moscow publisher's week

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SEPTEMBER 9 -12, 2025
International publishing fellowship programme
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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.
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 2025
AGENCY OF CREATIVE INDUSTRIES (ACI)
Fashion
Performing arts
Publishing business
Art industry
Design
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.
Armenia
Argentina
Brasil
Egypt
Serbia
UAE
Mexico
Turkey
Russia
Uzbekistan
Azerbaijan
China
participating persons:
Kyrgyzstan
  • Hripsime Madoyan
    Head of Publishing Department
    Antares LTD
  • Olivia Wang
    Senior foreign rights manager
    Jieli Publishing House
  • Sherif Bakr
    Co-owner, Cairo Calling founder
    Al Arabi Publishing and Distribution
  • Ranya Bakr
    Co-owner, Director
    Al Arabi Publishing and Distribution
  • Fatimah Abbas
    International publishing consultant and agent
    FALA Literary Agency
  • Rana Sayed
    Legal Translator Youssry Saleh & Patenters and freelance translator at Al Arabi Publishing and Distributing
  • Ruslan Alya‑Eddin
    CEO
    Ruslan Publishing House (Cairo-Damascus)
  • Doha Mostafa Assy
    Novelist and writer, translator,
    Deputy in Egyptian Parliament
    Egyptian Parliament, Committee of Culture/Media and antiquities and Committee of Foreign affairs
  • Aizhan Almazbekova
    Deputy director
    Kitepstan
  • Shamil uulu Argen
    Director
    NOBEL KITEP
  • Nevena Milojević

    Literary agent
    Laguna
  • Alisher Fayzullaev

    Editor of non-fiction department
    BOOK.UZ
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
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    Contacts
    Organizer of the Moscow publisher’s week
    Website: createdin.moscow
    Email: mpwinfo@moscow-creative.ru
    Contact person: Igor Grizhuk
    Project manager: Svetlana Bogatyreva