Titles in this Rights Roundup come from Turkey, Spain, France, Finland, and Sweden, and include work for adults and young readers.
Children’s Books Edition: A Spring Rights Roundup
Our children’s and YA titles in this Rights Roundup come from South Korea, Spain, France, Estonia, Norway, and the UK.
Spanish Publishers at London: A Workforce of 30,000
The Spanish-language collective delegation to London Book Fair cites 30.10 million copies to Europe among its exports.
Children’s Books Edition: Agent Karolina Jaszecka’s Outlook for Bologna
The Barcelona-based literary agent Karolina Jaszecka heads for Bologna with a specialty in Polish literature for young readers. (Sponsored)
Rights Roundup and Awards: ‘Comedy Queen’ Wins a Crystal Bear
The adaptation of Jenny Jägerfeld’s ‘Comedy Queen’–about a 13-year-old who wants to be a stand-up comedian–picks up a Berlinale award.
Awards: Barcelona’s ‘Liber 2022’ Illustration Competition
Spain’s Feria Internacional del Libro, Liber 2022, is in Barcelona. It plans to award an illustrator for a new visual identity design.
A Translation Press for Women’s Writings Opens in England
Aina Martí-Balcells at Héloïse Press in Canterbury says she expects to release a first translation in May and produce four titles this year.
CEDRO In Spain: Tackling Book Piracy With Sports Technology
Using monitoring systems developed for use in sports and technology content, LaLiga will scan for pirated book activity online.
Books To Screen Edition: Literary Agents’ and Rights Directors’ Film Deals
Publishers and literary agents report their books to film deals, and the year ahead already is a standout for film and television adaptations.
Awards: Based in Spain, Desperate Literature Opens Its 2022 Prize Program
The 2022 edition of the Madrid-based Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction offers a long-form manuscript consultation and more.