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Titles Published by the Croatian-American Publisher Sandorf Passage Nominated for Prestigious International Literary Awards

Sandorf Passage was founded in South Portland, Maine in 2020 by the Zagreb-based publisher Ivan Sršen and his American colleague, freelance literary editor Buzz Poole. Since then, Sandorf Passage has published twenty-five titles, primarily high-quality literature in translation. Last week, two of Sandorf Passage's novels were longlisted for two significant English-language literary awards.

Ivana Bodrožić’s novel 'Sons, Daughters' longlisted for Dublin Literary Award 2025

The English translation of the novel Sons, Daughters by Ivana Bodrožić has been longlisted for the prestigious Dublin Literary Award 2025. The English edition was published by the acclaimed American publisher Seven Stories Press in 2024 and translated by Ellen Elias-Bursać.

Kristian Novak’s The Case of My Own Peril wins the coveted Fric Award for best novel

In the last days of 2024, Kristian Novak’s most recent novel The Case of My Own Peril received one of the most prestigious regional literary prizes, Fric Award. The award, named after the nickname of the greatest Croatian writer, Miroslav Krleža, celebrates works of fiction written in Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian and Montenegrian languages and published in 2023/2024.

30th Book Fair in Istria: A Celebration of the Microcosmos of Literature and Culture

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the book fair Sa(n)jam Knjige u Istri – Pula’s Festival of Books and Authors, which will take place from November 29th to December 8th, 2024, at the House of the Croatian Defenders in Pula. The festival's theme, Microcosmos, reflects the unique identity of Pula and Istria while embracing universal cultural and literary values.

40th Slovenian Book Fair in Ljubljana dedicated to Croatia

Croatia will be the guest of honor at the 40th Slovenian Book Fair in Ljubljana (Slovenski knjižni sejem, 26th of November – 1st of December, 2024). Organized by the Ministry of Culture and Media and the Croatian Publishers and Booksellers Association, the program entitled „Croatian Literary Landscapes” will bring a taste of the rich diversity of the contemporary Croatian cultural spaces to the Slovenian audience

Bringing Balkan literature to the U.S.

The ongoing war in Ukraine has sparked an unexpected surge of interest in Balkan literature, which has played a key role in the rising success of Sandorf Passage, a U.S.-based publishing house founded by Croatian publisher and author Ivan Sršen. Specializing in translating and publishing significant literary works from the Balkans, Sandorf Passage brings to light stories that often reflect the region's complex history and its legacy of conflict, offering readers a deeper understanding of southeastern Europe.

NORLA’s Translator’s Award 2024 goes to Mišo Grundler

In Oslo, while celebrating International Translation Day, or Hieronymus Day as it’s known in Norway, NORLA presented its annual translation award for the nineteenth time. NORLA’s Translator’s Award for 2024 goes to Mišo Grundler for his outstanding work in translating Norwegian non-fiction into Croatian. Congratulations!

Monika Herceg Wins 'Central European Initiative' Award

Croatian writer Monika Herceg is this year's recipient of the international Central European Initiative (CEI) award, which is given to young authors at the Vilenica International Literary Festival in Slovenia.

Croatian authors will receive fees for loans in the public libraries for 2022.

A total of 2,236 authors - writers, translators and illustrators - will receive fees for a total of 5,026,476 processed loans in the year 2022.

Croatia at the 61st Bologna Children's Book Fair

This year marked the 61st edition of Bologna Children's Book Fair, the world's biggest fair of children's literature, illustration, multimedia content and new trends in publishing for younger readers, and Croatia was among the exhibitors.