About
publishing fellowship
publishing fellowship
Moscow publishers' week is the publishing programme in Russia that aims at fostering the dialogue between the Moscow publishers and their international colleagues. The fellowship helps the publishers, editors, rights & licensing managers and literary agents network with their foreign peers and establish new connections all around the world.
At the fellowship the Moscow and international publishers will exchange experience at business sessions and workshops, discuss book trends and hold business meetings on buying and selling rights, socialise in an informal atmosphere and get acquainted with the Russian culture, and see the beauty of summer Moscow.
At the fellowship the Moscow and international publishers will exchange experience at business sessions and workshops, discuss book trends and hold business meetings on buying and selling rights, socialise in an informal atmosphere and get acquainted with the Russian culture, and see the beauty of summer Moscow.
is the organizer of moscow publisher’s week
ACI is the institute for the development of creative industries in Moscow and the project office for the implementation of ideas and plans that advocate the creative industries and the city on the whole.
A magnet for all the creative industries in the city
The entry point to the expert community
Initiator of support measures for creative entrepreneurship
Project office, a place to gather ideas and solutions for the development of the city and business
CREATIVE ECONOMY.
SUPPORT PRIORITIES 2024
SUPPORT PRIORITIES 2024
AGENCY OF CREATIVE INDUSTRIES (ACI)
Publishing business
Art industry
Design
Cinema and animation
Fashion
Performing arts
Art industry
Video games
PARTICIPANTS
participating countries:
Moscow publishers' week is the publishing programme in Russia that aims at fostering the dialogue between the Moscow publishers and their international colleagues. The fellowship helps the publishers, editors, rights & licensing managers and literary agents network with their foreign peers and establish new connections all around the world.
At the fellowship the Moscow and international publishers will exchange experience at business sessions and workshops, discuss book trends and hold business meetings on buying and selling rights, socialise in an informal atmosphere and get acquainted with the Russian culture, and see the beauty of summer Moscow.
At the fellowship the Moscow and international publishers will exchange experience at business sessions and workshops, discuss book trends and hold business meetings on buying and selling rights, socialise in an informal atmosphere and get acquainted with the Russian culture, and see the beauty of summer Moscow.
Armenia
Argentina
Brasil
Egypt
Serbia
UAE
Mexico
Turkey
Russia
Uzbekistan
Azerbaijan
China
participating persons:
Kyrgyzstan
- Olivia WangSenior foreign rights managerJieli Publishing House
- Rana SayedLegal Translator Youssry Saleh & Patenters and freelance translator at Al Arabi Publishing and Distributing
- Ruslan Alya‑EddinCEORuslan Publishing House (Cairo-Damascus)
- Doha Mostafa AssyNovelist and writer, translator,
Deputy in Egyptian ParliamentEgyptian Parliament, Committee of Culture/Media and antiquities and Committee of Foreign affairs
- Shamil uulu ArgenDirectorNOBEL KITEP
- Susana Figueroa LeonSenior editor at Department of Children and Juvenile literature
Mikhail Kotomin
CEO
A+A Ad Marginem
Igor Grizhuk
Foreign rights head, publishing ambassador of the fellowship
Apricotbooks
Alina Knizhnik
Rights Director
Alpina Publisher
Svetlana Smolnyakova
CEO
Archipelag Publishing House
Olga Nekrasova
Head of the Distribution Department
Archipelag Publishing House
Evgenia Bessonova
Foreign Rights Director
AST Publishing Group
Olga Kuznetsova
Chief Editor of YA imprint
AST Publishing Group
Alexandra Litvina
Editor-in-chief
A WALK THROUGH HISTORY
Simonova Yulia
Chief Editor
BOSLEN publishing house
Bychkov Anatoliy
Chief of Business Development
BOSLEN publishing house
Nina Potseluyko
Head of Licensing
BUBBLE
Evgeniya Skvortsova
International Markets Manager
Clever Publishing
Valerie Voronova
Foreign Rights Sales Manager
Eksmo Publishing House
Evgeniya Ekadomova
Literary agent | Founder
Genya aGency
Mikhail Viesel
Series editor
Gorodets Publishing House
Irina Ryabtsova
Publisher
House of Stories
Anastasia Zavozova
Chief editor
House of Stories
Marina Kadetova
Editor-in-chief
KompasGuide Publishing House
Peskishev Anton
