) |
Common Ground |
|
|
Luīze Pastore |
Laimes bērni |
Ukrainian |
Lina Melnyk |
The Old Lion Publishing House |
|
|
Laura Vinogradova |
Tētis un suns |
Ukrainian |
Lina Melnyk |
V. Books - XXI |
|
|
Jānis Joņevs |
Jelgava 94 |
Greek |
Sotirijs Vandis |
O MOV SKIOUROS |
|
|
Aldis Bukšs
|
Brāļi
|
Estonian |
Hannes Korjus |
EESTI RAAMAT |
|
|
Vizma Belševica |
Bille
|
Japanese |
Ayumi Kurosawa |
Hakusuisha |
|
|
Džena Andersone
|
Manzeva nams
|
Spanish |
José de María Romero Barea |
Editorial Samarcanda |
|
|
Nora Ikstena
|
Dzīves svinēšana
|
Armenian |
Gohar Aslanyan
|
Vernatun Media |
|
|
Vizma Belševica |
Bille dzīvo tālāk
|
Japanese |
Ayumi Kurosawa |
Hakusuisha |
|
|
Žanete Vēvere Paskvalini |
Nedzeniet pēdas snaiperim |
English |
Maija Pohodņeva, Modris Pelsis |
Kannadhasan Pathippagham |
|
|
Knuts Skujenieks |
A selection of poetry |
Spanish |
Rafael Martín Calvo |
La Tortuga Búlgara |
|
|
Arno Jundze
|
Vienīgais liecinieks
|
Lithuanian |
Jurgis Algimantas Banevičius |
Lithuanian Writers' Union Publishing House |
|
|
I. Gaile A. Čaks, S. Kuzmins, I. Šteinbergs |
A selection of poetry and prose fragments |
Polish |
Agnieszka Smarzewska
|
Literary magazine “Literatura na świecie" |
|
|
Kārlis Vērdiņš
|
"čau", "Patērētāju dziesmas" (1,2,5,6) from “Gatavā dzeja” |
Czech |
Frank Vojtěch
|
Plav – Měsíčník pro světovou literaturu
|
|
|
Arvis Viguls
|
A selection of poetry |
Turkish |
Efe Duyan |
DAKAM |
|
|
Inga Gaile |
A selection of poetry |
Turkish |
Efe Duyan |
DAKAM |
|
|
Jana Egle
|
Gaismā
|
Serbian |
Anna Sedláčková
|
Partizanska knjiga |
|
|
Laura Vinogradova |
Upe |
Serbian |
Anna Sedláčková
|
Partizanska knjiga |
|
|
Aleksandrs Grīns |
Dvēseļu putenis
|
Estonian |
Margus Konnula |
Grenader Kirjastus |
|
|
Guntars Godiņš |
A selection of poetry |
Turkish |
Efe Duyan
|
DAKAM |
|
|
Laura Vinogradova |
Ebes ziemas stāsti |
Lithuanian |
Audrius Musteiķis |
VšĮ Leidykla "Odilė" |
|
|
Dace Vīgante |
Ledus okeāns |
Armenian |
Naira Khachatryan |
Newmag Publishing House |
|
|
Laura Vinogradova |
Vārnas |
German |
Britta Ringer
|
Mediathoughts Verlag |
|
|
Anna Auziņa
|
A selection of poetry |
Czech |
Denisa Šelelyova |
|
|
|
Eriks Naivo
|
Ritms
|
Spanish |
Antonio Sanchez Carnicero |
La Tortuga Búlgara |
|
|
Eriks Naivo
|
Ritms
|
Spanish |
Marco Vidal González |
La Tortuga Búlgara |
|
|
Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce |
Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā |
Czech |
Anna Sedláčková
|
Mystery Press |
|
|
Zane Daudziņa |
Bērnudienas komunālijā |
Estonian |
Tauno Nõulik |
Tänapäev |
|
|
Semjons Haņins |
2/2 and other poems |
Polish |
Tomasz Pierzchała |
Fundacja Duży Format |
|
|
Linards Tauns, Gunars Saliņš |
A selection of poetry |
Polish |
Piotr Ruciński
|
Literary magazine “Literatura na świecie" |
