The brand-new translation rights program from Italy offers an introductory session on Thursday from Paris, Madrid, Munich, and London as well as Milan.
Publishing Awards Notes: Madrid’s Desperate Literature Prize Goes to Angela Finn
One of the lesser known prizes for short fiction in Spain names its winner as Australia’s high-profile Miles Franklin Literary Award issues its 2020 shortlist.
Theakston’s 2020 Shortlist; Commonwealth’s 2020 Regional Winners
The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year opens public voting on its shortlist and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize names its regional winners.
Industry Notes: Translator Duncan Lien Wins 2020 Gutekunst Prize
Praised for his translation work on Dilek Güngör’s novel ‘Ich bin Özlem,’ Duncan Lien speaks this weekend online on, ‘Translating Cultural Identity.’
Industry Notes: EIBF Condemns Loss of Minneapolis Bookstores; Booker Delays Announcement
The world booksellers organization in Belgium states its support for shops burned in Minneapolis, and the International Booker delays its prize date.
Industry Notes: Hay Festival Serves 490,000 Streams; Costa Awards Open for Entries
Hay Festival organizers in Wales are outspoken about the broad participation they’ve had in the digital iteration of their flagship event, while the Costa program has called for entries in its 49th edition.
Publishers Lunch Streams ‘Buzz Books Presents’ Online May 20
This week’s online edition of Buzz Books Presents from Publishers Lunch features six key titles for the autumn and winter.
Cambridge Opens an Essay Series, New Writings on the Pandemic
To ‘provide a resource in time of need,’ Cambridge University Press reaches out to its experts and specialists around the world for reflections on the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
Industry Notes: HarperCollins on Caedmon Digital Audio; Yale Press Audio on First Titles
Industry Notes: Timely moves as the coronavirus pandemic propels interest in e-formats and audio in particular: Yale opens its own audio shop and HarperCollins issues digital Caedmon classics.
Berlin’s Future!Publish in January; Publishing Scotland’s Translation Funding
Industry Notes: Set for mid-January, Germany’s Future!Publish calls for proposals, as Publishing Scotland kicks off this year’s translation grants.