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October 10, 2019
The American Literary Translators Association names its 2019 shortlists of five prose and five poetry titles in its annual awards for translation into English.
With its emphasis on the climate crisis and humans' effects on Earth's ecosystems, Frankfurter Buchmesse's Weltempfang is poised to be one of the best-visited program hubs of the fair.
Even as many parts of Europe have seen an easing of VAT rates on digital books, Moscow is planning to raise its tax rate on books.
Funding opportunity! Book publishers in German-speaking markets can apply for funding to translate Canadian books into German. Join us in celebrating Canada as guest of honour for Frankfurt 2020. All genres of books are accepted. Apply any time before the translation is complete.

Grants support translation, promotion and production expenses.

Visit us at the Frankfurt Book Fair:
The Canada Council for the Arts,
Hall 6.0 stand A43.
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