Translators, Key Actors of International Exchange: An Interview with Olivia Ávila

This autumn, the translator and literary agent Olivia Ávila visited Ljubljana. As a participant in the Lit-Quest project, she met with Slovenian publishers, and we took the opportunity to ask her about the intertwining of her two professions and her experience of visiting Slovenia. How long have you been working as a translator? I started […]

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More and More Outstanding Women Authors and Novels: How Is the Slovak Literary Scene Changing?

In September, as part of the Lit-Quest project, we hosted in Ljubljana and Novo Mesto a trio of literary agents from abroad whose work plays an important connective role in the literary scenes of their respective countries. Among them was the Slovak literary agent Lucia Galdíková, with whom we spoke about the current state of

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Mutual Trust Is Key: On the Work of a Literary Agent in Paris

In September, as part of the Lit-Quest project, a trio of literary agents from three different European countries visited us. Among them was the French literary agent Pierre Astier, who has been working as an agent in Paris for two decades and represents many French as well as international authors. We asked him about current

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