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Daša Drndić among the 12 winners of PEN Translates Awards

Twelve books from 11 countries and 11 languages have won English PEN’s flagship translation awards, and Canzone di Guerra by Daša Drndić joined this stellar list! UK edition published by Istros Books was translated by the renowned Celia Hawkesworth, who already worked on several, award-winning translations of Daša Drndić’s works.

Jurica Pavičić won Prix Le Point du Polar européen for 'The Red Water'

Jurica Pavičić is this year’s winner of the Prix Le Point du Polar européen 2021 for his crime novel “The Red Water”. This French literary prize established in 2003 by the weekly magazine Le Point is awarded each year for the best crime or thriller novel by a European author in French or a French translation.

Ministry of Culture and Media released a publication on the Creative Europe 2014-2020

The publication takes the reader through the journey of the Creative Europe in Croatia: from the very beginning, cultural organizations, artists and creative professionals in Croatia have been a part of the programme, along with their European partners. The readers will discover the amount of energy and creativity poured into these trailblazing projects.

Damir Karakaš and his novel 'Remembering Forest' among winners of Italian literary award 'Premio ITAS del Libro di montagna'

Damir Karakaš’ novel “Remembering Forest” is among the winners of the Italian literary award “Premio ITAS del Libro di montagna”.

The Year of Reading in Croatia

The Croatian Government declared the year 2021 the Year of Reading based on the proposal by the Ministry of Culture and Media. Due to this declaration the Ministry of Culture and Media will begin with the implementation of the numerous programmes supporting reading that will take place throughout 2021.

Vienna book launching of Ivica Prtenjača’s 'The Hill' and Goran Ferčec 'There Will Be No Miracles Here'

Ivica Prtenjača and Goran Ferčec will guest at a book launch event in Vienna on Monday, April 26th, 2021. The event will be streamed live on YouTube, starting at 7:00 pm.

Sandorf launched its American branch, Sandorf Passage, an independent nonprofit publishing house

After 13 years of work and almost 300 published titles, Croatian publisher Sandorf launched its American branch, Sandorf Passage, an independent nonprofit publishing house. In charge of the American branch will be Buzz Polle, editor, while Ivan Sršen, Sandorf’s co-founder, coordinates the printing, largely done in Croatia.

Željka Lovrenčić named a corresponding member of the Madrid-based Academia Hispanoamericana de Buenas Letras

Croatian writer, translator and Hispanist Željka Lovrenčić was named a corresponding member of the Madrid-based Academia Hispanoamericana de Buenas Letras this month. This renowned institution operates throughout the Hispanic area and collaborates closely with the world-famous Andrés Bello Foundation.

Croatian author and translator Brankica Radić guest of Les entretiens de poésie program

The participants are Michel Deguy, Xavier Galmiche, Isabelle Macor, Guillaume Métayer, and Brankica Radić, the authors and translators whose poems appeared in the feature 170 and 171 of the magazine Po&sie.

Our author Ivana Šojat at 5th EU-China International Literature Festival (online event)

Ivana Šojat, our prolific novelist, poet, essayist, and literary translator is a guest at the 5th edition of the EU-China International Literature Festival (November 12th – December 6th 2020) organized by The Delegation of the European Union to China.