On March 5, 2026 the Commission of experts gathered and assessed 46 applications from foreign publishers and 38 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, MD of Jānis Roze Publishers, translator, chair of Latvian PA Renāte Punka and writer, translator and editor Arvis Viguls.
In total, 31 project proposals from foreign publishers and 26 proposals from translators were awarded. Please see the list of supported projects below. Together experts decided to support foreign publishers with amount of 51 200 EUR and translators with amount of 64 270 EUR.