On March 5, 2026 the Commission of experts gathered and assessed 46 applications from foreign publishers and 38 applications from translators for publishing literary works of Latvian authors abroad. This program is financed by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and supports projects in different languages.
The Commission was composed of five experts: writer and translator Signe Viška, executive manager of the Latvian Literature platform Inga Bodnarjuka-Mrazauskas, literary editor, translator and linguist Aiga Veckalne, MD of Jānis Roze Publishers, translator, chair of Latvian PA Renāte Punka and writer, translator and editor Arvis Viguls.
In total, 31 project proposals from foreign publishers and 26 proposals from translators were awarded. Please see the list of supported projects below. Together experts decided to support foreign publishers with amount of 51 200 EUR and translators with amount of 64 270 EUR.
For publishers
|
No |
|
|
|
|
Support from the Latvian Literature platform (EUR) |
|
1 |
Jānis Ezeriņš |
Hohe Publisher |
Amharic |
Tornis un citi stāsti |
1500 |
|
2 |
Agnese Vanaga and Marina Heniņa |
Ashtar Publishing |
Arabic |
Jannis un Čapa. Vienu dienu ačgārni |
1000 |
|
3 |
Laura Vinogradova |
Dar Alhallaj Publishing |
Arabic |
Upe |
1400 |
|
4 |
Dace Krēsliņa |
Vernatun media |
Armenian |
Spīdošās gaismas tracis (Aizvēstures detektīvi) |
2000 |
|
5 |
Juris Zvirgzdiņš |
Everafter books |
Chinese |
Mufa |
1150 |
|
6 |
Alberts Bels |
Disput d.o.o. |
Croatian |
Bezmiegs |
1500 |
|
7 |
Lote Vilma Vītiņa |
Ibis grafika |
Croatian |
Dzejnieks un smarža |
1800 |
|
8 |
Dace Vīgante |
Kalich |
Czech |
Ledus okeāns |
1300 |
|
9 |
Alberts Bels |
Oevers |
Dutch |
Būris |
2000 |
|
10 |
Laura Vinogradova |
Zirimiri press |
Dutch |
Upe |
2000 |
|
11 |
Džena Andersone |
Fly on the Wall Press |
English |
Herbārijs ar leduspuķēm |
1800 |
|
12 |
Rainis, illustrated by Anete Melece |
hélium |
French |
Zirņa bērni |
1800 |
|
13 |
Dace Krēsliņa |
ACHSE Verlag |
German |
Postaža parkā |
2000 |
|
14 |
Andris Kalnozols |
O MOV SKIOUROS |
Greek |
Kalendārs mani sauc |
1750 |
|
15 |
Luīze Pastore |
Bompiani |
Italian |
Laimes bērni |
2000 |
|
16 |
Inga Gaile |
Mar dei Sargassi Edizioni |
Italian |
Skaistās |
2000 |
|
17 |
Zane Daudziņa |
Alma littera, JSC |
Lithuanian |
Bērnudienas komunālijā |
1500 |
|
18 |
Luīze Pastore |
Aukso žuvis |
Lithuanian |
Laimes bērni |
2000 |
|
19 |
Jurģis Liepnieks |
Lithuanian Writers' Union |
Lithuanian |
Mans nabaga pirāts |
1000 |
|
20 |
Inese Zandere, Krista Bitmete |
Misteris Pinkmanas |
Lithuanian |
Neredzamie plāksterīši |
2000 |
|
21 |
Anna Auziņa |
Slinktys |
Lithuanian |
Dzejas izlase |
1700 |
|
22 |
Elīna Brasliņa |
ID-Concept Consulting and Design (Strange Forest Publishing) |
Macedonian |
Uzzīmēsim stāstu? |
2000 |
|
23 |
Laura Vinogradova |
IC Bulevar |
Serbian |
Tētis un suns |
1000 |
|
24 |
Andris Kalnozols |
Partizanska knjiga |
Serbian |
Kalendārs mani sauc |
2000 |
|
25 |
Nora Ikstena |
K BOOKS |
Sinhala |
Mātes piens |
1200 |
