British Publishers visit Riga for the third time
September 27, 2016
This was the third time a delegation of British publishers met up with representatives from Latvian publishing houses. From 21st until 23rd...
Latvian poets in the 31st Vilenica International...
September 20, 2016
From 6th until 11th September, 2016, Latvian poets Artis Ostups, Arvis Viguls and Ingmāra Balode took part in the 31st Vilenica...
International conference. "Books. A Success...
September 9, 2016
Every year, thousands of books are written around the world. Several hundreds of them are truly masterful, but only some become loved and...
Ventspils House hand out the Silver Ink-Pot awards...
September 5, 2016
For the fifth time in its 10 years of existing, the International Writers' and Translators' House along with Ventspils city council...
New open call for foreign publishers publishing...
August 24, 2016
The Latvian Writers’ Union announces a new open call, offering a grant for publishing and promoting Latvian literature abroad. The...
Vivianna Maria Staņislavska: My future plan is to...
August 30, 2016
Artist Vivianna Maria Staņislavska has just received the Jānis Baltvilks Prize in the Young Growth subcategory for her illustrations in...
Kārlis Vērdiņš: It is difficult to put it...
August 15, 2016
Photo: Katažina Rudčenkova
This has been a successful year for Kārlis Vērdiņš. He has received most of the main Latvian...
Lawrence Schimel: These Things Take Time
July 25, 2016
Photo by Ģirts Raģelis, Satori.lv
Author, poet, translator and publisher Lawrence Schimel was born in the USA, in New York City, and...