Ediciones Carnívora is an independent Greek publishing house specializing in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking authors and artists. Its mission is to bring powerful voices from Latin America, Spain, and Portugal closer to Greek readers. Founded in 2019, the publisher began its journey with Spanish-language noir fiction and has since expanded its catalog to include genre-defying literature, illustrated books, young adult fiction, and nonfiction.

Ediciones Carnívora focuses on works that explore the contradictions and complexities of life, conveyed through precise and demanding prose. A defining trait of the publisher’s identity is its treatment of each book as a work of art, both in content and design. Its distinctive and highly recognizable covers have received awards for their originality and visual impact, reflecting the same editorial care found throughout the catalog.

Christina Filimonos is a philologist with academic training in Classical Philology and publishing studies in Athens and Madrid. She joined Ediciones Carnívora in 2024, where she works in rights acquisition and the editorial department. Her responsibilities include managing translation projects, translating literary works from Spanish into Greek, editing, copyediting, and evaluating books for potential acquisition. She also contributes to the strategic development of the publishing house.

Christina takes part in major international book fairs such as Frankfurt and Bologna. In her current role, she has the opportunity to connect with professionals from across the global publishing industry, discover new books and authors, and exchange ideas that foster innovation and growth within the sector.

Founded in 1907, Grasset is one of France’s leading publishers of literary fiction and non-fiction. With a backlist of over 5,000 titles—including works by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Truman Capote, Umberto Eco, Gabriel García Márquez, Lucia Berlin, and Joan Didion—this prestigious French publishing house releases around 130 new titles each year. Grasset is renowned for publishing contemporary authors who have received extraordinary acclaim over the years, including Virginie Despentes, Colm Tóibín, Paul B. Preciado, Samanta Schweblin, Joshua Cohen, Fernanda Melchor, Han Kang, among others.

Joachim Schnerf studied literature at the Sorbonne and holds an MA in publishing, including a fellowship at NYU. He began his career at Gallimard in 2010 as a junior editor. He joined Grasset in 2016, where he launched a new literary imprint called “En lettres d’ancre”. He is now the editorial director of the translated books department and is also a member of the editorial board dedicated to further developing Grasset’s list of contemporary French literature. He is interested in worldwide literary fiction and is always seeking demanding and ambitious new voices.
In addition to his work at Grasset, Joachim is the author of three novels and an introduction to the French publishing industry.

Aurora Boreal is an independent Danish publishing house primarily focused on translating high-quality literature written in Spanish, Portuguese, Basque, and Catalan. The publishing house began in 2007 as a printed literary magazine exploring Latin American literature. In 2017, it expanded into Danish-language literary translation, and today it has built a catalog of nearly one hundred translated works by some of the most outstanding authors from 18 countries across Latin America, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Angola, and Mozambique.

Aurora Boreal places a strong emphasis on gender parity and is committed to showcasing quality literature regardless of the authors’ sexual orientation, religion, or political beliefs. To date, 45% of the authors translated are women. While most of the published works are novels, over time the house has also developed dedicated collections for short stories, poetry, and literary nonfiction.

In the past two years, the publisher launched a new series titled Classics of Literature, focused on producing updated and improved Danish translations of major classical authors who have written in Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, and Basque. This collection already includes essential names such as Gabriela Mistral, Juan Rulfo, Gabriel García Márquez, Julio Ramón Ribeyro, and Miguel Delibes.

Aurora Boreal operates with a team of 18 translators, 3 editors, 3 copy editors, 1 graphic designer, 1 video editor, 1 social media manager, 1 podcast editor (AB-Podcast), and 3 literary scouts. Their books are printed in Turkey, Poland, and Latvia.

The publishing house co-organizes the Copenhagen Literature Festival together with the University of Copenhagen, which in September 2025 will celebrate its 13th consecutive edition. To date, the festival has brought more than 180 authors and scholars from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking worlds to Copenhagen—many of whom have been translated and published by Aurora Boreal.

Guillermo is Colombian by birth and Danish by adoption. He is the general editor of Aurora Boreal and is responsible for acquiring all Danish-language rights for the authors the house publishes, as well as managing the sale of rights for the authors represented by Aurora Boreal. Guillermo regularly participates in the Frankfurt Book Fair and alternates attendance each year among other major fairs such as the London Book Fair, FILBo Bogotá, Spain’s LIBER, and La Furia del Libro in Santiago de Chile. In 2025, he will attend the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) for the first time. As an editor, Guillermo has overseen the publication of more than 150 books.

