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49 Spring 2020 GRANTS For translators of Swedish
literature and drama If you are a professional translator of Swedish literature and drama into other languages, you can get support to cover costs in conjunction with your work. Basically, there are two types of grants for translators to apply for: Travel grant and Sample translation grant. Travel grant: You can apply for traveland accommodation costs if you need to go to Sweden to meet your author or Swedish publishers or to do research. This is also applicable if you want to visit a bookfair or literary festival in your own or some other country, to have meetings with publishers and authors. If you would like to take part in a translators’ conference or workshop that is not in your own town, you can also apply for this grant. Sample translation grant: If you plan to introduce an author to your language for the first time, and need some work on your material, you can apply for this grant. It can cover costs for your work to make a good sample translation, and/or an author bio, and a resume of the book. The maximum sum to apply for is SEK 12 000. We need to know which publishers you want to present your material to and why, and what kind of you have for your introduction work. After one year, we will need a report of how it all went. ! The next deadlines for applications for translators of Swedish literature and drama are: 23 April 2020, 8 September 2020, 3 November 2020. Applications forms are available on the Swedish Arts Council homepage kulturradet.se.