Now in its 15th year of prizes, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award leadership is looking to surpass last year’s record level of submissions.
Rights Roundup: Tracking Strong Sales in International Deals
Today’s deals come from India, Sweden, the UK, Finland, Italy, and Norway and include art books, adult fiction, kids’ nonfiction–and historical train tales.
Words Without Borders May: Cabo Verde on the ‘Geopolitical Chessboard’
The African archipelago Cabo Verde, also known as Cape Verde, makes its ‘Words Without Borders’ debut with its Portuguese-language literature.
In Brussels, the European Prize for Literature Names Its 2020 Laureates
‘In the midst of the greatest rupture in world society,’ publishing, bookselling organizations hail the new European prize winners for solace in dark hours.
Coronavirus Resources: The Netherlands’ Letterenfonds’ Translation Support
The Dutch Foundation for Literature is offering translators a fixed fee for sample translations and additional support to publishers on production, promotion.
Rights Roundup: World Publishing Is Not Locked Down
Rights deals are being made from Romania and Serbia to Indonesia and Israel, as publishers look to enrich their lists beyond the coronavirus lockdown.
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.
Nordic Literature Export Organizations Offer Further Translation Support
With in-person rights meetings on hold during the pandemic, FILI and other Nordic literary organizations guarantee 50-percent translation funding for approved grant applications.
Ukraine Opens New Rights Support Grants for International Publishers
Having caught its stride in 2019, Ukraine’s book market now is weathering the pandemic—and opening a new translation grant for rights buyers.
Coronavirus Updates: Wolff Translator’s Prize Shortlist; ‘Canadian Stories’ Podcasts
Five titles translated from German to English are up for the Wolff Prize. And ‘I Value Canadian Stories’ examines the nature of the content.