X Editor’s week in Buenos Aires
From April 15 to April 20, 2012.
Open call till November 10, 2011
(Download English open call )
(Download Spanish open call )

For the first time in ten years, TyPA Foundation will reserve two places for Latin American publishers who are interested in adding Argentine authors to their catalogues.

We believe in the mind-opening and barrier-breaking power of literature. Therefore, we believe that good books need to travel around the world.

Good editors and publishers are fundamental in this journey: it’s their knowledge and interest, their love of foreign languages and cultures, their personal taste, which start the slow process of a book’s translation.

And there’s no better way of discovering new authors than through personal, individual contact. That is why each year we invite a small group of editors interested in literature from Latin America to spend a week in Buenos Aires and obtain first-hand knowledge of the local literary scene.

DESCRIPTION:
Ten editors are invited to spend a week in Buenos Aires, where they will listen to talks about contemporary Argentine literature, meet authors, critics and journalists, visit publishing houses, bookstores, cultural centers and the Buenos Aires Book Fair. There will also be special meetings as requested by the participants.

The general grant covers all local costs: lodging, food, urban transportation, etc. There are also a few complete grants, which include air tickets.

WHO SHOULD APPLY:
Publishers and editors working with translated fiction. We may also consider a limited number of applications by translators and critics. Candidates have to be able to read and understand Spanish in order to profit from the visit, since most events will be held in that language.

Latin American publishers who are interested in buying rights of Argentine authors.

HOW TO APPLY:
Send a curriculum vitae and a letter explaining why you would like to apply to: letras@typa.org.ar

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Friday, November 10, 2011.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF PARTICIPANTS: Monday, December 19, 2011

DATE: From Sunday, April 15, to Friday, April 20, 2012.

ORGANIZED BY: Fundación TyPA

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE WRITE TO letras@typa.org.ar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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