Founder
Lit.Agency
Olga Lyabina
General director
LIVEBOOK PUBLISHING HOUSE
Anastasia Diachenko
Editor-in-chief
Marshmallow Books
Nailia Timershina
Senior rights manager
Mif
Sergey Elagin
Rights Director
The New Literary Observer
Natalia Andreeva
Founder, CEO
Shadow Play Publishing House
Andrey Izvarin
Head of Publishing projects
Smart Reading
Elena Bakhmeteva
Head of Partnership projects
Smart Reading
Natalia Poleva
Foreign Rights Manager
Stroki
MTS Media
Ekaterina Panchenko
Content director
Stroki
MTS Media
Evgeniya Khanoiants
CEO and Publisher
VoiceBook Publishing House
Armen Khanoiants
CCO
VoiceBook Publishing House
Viktoriya Gayratova
Regional development manager
LitRes
Evgeniya Nesterova
Senior Rights Manager
Individum
Valeria Burlina
Rights director
Popcorn
Ludmila Nikitina
Publisher
Apricotbooks
Tatyana Solovyova
Editor-in-chief
RIPOL Classic Publishing House
Alla Likhacheva
Editor
MOZAIKA KIDS PUBLISHING HOUSE
Maria Lozovskaya
Editor
MOZAIKA KIDS PUBLISHING HOUSE
Ekaterina Potapova
Editor
LLC Samokat Publishing House
CEO
A+A Ad Marginem
Igor Grizhuk
Foreign rights head, publishing ambassador of the fellowship
Apricotbooks
Alina Knizhnik
Rights Director
Alpina Publisher
Svetlana Smolnyakova
CEO
Archipelag Publishing House
Olga Nekrasova
Head of the Distribution Department
Archipelag Publishing House
Evgenia Bessonova
Foreign Rights Director
AST Publishing Group
Olga Kuznetsova
Chief Editor of YA imprint
AST Publishing Group
Alexandra Litvina
Editor-in-chief
A WALK THROUGH HISTORY
Simonova Yulia
Chief Editor
BOSLEN publishing house
Bychkov Anatoliy
Chief of Business Development
BOSLEN publishing house
Nina Potseluyko
Head of Licensing
BUBBLE
Evgeniya Skvortsova
International Markets Manager
Clever Publishing
Valerie Voronova
Foreign Rights Sales Manager
Eksmo Publishing House
Evgeniya Ekadomova
Literary agent | Founder
Genya aGency
Mikhail Viesel
Series editor
Gorodets Publishing House
Irina Ryabtsova
Publisher
House of Stories
Anastasia Zavozova
Chief editor
House of Stories
Marina Kadetova
Editor-in-chief
KompasGuide Publishing House
Peskishev Anton
Founder
Lit.Agency
Olga Lyabina
General director
LIVEBOOK PUBLISHING HOUSE
Anastasia Diachenko
Editor-in-chief
Marshmallow Books
Nailia Timershina
Senior rights manager
Mif
Sergey Elagin
Rights Director
The New Literary Observer
Natalia Andreeva
Founder, CEO
Shadow Play Publishing House
Andrey Izvarin
Head of Publishing projects
Smart Reading
Elena Bakhmeteva
Head of Partnership projects
Smart Reading
Natalia Poleva
Foreign Rights Manager
Stroki
MTS Media
Ekaterina Panchenko
Content director
Stroki
MTS Media
Evgeniya Khanoiants
CEO and Publisher
VoiceBook Publishing House
Armen Khanoiants
CCO
VoiceBook Publishing House
Viktoriya Gayratova
Regional development manager
LitRes
Evgeniya Nesterova
Senior Rights Manager
Individum
Valeria Burlina
Rights director
Popcorn
Ludmila Nikitina
Publisher
Apricotbooks
Tatyana Solovyova
Editor-in-chief
RIPOL Classic Publishing House
Alla Likhacheva
Editor
MOZAIKA KIDS PUBLISHING HOUSE
Maria Lozovskaya
Editor
MOZAIKA KIDS PUBLISHING HOUSE
Ekaterina Potapova
Editor
LLC Samokat Publishing House
International delegation accommodation & programme briefing
Download presentations
12:00−12:15
Welcome speech from the Agency of Creative industries, brief introduction of Moscow Publishers' week
Speaker:
Gyulnara Agamova, General Director of the Agency of Creative Industries
Daria Beglova, Head of Dom Tvorchestva Peredelkino
Evgenii Reznichenko, Director of The Institute for Literary Translation
12:15−13:30
Overview of the Russian publishing industry in 2023-2024 Q&A session
Moderator:
Igor Grizhuk, publishing ambassador of the fellowship, foreign rights & licensing head at Apricotbooks
Speaker:
Evgeny Kapyev, CEO Eksmo publishing group
Irina Antonova CMO, Deputy Director Alpina Publishing Group
Sergey Turko, Deputy CEO, editor-in-chief, Ph.D. Alpina Publishing Group
13:30−14:30
Lunch
14:30−15:30
New players on the market: digital platforms and ecosystems as the key elements of the modern publishing reality in Russia
Moderator:
Boris Makarenkov, CEO Litnet
Speaker:
Andrey Dmitriev, Head of Litres international development
Ekaterina Panchenkko, Content director Stroki MTS Media
Irina Sudareva, Head of business-unit Books, Ozon
Yuliya Mishkuts, Head of Сontent, Bookmate at Yandex Plus
15:30−16:00
Coffee break
16:00−17:00
The Latin American publishing industries (Argentina, Brazil and Mexico). What drives the markets in the post-COVID era?
