Signe Viška

Signe Viška (1997) is a young author and translator. She is also an organiser and participant of various cultural and literary projects and the creator and host of the literary radio show "Bron-Hīts" on Radio NABA. In July 2021, she became editor in chief for the monthly magazine "konTEKSTS". She writes and translates works of prose, among them books for children. Her work has been published in "Punctum", "Satori", "Kultūrzīmes", "Ubi Sunt", "Benji Knewman" and other outlets. She worked as a PR specialist for the Annual Latvian Literature Award (2020–2021), the "Poetry Days 2020" festival and the International Jānis Baltvilks Prize 2021. In 2021, Liels un mazs published Viška’s debut work in children’s literature – the picture book “Kate Who Wanted to Become Grandpa” ("Kate, kas gribēja kļūt par vectēvu") illustrated by Elīna Brasliņa.

"Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather" [Kate, kas gribēja kļūt par vectēvu] (published by "liels un mazs"), 2022

Five children's books for autumn // Der Standard, November 2024 [DE]

Tina Rausch. Poetic cultural heritage. Search for clues about Latvian Childrens and youth literature, in print // Eselsohr, July 2023 [DE]

Readers of Europe 2023 - Latvian recommendation Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather // Consilium Europa July, 2023 [EN]

Die Kinder- und Jugendbücher des Jahres // Sueddeutsche Zeitung, December 2022 [DE]

Falter Autumn book 2022 list // Falter. Die Wochenzeitung aus Wien, October 2022 [DE]

Latvian Literature at Frankfurt: When Introversion is a Bold Choice // Publishing Perspectives, October, 2022 [EN]

Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather, review // Solo Libri, December 2024 [IT]

Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather, review // Librie bambini, December 2024 [IT]

Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather, review // Piccolilibri, November 2024 [IT]

Albert Caspari. Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather, review // Baltbuch, November 2023 [DE]

Signe Viška, Elīna Brasliņa: Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather // oebib.de, October 2023 [DE]

Olivia Lintel. Book selection for June 2023 // Lespetitsfeuillus, June 2023 [FR]

Danielle Bertrand. “Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather”, review // Ricochet Jeunes, February 2023 [FR]

Anja Pfeifer. “Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather” // Buchwegweiser, February 2023 [DE]

“Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather” review // sikjm.ch, January 2023 [DE]

Marlene Zöhrer. Old and young together // leporello.ch // January 2023 [DE]

Roswitha Budeus-Budde. La Opa Vita , review Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather // Sueddeutsche Zeitung, October 2022 [DE]

Review Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather // Die Zeit (in print), October 2022 [DE]

Children's book tip: Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather // 3 Sat.de, October 2022 [DE]

Picture books that promote intergenerational dialogue // Gesundheitskompass-mittelhessen.de, October 2022 [DE]

Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather // Kinderbuch-couch.de, August 2022 [DE]