Phébus Editor Nils Ahl About the Slovenian Literature Phenomenon
What follows is a brief summary of the conversation. However, Nils Ahl, who is of French-Danish origin, is not solely an editor. His CV also reveals him to be a prolific literary critic for the...
View ArticleInternational Visits
Right after that, the Motovun Group of International Publishers had their anniversary summer meeting (they exist since exactly 40 years!) in the coast town of Portorož, where the Slovenian Book Agency...
View ArticleFeaturing: »Novel of the Year« short-listed Titles
The Kresnik Award 2017: The Fig Tree by Goran Vojnović Goran Vojnović (1980), a writer, poet, screenwriter and film director, is considered as one of the most internationaly acclaimed Slovenian...
View Article7th International Translation Seminar for Translators of Slovenian...
The participants were: Jelena Budimirović (Serbia), María Florencia Ferre (Argentina), Alina Irimia (Romania), Aleš Kozár (Czech Republic), Laima Masytė (Lithuania), Jun Mita (Japan), Zhanna...
View ArticleTranslation Seminar for Translators of Slovenian Literature into German, Novo...
This time, the participants focused on the novel Kakorkoli (However, Beletrina, 2014) by Polona Glavan and the children’s tale Močvirniki (Marshlanders, Mladinska knjiga, 2012) by Barbara Simoniti. The...
View ArticleOPEN CALL FOR STAY IN THE RESIDENCE OF SLOVENE WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION FOR...
Slovene Writers’ Association was founded in 1872, residence programme since 2015Deadline: 31.10.2017Disciplines: Literature, literary translationLocation: Praprotnikova 5, 1000 Ljubljana,...
View ArticleSlovenia at BUCH WIEN 2017
16 Events with authors (5 in the city, 11 on the Fairground)14 Authors10 new book titles in German an texts in 2 literary magazines1 publisher's brunch1 exhibitionVisit our Stand B05 (right opposite...
View ArticleMEET UP AT THE SLOVENE LITERARY GARDEN
At the stand, there will be various Slovenian publishers present with their individual meeting tables. These are:Miš Publishing House, with a distinguished programme of quality children's and YA titles...
View ArticleGerman and Slovenian dramaturgs met “eye-to-eye“ at the Maribor Theatre Festival
The Slovenian Book Agency (JAK) organized a round table discussion with German and Slovenian dramaturgs in collaboration with dramaturge and translator Urška Brodar and the legendary Maribor Theatre...
View ArticleSlovenia – Approaching to be Guest of Honour 2022
The Slovenian Book Agency (JAK) prepares Guest of Honour Appearance at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022 / Official agreement to be signed in early 2018 Slovenia’s participation will become official with...
View ArticleGerman-Speaking Publishers and Journalists Inspired by Slovenia Once Again
As part of the preparatory activities prior to the project “Slovenia – Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair”, the Slovenian Book Agency (JAK) hosted the third annual study visit for...
View ArticleNew Delhi World Book Fair (6-14 January 2018) – Literary Events with...
Pragati Maidan Fairgrounds, 6-14 January 2018 European Union will be Guest of Honour at the forthcoming New Delhi World Book Fair. 17 member states will collaborate and present a joint European...
View ArticleSuccessful Presentation of Slovenian Literature in India
Slovenia recently celebrated a notable outing at the New Delhi World Book Fair, the largest international trade fair for books in South Asia. The Slovenian Book Agency (JAK) joined a group of European...
View ArticleSlovenia to be Guest of Honour at the Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022
The country to be Guest of Honour illuminates the identity-shaping role of literature in politics and society. The Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022 Guest of Honour has been chosen: Today, 20 February 2018,...
View ArticleCEI Fellowship for Writers in Residence: Call for Applications 2018...
CEI Fellowship for Writers in Residence is awarded by the Central European Initiative (CEI) in co-operation with the Slovene Writers’ Association within the Vilenica International Literary Festival....
View ArticleSlovenian Book Agency is scheduled to issue two public tenders: Translations...
Both public tenders are scheduled to be published on 30 March 2018 on the Slovenian Book Agency website: http://www.jakrs.si/en/ The estimated value of the public tender for translations into foreign...
View ArticleMore than 20 events with Slovenian authors at this year's Leipzig Book Fair...
The Leipzig Book Fair starts on Thursday, 15 March 2018. We kindly invite all interested literature aficionados to visit events with Slovenian authors at the fair and throughout the city of Leipzig as...
View ArticleSlovenia to be Guest of Honour at children's book fair in Italy
This signature marks the start of Slovenia's preparations for 2021 appearance at the fair, which will influence the already lively field of Slovenian children's and youth literature in the next years....
View ArticleDrago Jančar wins fourth Kresnik for best Slovenian novel of the year
The author's eleventh novel, published by Beletrina, tells the stories of three people that have been marked and broken by the Second World War. The jury said the author "wrote a convincing war-time...
View ArticleOpen applications for this year's fellowship programme for foreign editors...
This year the Slovenian Book Agency is organizing an exclusive 3-days programme for international editors, publishers, networkers and professional journalists specialized in children's and YA...
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