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, Israel and 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.
Conditions of Funding
Publishers from Germany
Translating fictional works from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Arabic World, Israel and Turkey to the German-speaking market
The translations to be funded are selected by a seven-person jury. Currently, the jury consists of the following members:
in alphabetical order
in alphabetical order
- Dr Wolf Iro, Head of Division Literature and Translation Grant Programme, Goethe-Institut
- Claudia Kramatschek (alternating as Jury Chairperson and Convenor), literary critic, presenter, cultural affairs specialist
- Dr. Pavan Malreddy, lecturer in Anglophone Literatures and Cultures at Potsdam University
- Prof. Dr. Magdalena Pfalzgraf, Associate Professor in English Studies at the Institute for English, American and Celtic Studies, University of Bonn
- Kerstin Schuster, freelance Publishers’ Advisor and expert in book rights law
- Gabriela Stöckli (alternating as Jury Chairperson and Convenor), Business Manager at Übersetzerhaus Looren, Wernetshausen, Switzerland
- Gerrit Wustmann, freelance author, and a journalist for various outlets including Qantara (Deutsche Welle) and 54books
- 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.
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.
Application Deadline
Applications can be submitted from now until June 1, 2025.
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