The international publishers that have released Brazilian books in 2017 can register until June 28th in the Brazilian Book Published Abroad category of the 60th Jabuti Award. The traditional award has been promoted for 60 years by the Brazilian Book Chamber (CBL) and has the support of Brazilian Publishers, a project to foster Brazilian editorial content exports promoted by CBL and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil).
The category was included in the awards and covers books of any genre released overseas (first edition) between January 1st and December 31st, 2017 – by authors born in Brazil, naturalized or foreigners with permanent residency in the country. Interested parties should register online and send the complete work, from the cover to the fourth cover, including cover page and/or copyright page with the year of publication of the first edition, catalog record, content and colophon.
In 2017, the great winner was the Penguin Random House UK edition of “A Glass of Wrath”, by author Raduan Nassar. “Enigmas of Spring” published by Dalkey Archive Press with the authorship of João Almino got the second place, and Chico Buarque’s “The German Brother” published by Penguin Random House UK (Bezige Bij) was awarded third place. “Jabuti is the largest prize in the Brazilian publishing market. We want, increasingly, to extend the international reach, and to recognize the work of the publishers that value our market,” explains Luiz Alvaro Salles Aguiar de Menezes, International Relations Manager at CBL and the person in charge of Brazilian Publishers.
For more information, download the guidelines or send an e-mail to Fernanda Dantas (fernandadantas@cbl.org.br).
Guidelines of Jabuti Award 2018
Annex II – Category Brazilian Book Published Abroad
About Brazilian Publishers
Created in 2008, Brazilian Publishers is a project to foster exports of Brazilian editorial content promoted by the Brazilian Book Chamber (CBL) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil). The purpose is to promote Brazil’s publishing industry in the global market in a targeted and articulated manner, contributing to the professionalization of publishing houses.