2016 Jānis Baltvilks Prize laureates annouced

July 25, 2016

July 24, on what would have been Jānis Baltvilks' (1944-2003) 72nd birthday, jury of the International Baltic Sea Region Jānis...

Ventspils International Writers' and Translators'...

June 28, 2016

From 8th until 11th June, the International Writers' and Translators' House hosted the annual meeting of the network of European...

British Publishers of Children's Literature and...

June 13, 2016

Illustration made by Latvian artist Reinis Pētersons From 14 till 17 June, Riga will be welcoming 11 representatives of British...

Anthology of Latvian Poetry Published in Slovenia

June 1, 2016

Slovenian Vilenica Festival has published an anthology of Latvian poetry comprising fourteen contemporary poets of different generations....

Latvian poets attending Tallin "HeadRead" Literary...

May 27, 2016

The poet Kārlis Vērdiņš, text-group ""Orbita"", and the translator Maima Grīnberga gave readings during the...

Works of M.Zālīte, J.Joņevs and N.Ikstena now...

May 20, 2016

Jānis Joņevs' book "Jelgava 94" was recently published in Norway, Lithuanian publishers put in print Māra Zālīte's...

Receivers of the Annual Latvian Literary Award...

APRIL 21, 2016

This Thursday, 21 April, Spīķeri concert hall hosted the Annual Latvian Literary Award (LALIGABA) ceremony. LALIGABA award ceremony is...

Latvia Participating in London Book Fair 2016

APRIL 14, 2016

This year Latvia’s national book publishing and literature stand in London will present export-capable books that have been published...