|
26 |
Anete Melece |
KUD Sodobnost International |
Slovenian |
Pazudušais miedziņš |
2000 |
|
27 |
Eriks Naivo |
La Tortuga Búlgara |
Spanish |
Ritms |
1500 |
|
28 |
Džena Andersone |
Lantia (Samarcanda) |
Spanish |
Manzeva nams |
1500 |
|
29 |
Luīze Pastore |
Emerald Publishers |
Tamil |
Maskačkas stāsts |
1000 |
|
30 |
Madara Gruntmane |
Mavi Delta Yayınları |
Turkish |
Aizmīlestība |
1800 |
|
31 |
Luīze Pastore |
The Old Lion Publishing House |
Ukrainian |
Laimes bērni |
2000 |
For Translators
|
No. |
Author |
Literary work
|
Language |
Translator |
Publishing House |
|
1 |
Kārlis Skalbe |
Pasaku krājums |
Chinese |
Yan Lu |
Dolphin Books Co. |
|
2 |
Alberts Bels |
Bezmiegs |
Croatian |
Santa Domijan Zviedre |
Disput d.o.o. |
|
3 |
Dace Vīgante |
Ledus okeāns |
Czech |
Anna Sedláčková |
Kalich |
|
4 |
Laura Vinogradova |
Upe |
Dutch |
Brenda Lelie |
Zirimiri Press |
|
5 |
Džena Andersone |
Herbārijs ar leduspuķēm |
English |
Žanete Vēvere Paskvalini |
Fly on the Wall Press |
|
6 |
Jana Egle |
Nemīz, sirsniņ |
English |
Uldis Ivars Jānis Balodis |
Dedalus Books |
|
7 |
Dace Vīgante |
Romantiķis |
Estonian |
Hannes Korjus |
Tänapäev |
|
8 |
Jānis Baltvilks, Jānis Rokpelnis, Valdis Artavs (Stanislavs Staunis) and Anna Rancāne |
Dzejas izlase |
Finnish |
Mirja Hovila |
Paperiporo |
|
9 |
Alberts Bels |
Būris |
French |
Louise de Brisson |
Faustine éditions |
|
10 |
Svens Kuzmins |
Skaistums un nemiers |
German |
Lil Reif |
edition.foto-TAPETA |
|
11 |
Jānis Joņevs |
Tīģeris |
German |
Sven Otto |
parasitenpresse |
|
12 |
Lauris Bērziņš |
Līdzdalībnieks |
German |
Markus Roduners |
Mitteldeutscher Verlag |
|
13 |
Andris Kalnozols |
Kalendārs mani sauc |
Greek |
Sotirijs Vandis |
MOV SKIOUROS |
|
14 |
Sergejs Timofejevs |
Dzejas izlase |
Greek |
Androniki Karageorgou |
ΤΕΦΛΟΝ |
|
15 |
Anna Skaidrīte Gailīte |
Neredzamo važu gūstā |
Lithuanian |
Jurgis Banevičius |
Lithuanian Writers' Union |
|
16 |
Anna Auziņa |
Dzeja |
Lithuanian |
Audrius Musteikis |
Slinktys |
|
17 |
Andris Kalnozols |
Zobi |
Lithuanian |
Laimantas Jonušys |
Odilė |
|
18 |
Laura Vinogradova |
Upe |
Portuguese |
Ricardo Filipe Gonçalves Freitas |
Infinito |
|
19 |
Andris Kalnozols |
Kalendārs mani sauc |
Serbian |
Anna Sedláčková |
Partizanska knjiga |
|
20 |
Nora Ikstena |
Mātes piens |
Sinhala |
Gurusingha Arachchige Kanchana Sadamali Priyakantha |
K BOOKS |
|
21 |
Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce |
Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā |
Slovenian |
Klemen Pisk |
Založba Pivec |
|
22 |
Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš |
Nāves deja |
Spanish |
Rafael Martín Calvo |
La Tortuga Búlgara |
|
23 |
Valentīns Jākobsons |
Brokastis pusnaktī |
Spanish |
Enrique Alda |
Pepitas de calabaza |
|
24 |
Madara Gruntmane-Dujana |
Aizmīlestība |
Turkish |
Efe Duyan |
Mavi Delta Publishing |
|
25 |
Laura Vinogradova |
Upe |
Ukrainian |
Vasylyna Melnyk |
“V. Books – XXI” LTD |
|
26 |
Laura Vinogradova |
Vārnas |
Ukrainian |
Vasylyna Melnyk |
“V. Books – XXI” LTD |
