There are several interesting events with Slovenian authors around the world coming up in the next months. From the epic Slavoj Žižek vs. Jordan Peterson debate in Toronto to 31st Annual Lambda Literary Awards in New York, authors’ visits to China and Argentine, and some boutique literary festivals around Europe - have a look at our calendar of events and we’re sure you will find something for yourself too!

As we wrote in our previous newsletter there are several opportunities for foreign publishers, journalists and festival organizers not to be missed. B...

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...

Between 1 and 4 April the Slovenian Book Agency participated at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2019. The biggest Slovenian stand in Bologna so far occupied a space of 64m2 and highlighted those Slovenian illustrators, who have been selected for the main Illustrators’ Exhibition in the past years: Andreja Peklar, Maja Kastelic, Peter Škerl, Lila Prap, Alenka Sotler and this year's Ana Zavadlav, who also had a masterclass in the Illustrators' Survival Corner during the fair. Her huge cricket-illustration was the centre of attention and the most photographed part of our stand in the renovated hall 29.

Between 21 and 24 March the Slovenian Book Agency participated at the Leipzig Book Fair 2019: 19 events with 9 authors and 9 new titles in German as well as our national stand dubbed "The Slovenian Literary Forest" found much attention among the visitors. Here are some photos of last week's happening.

Slovenian Book Agency announces that The public call for the selection of cultural projects in the field of translation into foreign languages for 2019 (JR6–P–2019) is going to open on Friday 5 April 2019.

Two public tenders, Translations into foreign languages and Publications of Slovenian literature in German language, are scheduled to be published on 5th April 2019 on Book Agency's website. The deadline for applications will be 15 May. The overall budget of the tenders is 160.000 €, grants request up to 10.000 € are eligible.

In the light of Slovenia's Guest of Honour role at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2022 the Slovenian Book Agency together with Literaturhaus München is organizing a bilateral working meeting of Slovenian publishers and editors with their colleagues from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.Save the date: Thursday, 23 May 2019, from 14.00 to 18.00 / Literaturhaus München / Germany.