New Swedish Books, autumn 2020 1
New Swedish Books 70 Göteborg Book Fair Fellowshi
p Program Each year, the Swedish Arts Council arranges a visiting programme for foreign publishers and translators at the Göteborg Book Fair in the end of September. We offer a three day program, a mix of arranged activities and free time for individual meetings. We arrange lectures on the Swedish Book Market, and on different literature genres, from children’s and Y/A to nonfiction. The program also includes round table meetings with Swedish colleagues. The content differs from year to year. There is plenty of room for meetings at the International Rights Centre, where all the agents have tables, or to listen to seminars and panel discussions at the fair. Or to just take a tour among all the exhibiting publishers at the fair. Usually we select equal numbers of translators and publishers and try to match them as well as possible. The grant covers a contribution to the travel costs and the costs for a hotel room for three nights. Tre travel grant is SEK 2 500 for travelers inside Europe and SEK 7 000 for travelers outside of Europe, and is paid to the applicant as soon as the grant is accepted. We take care of the reservation and payment the hotel for all participants, who all stay at the same hotel.