Highlights from Paris, Leipzig and Bologna
We have been busy this Spring, visiting three of the biggest book fairs in Europe at this time of the year. Take a look at some of the highlights from the Paris Book Fair, Leipzig Book Fair and Bologna...
View ArticleNot to be missed: Slovenian Book Agency’s tenders for foreign publishers open!
As we wrote in our previous newsletter there are several opportunities for foreign publishers, journalists and festival organizers not to be missed. By 15 May applications are open for: Public call for...
View ArticleSlovenian Authors around the world
16 April 2019 at 17.30 in Biblioteca Europea, Rome: Poet Bina Štampe Žmavc will participate in the event Europa in circolo, Incontri con i scrittori europei contemporanei. Italian edition of her poetry...
View ArticleTranslation seminar of Slovenian literature – springboard for translators...
Four days of intensive programme included translating selected excerpts from the books and lectures by a translating expert, Dr. Štefan Vevar, editor at Mladinska knjiga publishing house, Andrej Ilc,...
View ArticleSlovenian Literary Fellowship 2019: three days of traveling, enjoying and...
During the 3-day programme the group met Slovenian authors Bronja Žakelj, this year’s recipient of the Kresnik award (best novel of the year) for her debut novel Whites wash at ninety, Veronika...
View ArticleEvery Story Matters – the Slovenian Book Agency cooperates in a new...
The project aims to nurture the cultural sensitivity of all young European citizens, while also handing book professionals (e.g. publishers, librarians, …) the tools and strategies needed to become...
View ArticleAutumn highlights: new translations, a brand-new book about Slovenian...
German translation of Drago Jančar's novel Wenn die Liebe ruht, translated by Daniela Kocmut, was published in July by Zsolnay Verlag. The author will be on tour this autumn, visiting Graz (16 October,...
View ArticleSee you in Frankfurt!
To enjoy brand new translations of Slovenian literature, meet our authors and translators and have a taste of the Slovenian cuisine, visit the following book fair events organized in kind cooperation...
View ArticleFarewell Frankfurt Book Fair 2019 – it’s been exciting!
This year there were nine events with Slovenian authors in Frankfurt – from Drago Jančar with his brand-new German translation of And Love itself at das Blaue Sofa to sourdough bread-baking at Gourmet...
View ArticleThe Week of Slovenian Literature in Vienna (4-10 November 2019)
The events revolve around recently published German translations of Slovenian authors: Mojca Kumerdej: Chronos erntet, 2019, translated by Erwin Köstler (Wallstein Verlag), Aleš Šteger: Logbuch der...
View ArticleInternational Symposium “Art and its Institutions in the Fight against Populism”
6 and 7 November 2019, Modern Gallery, Ljubljana, auditorium This November, Modern Gallery in Ljubljana, the Goethe Institute and the Slovenian Book Agency are organizing a symposium “Art and Its...
View ArticleSlovenian Book Agency to Host two International Meetings in November:...
11 to 13 November, Ljubljana Literaturhaus.net network from the German-speaking area unites 14 literary houses from Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Their meeting in Ljubljana is the first one outside...
View ArticleNew Translations and Events with Slovenian Authors this autumn
An English translation of Dušan Šarotar’s Billards at the Hotel Dobray and Dino Bauk’s The End. And Again., a Dutch translation of Drago Jančar’s And Love itself as well as some new children’s books in...
View ArticleSlovenian Book Agency’s Translation Tip for Foreign Publishers: Ivana before...
A beautiful novel about family secrets and three generations of Slovenian women during the turbulent 20th century. A masterpiece on 173 pages. Veronika Simoniti (1967) began her career as an author of...
View ArticleSlovenian Book Agency at the China Shanghai International Children’s Book...
The Slovenian Book Agency will attend the China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF). A representative of the Slovenian Book Agency will attend the fair and take part in the SHVIP Book...
View ArticleEvery Story Matters – making books more inclusive
From November 1st, Slovenian Book Agency is a part of the project Every Story Matters – making books more inclusive, which is financially supported by the Creative Europe programme. Besides the...
View ArticleSlovenia: Its Publishing Landscape and Readers
An informative brochure about Slovenian publishing – from authors to publishers, book-sellers and readers – was prepared for our foreign partners and all interested audience in Summer 2019. The...
View ArticleVAT for Books to be Reduced on 1 January 2020 in Slovenia
On 1 January 2020 the VAT for books and other printed and e-publications in Slovenia will be reduced from 9,5% to 5%. The Slovenian parliament was unanimous on this proposal made by the Slovenian...
View ArticleFive Female Authors from Slovenia in One Short Film
Anja Golob, Ana Schnabl, Anja Mugerli, Nataša Kramberger and Katja Perat are five outstanding awarded female authors of prose and poetry from Slovenia. Last Spring a short film about them and their...
View ArticleSlovenian Literature in Translation – What’s New?
New deals Nataša Kramberger’s latest novel Commensurate Acres will be published in German by a renown independent publishing house Verbrecher Verlag in 2021. Kramberger will also be writer in residence...
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