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Jul 31, 2020

From 17th till 19th August, Riga welcomed students of Latvian from the University of Helsinki for a workshop on translating Latvian literature led by the experienced translator Maima Grīnberga.

From 17th till 19th August, Riga welcomed students of Latvian from the University of Helsinki for a workshop on translating Latvian literature led by the experi...

Jun 30, 2020

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On July 16th, the Commission of experts gathered and assessed 42 applications from foreign publishers and 32 applications from translators for publishing litera...

Jun 30, 2020

This week, the “Latvian Literature” platform is organizing a prose translation workshops in Riga, welcoming students from Tartu and Vilnius universities interested in translating Latvian literature.

This week, the “Latvian Literature” platform is organizing a prose translation workshops in Riga, welcoming students from Tartu and Vilnius universities interes...

Jun 30, 2020

Latvian Council for Children and Youth Literature (LCCYL, IBBY Latvia) this summer, when more books have been read than in the previous years, continues approving the special achievements of children’s literature, thus presenting the international J

Latvian Council for Children and Youth Literature (LCCYL, IBBY Latvia) this summer, when more books have been read than in the previous years, continues approvi...

May 31, 2020

Last year, besides the works we have already written about, seven more translations of books of Latvian poetry were published abroad. Poems of our contemporary authors and classical poets are now available also in Ukrainian, Spanish, Polish, Catalan, Fren

Last year, besides the works we have already written about, seven more translations of books of Latvian poetry were published abroad. Poems of our contemporary ...

Apr 30, 2020

Lately, ten more works of Latvian childrens’ literature have been published in eight different languages – Macedonian, Lithuanian, Chinese, Russian, German, Italian, Swedish and Finnish. Besides bestsellers like Anete Melece’s “Kio

Lately, ten more works of Latvian childrens’ literature have been published in eight different languages – Macedonian, Lithuanian, Chinese, Russian, German, Ita...

Apr 30, 2020

, 30th April 2020

This Thursday, 30th April 2020, The Annual Latvian Literature Award (LALIGABA) ceremony was televised on LTV1 as part of the Literatūre special. Winners of the ...

Apr 30, 2020

The Latvian Literature platform is announcing this year’s second open call for foreign PUBLISHERS AND TRANSLATORS offering an opportunity to receive a grant for publishing, promoting and translating Latvian literature abroad.

The Latvian Literature platform is announcing this year’s second open call for foreign PUBLISHERS AND TRANSLATORS offering an opportunity to receive a grant for...

Apr 30, 2020

This time around we would like to introduce you to 5 works of Latvian literature addressing various types of voluntary and forced isolation.

This time around we would like to introduce you to 5 works of Latvian literature addressing various types of voluntary and forced isolation. Anete Melece KI...

Apr 30, 2020

Osvalds Zebris’ novel “In the Shadow of Rooster Hill” has been published in Italian, Bulgarian, Hungarian and Serbian; Dace Rukšāne’s novel “Why Did You Cry?” has been published in Arabic, while an English translation o

Osvalds Zebris’ novel “In the Shadow of Rooster Hill” has been published in Italian, Bulgarian, Hungarian and Serbian; Dace Rukšāne’s novel “Why Did You Cry?” h...