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Mar 31, 2020

Artist Anete Melece’s book “Kiosk” has become an international best seller – the publishing rights have been sold in 14 countries. Anete’s story about Olga the shopkeeper, stuck in the kiosk she works in, was first captured i

Artist Anete Melece’s book “Kiosk” has become an international best seller – the publishing rights have been sold in 14 countries. Anete’s story about Olga the ...

Feb 29, 2020

Five collections of poems by Latvian poets translated into English, German, Italian, Georgian and Spanish languages.

Five collections of poems by Latvian poets translated into English, German, Italian, Georgian and Spanish languages. Bilingual collection of poems “People li...

Feb 29, 2020

Books by Nora Ikstena, Regīna Ezera, Inga Ābele, Vizma Belševica and Māra Zālīte translated into 12 languages.

Books by Nora Ikstena, Regīna Ezera, Inga Ābele, Vizma Belševica and Māra Zālīte translated into 12 languages. “Celebrating Life” (“Dzīves svinēšana”, Dienas...

Jan 31, 2020

New translations of children’s books are published in Italian, Armenian, Estonian and Korean languages.

New translations of children’s books are published in Italian, Armenian, Estonian and Korean languages. The amazing story of a baby rhino’s travel from North...

Jan 31, 2020

Sigita Kušnere

On February 24th, the Commission of experts gathered and assessed 33 applications from foreign publishers and 21 application from translators for publishing lit...

Dec 31, 2019

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

Dec 31, 2019

Reflecting on the last year, we have compiled a list of the top ten most significant events that brought us joy and pride (as much as our introverted nature allowed us).

Reflecting on the last year, we have compiled a list of the top ten most significant events that brought us joy and pride (as much as our introverted nature all...

Dec 31, 2019

In August 2019, the “Latvian Literature” platform initiated a campaign “Nedzēs ārā!” (“Do not end!”) to raise the funding necessary for its survival. The Ministry of Culture made a decision to allocate funding for the u

In August 2019, the “Latvian Literature” platform initiated a campaign “Nedzēs ārā!” (“Do not end!”) to raise the funding necessary for its survival. The Minist...

Nov 30, 2019

2nd - 4th December, the Latvian Literature platform held a workshop for translators of prose from Latvian into Polish welcoming eight students from Poland to the House of Languages. 6th - 8th December, Riga will be hosting an annual translators’ mee

2nd - 4th December, the Latvian Literature platform held a workshop for translators of prose from Latvian into Polish welcoming eight students from Poland to th...

Oct 31, 2019

This Friday, 8th November, 14:00–19:00 PM, at the Gertrude Street Theater (Ģertrūdes iela 101a), the Latvian Literature platform will be hosting its sixth conference “Conversations on Book Design & Publishing”. This time, industry re

This Friday, 8th November, 14:00–19:00 PM, at the Gertrude Street Theater (Ģertrūdes iela 101a), the Latvian Literature platform will be hosting its sixth confe...