Not a joke!

List of works (translations into Slovene):
– Karl Modig: Döden är inget skämt. Translation from Swedish: Danni Stražar.
– Martine Glaser: Mij pak je niet. Translation from Dutch: Stana Anželj.
– Gideon Samson: Eilanddagen. Translation from Dutch: Katjuša Ručigaj.
– Ivona Březinová: Řvi potichu, brácho. Translation from Czech: Diana Pungeršič.
– Mina Lystad: Fake. Translation from Norwegian: Marija Zlatnar Moe.
– Tomáš Končinský, Barbora Klárová: Překlep a Škraloup. Translation from Czech: Diana Pungeršič.
– Carolina Schutti: Einmal muss ich über weiches Gras gelaufen sein. Translation from German: Tina – Štrancar.
– Gaëlle Josse: Le Dernier Gardien d’Ellis Island. Translation from French: Jedrt Lapuh Maležič.

Not a joke! is our motto for this year’s book selection. The acronym is NAJ, in Slovene it means BEST. So, it’s not a joke we have high standards when it comes to quality of children’s and young adult literature nor it’s not a joke that maintaining these standards and surviving in publishing world for small publishers in small countries is hard as hell. And keeping our young readers from screens and motivate them to read actual books – which is the main goal of our publishing programme and this project – is even harder.

Our main selection of books contributes to diversity of literature as works, genre and authors are underrepresented in Slovenia. They encompass topics such as suicide, grief, tobacco addiction, autism, fake news, poverty, search for identity and immigration issues. All deserve a place in books and books themselves are a starting point for broader reflection on these issues. We’re balancing these serious themes with more positive perspective on teenage romance, which is not a joke either, and a funny view on ageing for our younger readers. Our aim is that the project itself would impact the young readers’ life in a positive manner and would help them make good decisions and build strong moral values as well as stress importance of relationships within society, family and transnationality.

The major part of our activities was dedicated to marketing, public relations and sales promotion in order to broaden and deepen our number of readers. We invited two writers to Slovenia to build partnerships and contacts with Slovene readers and writers. While performing the project we developed our capacity in international way.

Miš Publishing House

(Leader) Dob

Funded projects

European film screening in 2024

European film screening in 2023

European film screening in 2022

European film screening in 2021

European film screening in 2020

European film screening in 2019

European film screening in 2018

European film screening in 2017

European film screening in 2016

European film screening in 2015

European film screening in 2014

European film screening in 2013

The Film Corner Clubs 2026-2028. From virtual to real (TFCClubs)

Here I am! (HIA)

EUthentic Detectives – Fostering Media literacy of people who face cognitive challenges, their caregivers and young volunteers

CEE Animation Workshop (CEE AW) – 2026

Film in Hospital - a pan-European Film Initiative for Young Audiences in Healthcare Structures (Film in Hospital 3.0)

THE FIRST DOG (TFD)

36. and 37. Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe)

The 22nd and 23rd Kino Otok - Isola Cinema International Film Festival in Years 2026 and 2027

The 12th and 13th edition of FeKK - Ljubljana Short Film Festival

Animateka International Animated Film Festival (AIAFF)

Young Stories from the Old Continent (YSOC)

Bookmark – Marking Europe's Best Narratives

No Person Is An Island (NPII)

Immersive European Cultural Heritage Outreach (Immersive ECHO)

European Media Art Platform Extended (EMAP Extended)

EHIN - European Hybrid Intelligence Network

W.Write – Women, Writing, Rights, and Rites: reimagining the ecosystem of Literary Arts

RE-MIND: A Mindfulness-Based Capacity-Building Model for Digital Wellbeing and Intergenerational Audience Engagement in Museums

New Steps: EU’s first steps towards career transition support for dancers

Brave Creative Producers (BCP)

stART point - a platform where performing arts and young people get connected (stART.)

Heritage Understanding & Participation Hackathon: Co-creating Cultural Heritage Experiences with and for youth (Hup Hackathon)

Artificial Intelligence for Artistic Futures and Creative Talents (ARTIFACT)

CULTIVATOR

Architecture With an Approach to Regeneration and Empowerment (AWARE)

Upsala – SUITCASES

Invisible painting (IP)

Building, Revising, Including - Diaspora and Gender Equality (BRIDGE)

Studio Virc – Mini Slate 2025: Izzvenelo bo, Dolasilla, princesa usode, Tujek, Pobeglo srce

NOSOROGI – Mini Slate 2025: Three Waters Meet, The Healers, Liar, Thief, Flea-Eater

Mono O – Mini Slate 2025: The Happiest Day, The Last Roast, After Sunday

Cvinger – Mini Slate 2024: Before the Eyes Turn Black, Reckoning by the Sea, Project North

Venice Eastern Gate

ECHOES from Invisible Landscapes

PORT OF DREAMERS

ACuTe: Culture Testbeds for Interactivity, Performance and Technology

Rail2Dance (Rail to Dance)

Innovation through media collaboration: Digital assets exchange platform (MEDEXCHANGE24)

Animation HUB (A-HUB)

Word: Enhancing European Graphic Novel Perception, Circulation and Market Development

Roma Soul Food (ROMASOUL)

Tying the European Cultural Landscapes with Knots and Patterns (Knots and Patterns)

Hiking Heritage Trails (INHERIT)

Sensory Artistic Experiences for the Blind (Multisensory Art)

PASS – Pass the Street (Art), Shake the Hand

Slow Performing Arts Festivals for Improved Wellbeing, Mental Health and Social Inclusion (Festival SPA)

Staragara – Slate 2024 (The Colour of the Doubt, Black Swan, Removal, We would have told each other everything, Kozmonavti)

PAGE: Project for Advancing coGnitivE accessibility in publishing

NEB COOLTOURS: Transforming Tourism Through Cultural Innovation and Environmental Stewardship in Alpe-Adria

Bridges

Transition to 8: European societies in flux

ENACT – Easy-to-understand News for Collaborative Transformation

THRIVE – Talent Harvest: Rural Intangible Heritage and Value Empowerment

Land of Lace

CAFE: Redefining Historic Cafés as European Cultural Heritage

ArtElevate – Fostering Inclusive Cultural Expression in Europe

CARE – Culture for Mental Health

Glassmaking Between Tradition and Innovation (GTMI)

WONDERCUT – Collaboratively Exploring the Public Value of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Next Level Cultural Experiences

Heroes Unleashed: Implementing a Sensory Reading Program in European Public Libraries (HERUN)

DATAS – The Data and the Sovereign

TALKING HEADS – Conversation with the art of the past

Libraries of Emotions for Good – LOE for Good

GreenHeritage – Nurturing a sustainable future in the gardens of time

G-BOOK 3 – Audience engagement activities for the social and emotional education of EU teens through gender-positive literature and digital technology

DIGITAL on STAGE – Unleashing the Performing Arts Experience through Digital Innovation

OASis – Open Art Spaces in Synergy