Christian Trade Association International’s (CTAI) Marketsquare Europe 2010 drew 50 Eastern European publishers, including representatives from Belarus, Finland, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden and Ukraine. 

Held Oct. 1-2 in Oradea, Romania, the event took place just prior to the Frankfurt Book Fair for the convenience of American and other publishers who were in Europe at the time. 

Vasile Gabrian, publisher of Editura Casa Cartii, said the event “was the first international translation rights fair for Christian books ever held here.”  The event “challenged us to continue strengthening our publications,” he added. 

CTAI’s fourth Marketsquare Europe featured the 2010 European Christian Book of the Year, which recognized Redeeming Our Memory: The Story of the Romanian Pentecostals Under Communism by Vasilica Croitor, a Romanian pastor and the founder of Succeed Publishing.