The Naim Frashëri Publishing House ( sq, Shtëpia Botuese "Naim Frashëri"), was one of the most important

publishers Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the ...

. During

communist Albania The People's Socialist Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika Popullore Socialiste e Shqipërisë, links=no) was the Marxist–Leninist one party state that existed in Albania from 1946 to 1992 (the official name of the country was the People's R ...

, it was the only existing literature publisher of the country. Children's writer, Odhise Grillo, has worked there as an editor for many years. In 1973, the

8 Nëntori Publishing House The 8 Nëntori ( en, 8 November) Publishing House was a publisher, created in 1973, in Tirana, Albania, and dedicated mainly to political and nonfictional publications. History The name stems from the date of the foundation of the Party of Labour o ...

split from the Naim Frashëri and dedicated itself to nonfictional and political publications, whereas Naim Frashëri focused only on fictional literature. The publishing house organized national literature competitions.

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