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Guntars Godiņš awarded for his translation

Guntars Godiņš awarded for his translation "Kalevdēls - Kalevipoeg"

11.04.2019

Guntars Godinš has been awarded by Ministery of Foreign Affairs of Estonia and Ministery of Foreign Affairs of Latvia for the best translation from Estonian into Latvian, "Kalevdēls - Kalevipoeg". Congratulations!  Read more in English ... Read more
Leelo Tungal Awarded for her Lifetime Achievement

Leelo Tungal Awarded for her Lifetime Achievement

07.02.2019

Leelo Tungal has been awarded by National Lifetime Achievement Award for Culture by Estonian government for Tungal´s long-term distinguished activity as a children’s writer and poet. Congratulations!  Read more via Estonian Children´s Literature Centre   ... Read more
Guntars Godiņš translated

Guntars Godiņš translated "Kalevdēls - Kalevipoeg"

17.11.2018

Guntars Godiņš´ latest translation "Kalevdēls - Kalevipoeg" (Neputns Publicing House, 2018) has come out and got lots of positive feedback both in Latvia and Estonia. Translating Estonian national epic into Latvian has been a huge work and it is an enormous achievement. There have been already several articles and interviews on Godiņš and "Kalevipoeg".&nbs ... Read more
Järvi Kokla got August Sang Poetry Translation Award

Järvi Kokla got August Sang Poetry Translation Award

01.10.2018

Järvi Kokla is the laureate of August Sang Poetry Translation Award. The award was given for the first time and took place in International Translation Day, 30th September 2018, in Tartu. Kokla has translated Heli Laaksonen´s poetry from Southwest Finnish into Hiiu dialect in collection "Ole ise" (EKSA, 2017).The award was given for Kokla´s translation "Palla ... Read more