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Italian Ministry of Foreign affairs launches open call (deadline: 31 March 2015)

Italian Ministry of Foreign affairs launches open call (deadline: 31 March 2015)

Underlining the importance of the diffusion of Italian books throughout the world to promote Italian culture, Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched a call for initiatives that contribute to the diffusion of Italian books abroad. Among the subventions of the ministry are translation grants to international publishers who publish Italian-language works of contemporary literature, literature for children and young people, important academic titles, and non-fiction works. […]

Literary residencies In Warsaw for writers and translators from Belarus and Ukraine

Irish Mentorships for German translators

To foster a new generation of German-language literary translators who wish to acquire expertise in Irish literature and culture, Literature Ireland is pleased to announce two funded mentorships, offered to early career literary translators working from English to German. […]

Italian Ministry of Foreign affairs launches open call (deadline: 31 March 2015)

Increased support for translations of Czech literature

The Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic has increased its support for the publication of Czech literature abroad. The terms of the new Support Programme allow for claims of up to 70% of the total cost of publishing . Within the application for a grant to publish the translation of a complete book, it is possible to ask for […]

Literary residencies In Warsaw for writers and translators from Belarus and Ukraine

Guide book of grants for translation of fiction and non-fiction now available

BooksinItaly, a portal on Italian publishing, has launched a new initiative: Premi e incentivi alle traduzioni 2015.

This guide book, edited by the Italian Publishers’ Association and the magazine Il Giornale della Libreria, presents a complete overview of grants offered by 29 European (and 11 non-European) institutions for the translation of fiction and non-fiction. […]