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• 27. 03. 2019 Photos from the Leipzig Book Fair 2019
  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.
• 27. 03. 2019 Announcement of The public call for the selection of cultural projects in the field of translation into foreign languages ​​for 2019
  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.
• 07. 03. 2019 Support for foreign publishers - Slovenian Book Agency is scheduled to issue two public tenders
  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.
• 07. 03. 2019 Save the date - Slovenian and German-speaking publishers’ afternoon on 23 May in Literaturhaus München
  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.
• 07. 03. 2019 Open applications for this year’s fellowship in Slovenia - foreign publishers, editors, journalists invited for a late-August get together
  In the perspective of our Guest of Honour appearances at the Bologna Children's Book Fair in 2021 and at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2022, the Slovenian Book Agency organizes yearly study-journeys for foreign publishers since 2015 in order to enhance the translational potential of Slovenian literature.This year’s fellowship will take place between 21-24/25 August and will host up to 10 international publishers and editors of fiction and non-fiction as well as journalists covering cultural topics and literary event managers/festival organizers.
• 07. 03. 2019 Open call for applications for the CEI fellowship for writers in residence
  The Central European Initiative in co-operation with the Slovene Writers’ Association issued a Call for Applications for the CEI fellowship for writers in residence for the year 2019 within the Vilenica International Literary Festival. The deadline for applications is 30th April 2019. The fellowship is endowed with a cash award of EUR 5,000 for a three-month stay in any of the Central European Initiative Member States, selected by the candidate.
• 07. 03. 2019 2nd Children’s Book Salon welcomed also one of the Slovenian publishing houses
  Between 12-14 February Frankfurt Book Fair New York (a business office of Frankfurter Buchmesse) and Publishing Perspectives (online trade magazine) organized their second invitational Children’s Books Salon in New York City. During this three-day event the participants got to know the US children’s book market and met almost 70 American professionals from the publishing industry.
• 07. 03. 2019 New Translations of Slovenian Literature
  The titles, which we announced in our last 2018 Newsletter have all been published and some new are out and about as well.The first one to mention is ...