Pol International Literary Agency & Translation
Founded in 2005 in Tehran and 2019 in Istanbul, POL is a full-service agency specializing in the global promotion of books in over 15 languages. We handle translation and production rights for our authors and publishers, many of whom are among the most successful and critically acclaimed authors, illustrators, and publishers .in the world.
POL Literary Agency sells and buys rights worldwide.
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5 NOMINEES FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2024 5 out of 31 nominees for the Dublin Literary Award 2024;
Mithu Sanyal, IDENTITTI, Hanser Verlag:
Sharon Dodua Otoo, ADA'S REALM, S. Fischer:
Olivia Wenzel, 1000 COILS OF FEAR, S. Fischer
Mircea Cărtărescu, SOLENOID, Zsolnay Verlag:
The Munich International Library's 2025 "White Crows" list includes five Iranian books among 215 titles from 63 countries in 42 languages. This year's list features five books from Iran: "A Sun in the Turkmen Desert" by Yousef Qojaq and illustrated by Najla Mahdavi Ashraf, published by the Children and Adolescents Intellectual Development Center, "The School of the Sharp and the Wild" by Payam Ebrahimi and Ghazaleh Bigdalo, published by Touti Publishing, "The Stars Laugh Blue" by Safoora Nayiri and illustrated by Salimeh Babakhan, published by the Research Institute for Iranian History and Literature, "The Wandering Coffin" by Hamidreza Shahabadi, published by Ofogh Publishing, "The Seagull, the Guardian of the Forest" by Mohammadreza Shams and illustrated by Parvin Heydarizadeh, published by Portaqal Publishing. The Munich International Library's "White Ravens" catalog, published on its 39th anniversary, features a new list of outstanding international books from 2025.
MTN Translation Funding Program 2025 -Indonesia The MTN Translation Funding Program is open to publishers across all literary genres, who are interested in translating and publishing Indonesian books into his/her language and territory. The maximum grant will be IDR33,000,000 for fiction and nonfiction books, and maximum IDR11,000,000 for children's book. Deadline: Applications must be submitted by 1 November 2025. Selections will be made after this date, and all applicants will be notified of the results. For more information: Wedha wedha@ikapi.org Thomas Nung Atasana nung.atasana@ikapi.org * For Indonesian right acquisition: contact us at Pol International Agency
Dear Colleagues, Pol International Literary Agency welcomes to showcase your books at the Publishers Conference in Sharjah (November 2025), where we will be marketing and selling Arabic language rights. Subject: Fiction (Novels and Short stories), Non-fiction (literature, philosophy, mysticism, religion, Sufism, lifestyle), Children's books, Year of Publishing: 2022-25 Application deadline: October 30, 2025 Limit: 5 books per publisher. Agency Commission: 15% per Right Contract Contact us for more information and the application form. Regards, The Right Manager Team Pol International Literary Agency Polagency2005@gmail.com www.polliteraryagency.com