On June 10, 2026 the Commission of experts gathered and assessed 33 applications from foreign publishers and 22 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 21 proposals from translators were awarded. Please see the list of supported projects below. Together experts decided to support foreign publishers with amount of 57 107 EUR and translators with amount of 43 195 EUR.
FOR PUBLISHERS
Author |
Publisher |
Language |
Literary work |
Support (EUR) |
| Andrejs Upīts | Jusur Publishing and distribution | Arabic | Zelts | 2000 |
| Kristīne Ulberga | Logha Publishing and Distributing | Arabic | Zaļā vārna | 1650 |
| Arno Jundze | EDGE Publishing House | Armenian | Kristofers un ēnu ordenis | 2000 |
| Nora Ikstena | Vernatun Media | Armenian | Dzīves svinēšana | 2000 |
| Dace Krēsliņa | Xako Publication | Assamese | Postaža parkā | 1750 |
| Jānis Joņevs | Editora Rua do Sabao | Brazilian Portuguese | Jelgava 94 | 2000 |
| Džena Andersone | Aviana OOD | Bulgarian | Herbārijs ar leduspuķēm | 500 |
| Anete Melece | Ibis grafika | Croatian | Pazudušais miedziņš | 2000 |
| Jana Egle | Azboeka B.V. | Dutch | Dzimšanas diena | 2000 |
| Linda Mence | stichting iwosyg/Tijdschrift Terras | Dutch | Ainavas | 2000 |
| Dace Rukšāne | Mosaic press | English | Ķīpsalas putni | 2000 |
| Dmitry Kuzmin | World Poetry Books | English | Dzejas izlase | 2000 |
| Dace Vīgante | Tänapäev | Estonian | Romantiķis | 2000 |
| Daila Ozola | Hunt Kirjastus O | Estonian | Kā uzminēt Minnu | 2000 |
| Guntars Godiņš | Paperiporo / Altre parole | Finnish | Dzejas izlase | 1582 |
| Jānis Joņevs | Parasitenpresse | German | Tīģeris | 1700 |
| Inese Zandere (Illustrated by Anete Melece) | Mirae Media and Books | Korean | Čemodāns ceļotājs | 2000 |
| Anna Skaidrīte Gailīte | Lithuanians Writers' Union | Lithuanian | Neredzamo važu gūstā | 2000 |
| Maira Dobele, Rebeka Lukošus | VšĮ Socialinių inovacijų institutas | Lithuanian | Es tevi gaidīju | 2000 |
| Andris Kalnozols | Odile | Lithuanian | Zobi | 2000 |
| Jānis Hvoinskis | Baziliskas | Lithuanian | Mūza no pilsētas N | 2000 |
| Inese Zandere | Prozart Media | Macedonian | Kamoliņš un kastīte | 1850 |
| Laura Vinogradova | Infinito Particular | Portuguese | Upe | 2000 |
| Alberts Bels | Partizanska knjiga | Serbian | Būris | 2000 |
| Dace Krēsliņa | K BOOKS Pvt Ltd | Sinhala | Aizvēstures Pilsētas Detektīvi. Postaža Parkā | 1125 |
| Knuts Skujenieks | La Tortuga Búlgara | Spanish | Dzejas izlase | 2000 |
| Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš | La Tortuga Búlgara | Spanish | Nāves deja | 2000 |
| Alberts Bels | Automática editorial | Spanish | Cilvēki laivās | 2000 |
| Laura Vinogradova | «V. Books – XXI» LTD | Ukrainian | Upe | 2000 |
| Laura Vinogradova | «V. Books – XXI» LTD | Ukrainian | Vārnas | 2000 |
| Yasir Publications Lahore | Urdu | Latviešu tautas pasakas | 950 |
FOR TRANSLATORS
Author |
Literary work |
Language |
Translator |
Publishing House |
| Dace Krēsliņa | Postaža parkā | Assamese | Daradi Patar | Xako Publications |
| Jānis Joņevs | Jelgava 94 | Brazilian Portuguese | Gabriela Wezka Porto Alegre | Rua do Sabão |
| Džena Andersone | Herbārijs ar leduspuķēm | Bulgarian | Dobromira Kirova | Aviana Publishing House |
| Linda Mence | Dzejas izlase | Dutch | Martin Cornelius | stichting iwosyg/Tijdschrift Terras |
| Jana Egle | Dzimšanas diena | Dutch | Brenda Leile | Azboeka |
| Džena Andersone and Kristīne Ilziņa | 2 stāsti: "Boženas pēdējais vārds" un "Elziņas Latvija" | English | Žanete Vēvere-Paskvalini | Dedalus Books |
| Laura Vinogradova | Apgriezt spārnus | English | Laura Adlers | Dedalus Books |
| Sabīne Košeļeva | Stāsts “Skārleta + Oļegs = LOVE” | English | Laura Adlers | Dedalus Books |
| Dmitrijs Kuzmins | Dzejas izlase | English | Kevin M.F.Platt | World Poetry Books |
| Maija Pohodņeva un Modris Pelsis |
Tumsas inversija |
English | Žanete Vēvere- Paskvalini |
Kannadhasan Publishing House |
| Guntars Godiņš | Dzejas izlase | Finnish | Mirja Hovila | Paperiporo |
| Laura Vinogradova | Vārnas | French | Luise de Brisson | Éditions Bleu et Jaune |
| Alberts Bels | Būris | German | Markus Roduner | BaltArt |
| Sergejs Timofejevs | Dzejas izlase | Hungarian | Annamaria Vass | Prae Publishing House |
| Marts Pujāts | Dzejas izlase | Lithuanian | Dominykas Norkūnas | Baziliskas |
| Lauris Bērziņš | Līdzdalībnieks | Lithuanian | Laimantas Jonušys | Hieronymus |
| Rūdolfs Blaumanis | Raudupiete | Polish | Miłosz Waligórski | Literatura na Świecie |
| A.Kalnozols, L.Vinogradova | Fragmenti no romāniem | Polish | Emilia Jarnutowska | Magazine “Tygiel Kultury” |
| Alberts Bels | Būris | Serbian | Anna Sedláčková | Partizanska knjiga |
| Ieva Melgalve | Mēness teātris | Spanish | Rafael Martín Calvo | Bunker Books |
| Latviešu tautas pasakas | Urdu | Salman Basit | Yasir Publications |
