In the field of international activities the Agency attends to the international recognisability of Slovenian authors and publishers in the field of literature and the humanities abroad. The Agency establishes various forms of international cooperation in the field of books, cooperates with other related institutions and networks and carries out the projects Slovenia - Guest of Honour at the Bologna Book Fair 2024 and Slovenia - Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023.

Cooperating with various networks, Slovenian and foreign institutions is key to networking and consequently participating in additional programmes. Cooperation of this kind increases access to various international funds, increases the potential for including all Slovenian agents in the field of books, fulfilling the main aims in the field, i.e., increasing the recognisability and establishing Slovenian authors, translators, critics, organisers and publishers abroad.

Measures to achieve the above aims:

• presenting Slovenian literature at book fairs abroad,
• carrying out an international seminar for translators of Slovenian literature, 
• co-financing translations of Slovenian works by Slovenian authors,
• co-financing printing costs of Slovenian works by Slovenian authors,
• co-financing programmes and projects in the field of international cooperation, 
• cooperating with related and other institutions,
• participating in international networks and initiatives (TRADUKI, ENLit, EURead).

Public tenders in the field of international cooperation

• an annual call for translations into foreign languages,
• an annual call for printing costs for translations into foreign languages,
• an annual call for co-financing author mobility,
• a four-year public call for co-financing public cultural programmes in the field of international cooperation for Slovenian publishers,
• a two-year public call in the field of international cooperation for Slovenian publishers.

Cooperation with international agents in the field of books

• TRADUKI is a European network for literature and books with members from Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
• ENLIT - European Network for Literary Translation launched in 2016 is a network of 20 institutions working in international promotion of literature by supporting translations and other means of cooperation.Representatives meet every year at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
• EURead - a network of European organisations committed to the development of reading culture and supporting readers of all generations
• foreign publishers - apprising foreign publishers of Slovenian literature, forms of co-financing, translators, available rights of Slovenian texts for foreign markets, award winners, Slovenian publishers, etc.; 
• foreign embassies and official institutions - apprising them of Slovenian literature and forms of co-financing, and providing assistance with international competitions etc;
• foreign organisers of fair and festival presentations - apprising them of forms of co-financing, potential authors for presentations, related events in Slovenia, etc.; 
• foreign authorities - mutual exchange of information and cooperation in carrying out competitions and tenders; - foreign organisers of symposia and seminars - cooperating in preparing programmes and content, assisting with selecting potential Slovenian participants;
• foreign libraries - mutual exchange of information and assistance with purchasing materials, integrating Slovenian authors into foreign databases and cooperating in selecting authors for competitions.
  
  

Katja Urbanija and Petra Kavčič are the expert advisers for this field.