Translation grant
Litprom Translation funding

Since 1984, Litprom has been a contact point for the promotion of translations for fictional works from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Arabic World and (since 2017) Turkey to the German-speaking market. This initiative was and is supposed to empower the literary exchange and the publication of important works from contemporary authors from above mentioned regions. Since 2024 the Goethe-Institut takes part in the programme with its expertise and with financial fundings.

Literature
Date to be announced

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Conditions of Funding

Publishers from Germany

Translating fictional works from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Arabic World und Turkey to the German-speaking market

According to an expert jury

Application form
Original text as PDF (if available as a book, please also submit it, by arrangement)
Translation sample from the original text (at least 20 pages, meaningful, well-proofread)
Copy of the licence or option agreement (signed on both sides)
Copy of the translation contract (signed on both sides)
Publisher's justification (why this book and this author)
Publisher's calculation

To apply to Litprom e.V., please submit the form (available for download below) only in electronic form (as a PDF) and signed.

Please be sure to follow the instructions on page 2 of the application for documents to be submitted as well as their naming and numbering!

All documents must be submitted in PDF format.

Applications that do not meet the formal requirements or are incomplete cannot be processed.

Please send the complete documents by e-mail to kassler@buchmesse.de and a copy to litprom@buchmesse.de.

Application form(DOCX, 38 KB)