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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...

Oct 31, 2019

From 19th to 20th November, Latvia will be welcoming representatives from the previous Guest of Honor countries at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Finland and Georgia, as well as the 2022 Guest of Honor – Slovenia. During the visit, the guests will be shar

From 19th to 20th November, Latvia will be welcoming representatives from the previous Guest of Honor countries at the Frankfurt Book Fair, Finland and Georgia,...

Sep 30, 2019

KĀRLIS VĒRDIŅŠ, POET AND TRANSLATOR

KĀRLIS VĒRDIŅŠ, POET AND TRANSLATOR “One of my favorite books of Latvian literature is Anna Auziņa’s very first collection of poems “Atšķirtie dārzi” (“Detac...

Sep 30, 2019

Valts Ernštreits is a Livonian poet, linguist, and translator, currently also the director at the UL Livonian Institute. He is an author of two collections of poetry – “Inter/rational” (2003) and “Dark Energy” (2014). Last ye

Valts Ernštreits is a Livonian poet, linguist, and translator, currently also the director at the UL Livonian Institute. He is an author of two collections of p...

Sep 30, 2019

From 16th until 20th October, Latvia will be taking its national stand to the biggest publishing exhibition in the world – the Frankfurt Book Fair (

From 16th until 20th October, Latvia will be taking its national stand to the biggest publishing exhibition in the world – the Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter ...

Aug 31, 2019

3rd – 6th September, the Latvian Literature platform is organizing the 12th visit of foreign publishers and literary journalists to Riga, this time welcoming guests from Finland, Poland, Estonia, Germany, France, Austria, and Great Britain to introd

3rd – 6th September, the Latvian Literature platform is organizing the 12th visit of foreign publishers and literary journalists to Riga, this time welcoming gu...

Aug 31, 2019

9th – 15th September, Riga is hosting the fourth international poetry translation workshop organized by the Latvian Literature platform. Seven poets from Latvia, Syria, Croatia, Great Britain, Belgium and Poland are taking part in the workshop this

9th – 15th September, Riga is hosting the fourth international poetry translation workshop organized by the Latvian Literature platform. Seven poets from Latvia...

Aug 31, 2019

September 9th

On September 9th, the Commission of experts gathered and assessed 12 applications from foreign publishers and 11 applications from translators for publishing li...

Jul 31, 2019

The Latvian Literature platform is announcing this year’s THIRD open call for foreign publishers and SECOND open call for translators offering an opportunity to receive a grant for publishing, promoting and translating Latvian literat

The Latvian Literature platform is announcing this year’s THIRD open call for foreign publishers and SECOND open call for translators offering an opportunity to...

Jul 31, 2019

The Latvian Literature platform is launching a social media campaign #donotend inviting the public to express their support and raise awareness of the government to continue providing the platform with state funding.

The Latvian Literature platform is launching a social media campaign #donotend inviting the public to express their support and raise awareness of the governmen...