Moderator:
Luciano Páez Souza, founder Mono gramático
Speakers:
Ana María Cabanellas, president Grupo Claridad
Susana Figueroa Leon, editor and foreign rights manager of Children and Young Adult’s Division Fondo de Culturo Economica
Ligia Garzaro do Amaral, editor and partner Rua do Sabão
17:30−19:00
Buffet
12:00−12:15
Welcome speech from the Agency of Creative industries, brief introduction of Moscow Publishers' week
Speaker:
Gyulnara Agamova, General Director of the Agency of Creative Industries
Daria Beglova, Head of Dom Tvorchestva Peredelkino
Evgenii Reznichenko, Director of The Institute for Literary Translation
12:15−13:30
Overview of the Russian publishing industry in 2023-2024 Q&A session
Moderator:
Igor Grizhuk, publishing ambassador of the fellowship, foreign rights & licensing head at Apricotbooks
Speaker:
Evgeny Kapyev, CEO Eksmo publishing group
Irina Antonova CMO, Deputy Director Alpina Publishing Group
Sergey Turko, Deputy CEO, editor-in-chief, Ph.D. Alpina Publishing Group
13:30−14:30
Lunch
14:30−15:30
New players on the market: digital platforms and ecosystems as the key elements of the modern publishing reality in Russia
Moderator:
Boris Makarenkov, CEO Litnet
Speaker:
Andrey Dmitriev, Head of Litres international development
Ekaterina Panchenkko, Content director Stroki MTS Media
Irina Sudareva, Head of business-unit Books, Ozon
Yuliya Mishkuts, Head of Сontent, Bookmate at Yandex Plus
15:30−16:00
Coffee break
16:00−17:00
The Latin American publishing industries (Argentina, Brazil and Mexico). What drives the markets in the post-COVID era?
Moderator:
Luciano Páez Souza, founder Mono gramático
Speakers:
Ana María Cabanellas, president Grupo Claridad
Susana Figueroa Leon, editor and foreign rights manager of Children and Young Adult’s Division Fondo de Culturo Economica
Ligia Garzaro do Amaral, editor and partner Rua do Sabão
17:30−19:00
Buffet
10:00–11:00
Is the Arab publishing world the real next big thing?
Moderator:
Doha Mostafa Assy, novelist and writer, translator
Speakers:
Fatimah Abbas, International publishing consultant and agent, owner FALA Literary Agency
Sherif Bakr, Co-owner Al Arabi Publishing and Distribution, Cairo Calling founder
Ranya Bakr, Co-owner & Director Al Arabi Publishing and Distribution
11:00-12:00
B2B meetings
12:00-12:30
Coffee break
12:30-14:00
B2B meetings
14:00-15:00
Lunch
15:00-17:30
B2B meetings
Is the Arab publishing world the real next big thing?
Moderator:
Doha Mostafa Assy, novelist and writer, translator
Speakers:
Fatimah Abbas, International publishing consultant and agent, owner FALA Literary Agency
Sherif Bakr, Co-owner Al Arabi Publishing and Distribution, Cairo Calling founder
Ranya Bakr, Co-owner & Director Al Arabi Publishing and Distribution
11:00-12:00
B2B meetings
12:00-12:30
Coffee break
12:30-14:00
B2B meetings
14:00-15:00
Lunch
15:00-17:30
B2B meetings
10:00–12:30
B2B meetings
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-15:00
B2B meetings
15:00-15:20
Coffee break
15:20-16:30
B2B meetings
B2B meetings
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-15:00
B2B meetings
15:00-15:20
Coffee break
15:20-16:30
B2B meetings
11:00 –12:30
Visit of Dom Tvorchestva Peredelkino
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 –14:30
Excursion to Writers' residency Peredelkino
Visit of Dom Tvorchestva Peredelkino
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 –14:30
Excursion to Writers' residency Peredelkino
Contacts
Organizer of the Moscow publisher’s week
Website: createdin.moscow
Email: mpwinfo@moscow-creative.ru
Contact person: Igor Grizhuk
Project manager: Svetlana Bogatyreva
Email: mpwinfo@moscow-creative.ru
Contact person: Igor Grizhuk
Project manager: Svetlana Bogatyreva