Residency grants for translators of Icelandic literature (deadline: 1 October 2017)

Jun 17, 2017 | Iceland

Tags: IcelandThe Icelandic Literature Center and The Writers’ Union of Iceland offer residency grants for translators of Icelandic literature. Successful applicants will be granted residencies of two to four weeks in Gunnarshús (the writers’ residence in Reykjavík) in...

Increased support for translations of Czech literature

Jun 12, 2017 | Czech Republic

Tags: Czech RepublicThe 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...

Residencies at Czech Literary Centre (deadline: 1 June 2017)

May 2, 2017 | Czech Republic

Tags: Czech RepublicThe newly founded Czech Literary Centre organises two- to four-week residencies for foreign writers, translators, critics and literary scholars who are interested in, and want to learn more about Czech literature and culture. The aim of the...

Edwin Morgan Translation Fellowships (Edinburgh; deadline: 27 March 2017)

Jan 19, 2017 | United Kingdom

Tags: United KingdomTo celebrate the life and work of the translator, poet and academic, Edwin Morgan, Creative  Scotland is funding two free places on the six week Text and Context course at the Scottish Universities’ International Summer School to two professional...

Call for application: Paul Celan fellowships for translators 2017/2018 (deadline: 6 February 2017)

Dec 14, 2016 | Austria

Tags: AustriaThe program supports translations of canonical texts, contemporary key works in the humanities, social sciences and cultural studies from Eastern to Western European languages or vice versa, or between two Eastern European languages. Special emphasis is...

Call for applications: International meeting for translators of German literature (Berlin / Leipzig, 19-26 March 2017)

Nov 4, 2016 | Germany

Tags: GermanyFrom 19-26 March 2017 the Robert Bosch Foundation and Literarisches Colloquium Berlin will host a seminar for professional translators of German literature. With financial support from the Goethe-Institut, S. Fischer Foundation, Traduki and the Pro...