Laguna publishing house was founded in 1998, and has since then become the leading book publishing house in Serbia and the Balkan region. Annually introducing approximately 500 new titles, our catalog reflects a diverse range of genres and includes works from internationally acclaimed authors. More than 1,500 foreign authors and over 500 domestic authors have chosen Laguna as their publisher. The list of authors Laguna publishes is both extensive and diverse including both commercially and critically acclaimed authors. We have organized visits by numerous world-renowned writers we publish, such as Mario Vargas Llosa, Jo Nesbø, Tony Parsons, Tracy Chevalier, Lucinda Riley, Ildefonso Falcones, Peter V. Brett, David Vann, Tariq Ali, Peter Handke, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Steven Erikson, and Andrei Makine. Our sister company, Delfi Bookstores, founded in 2009, has become a significant player in the Serbian book retail market. Operating 47 bookstores across the country and 13 partner bookstores in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, Delfi has been an independent venture recognized by more than 2700 vendors. Our marketing efforts are anchored by the Laguna Book Readers Club, which boasts over 850.000 members. Our website, social media presence (with more than 160 000 followers on Instagram), and advertising campaigns are not just tools for promotion but platforms for fostering a community of book lovers.

Nevena Milojević is a long-standing member of the foreign rights department at Laguna. With over eight years of experience in the Serbian publishing industry, she has worked as a PR manager for a small press, an editor, a foreign rights manager, and a literary agent. She also has a background in journalism, having written for the culture section of Serbia’s leading weekly magazine. For more than five years, she was in charge of curating international titles for the domestic market, and she developed a new department for representing Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin authors abroad. In addition, she works as an editor, leading a dedicated imprint focused on women authors within Laguna. She is currently preparing her debut novel for publication.

Ana Luiza Greco holds a BA in English Literature and Communication Studies from Loyola University Chicago and the University of Leeds. She began her career in publishing at Curbside Splendor, an independent press in Chicago, and worked at Farrar, Straus & Giroux (FSG) in New York. After returning to Brazil, Ana Luiza joined Editora Fósforo as its foreign rights and acquisitions coordinator since the launch of the press in May 2021. During this time, she has worked on the publication of great classic and contemporary Spanish-language authors in Brazil, such as Samanta Schweblin, Aurora Venturini, César Aira, Camila Sosa Villada and Alia Trabucco Zerán.

Algonquin Books was founded in 1985 as an independent publishing house and was acquired by Hachette Book Group USA in 2021. It is now part of the Little, Brown imprint. With a modest list of around 20 titles per year, Algonquin publishes the freshest, most original, and radical voices from around the world, in both fiction and nonfiction, with great care and creativity. Our authors include New York Times bestsellers, as well as finalists and winners of the country’s most prestigious literary awards, such as Julia Alvarez, Elena Medel, Bonnie Tsui, Lisa Ko, Tayari Jones, Gabrielle Zevin, Nguyen Phan Que Mai, Leni Zumas, Jaquira Diaz, Bora Chung, Ross Gay, Simón López Trujillo, Thrity Umrigar, Lauren Grodstein, Malaika Jabali, Peace Adzo Medie, Ross Gay, Jaquira Díaz, Frode Grytten, Heather Christle, and Caro De Robertis.

Madeline Jones, Senior Editor, joined Algonquin in 2021 after several years at Henry Holt and Simon & Schuster. She edits literary fiction, with a particular focus on international fiction, and is drawn to novels that center on significant historical moments in a given country or that explore contemporary politics through an irresistible character. She also seeks novels with surreal or speculative elements that blur the boundaries between literary genres. In nonfiction, Maddie edits reported works and memoirs that combine deep research with a gripping narrative from the very first page. She holds a master’s degree in Translation Studies from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona and translates from Spanish into English. She also reads Catalan and French.

Fatimah Abbas is an international publishing consultant, literary agent, and AI strategist with a background in publishing, translation, and artificial intelligence. She currently serves as the international publishing consultant for Noon House for Publishing and Distribution, an independent publishing house based in Cairo. Noon House focuses on contemporary Arabic fiction, memoir, young adult literature, and self-development, aiming to support emerging voices and foster a vibrant reading culture in the region.

Fatimah’s work involves rights acquisition, editorial strategy, market expansion, and international outreach. She regularly attends major international book fairs such as Frankfurt, Bologna, Sharjah, and Guadalajara, where she engages with publishing professionals from around the world. Her role allows her to scout promising titles, connect global partners, and contribute to shaping a forward-looking and inclusive publishing ecosystem.”