Translation grant
Litrix.de - German Literature Online
Litrix.de’s Translation Grant Programme targets selected language regions with a view to promoting mutual literary transfers and establishing sustainable structures for ongoing literary exchange there.
Conditions of Funding
We support foreign publishers and translators interested in translating German-language books into Polish, our current (2025–2027) priority language.
We fund translations of books featured on Litrix.de. Grants generally cover up to €5,000 in translation fees per book as well as 50% of the licensing fees.
- Translation from the original German text
- An agreement concluded by and between the German licensor and the foreign licensee as well as the translator of the work in question. Funding is not paid out until submission of the published translation.
- The book must not be printed or published prior to the funding decision.
- Publishers in Polish-speaking countries may apply for funding to translate any of the books featured on Litrix.de into Polish.
- The translation must be from the German-language original.
- The grant agreement must be concluded before the translation is printed.
- The translations to be funded are selected by a panel of five literary experts from Germany and Poland. The grant will not be paid out until publication of the Polish edition. The grant does not cover costs of editing or printing the translation.
- The foreign publisher must include mention of the Goethe-Institut and Litrix.de’s patronage as well as both printed logos on the copyright page.
- The amount of the grant will be based only on fees paid to the translator(s) before or upon publication of the translation.
- Application form
- Cost estimate also indicating print run
- Licensing agreement
- Translation contract
- Aim of the translation project (e.g. inclusion of the translation in the publisher’s list, target readership, etc.)
Next application deadline
We accept applications on a rolling basis, so you may submit your application documents by post or e-mail at any time.
Further information
Logos
The foreign publisher must include mention of the Goethe-Institut and Litrix.de’s patronage as well as both printed logos on the copyright page.
