One size does not fit all when it comes to rights-selling markets, as a Reykjavik Literary Festival conference on translation trends pointed out. As she pointed out, the morning was attended not only by international participants in the fellowship program but also by Icelandic industry professionals. And it resulted in a layered look at some of the challenges of an advanced, smaller market in world publishing and rights. ‘If This Is a Trend’In concluding the conference, Publishing Perspectives then moderated a panel with distinctive observations on an international rights marketplace that’s full of changes, some of them alluded to by Svansson. More on international literary festivals is here, more on international book fairs, trade shows, and festivals is here, more on the Icelandic market is here, more on international rights and licensing in literature is here, more on translation and translators is here, and our Rights Roundup series is here.

Source: CNN May 13, 2023 13:57 UTC