Deadline: 1 September 2025
The Swedish Arts Council is seeking grant applications to promote international dissemination of high-quality Swedish literature and Swedish drama.
Funding Information
- The production grant is assessed in relation to the stated costs but the maximum amount is SEK 20,000.
Eligible Costs
- Translation costs and/or production costs are eligible for grants. Grants for production costs can only be awarded for illustrated children’s or non-fiction in four colour print, as well as for comics and graphic novels. You can apply for printing costs and, where applicable, for the costs of inserting text into comics and graphic novels.
- For translation costs, the maximum amount you can apply for is the one corresponding to the translator’s fee.
- For production costs, the maximum amount you can apply for is an amount that covers the estimated costs of printing the book, and/or the costs of inserting text into comics and graphic novels.
Ineligible Costs
- Production grants cannot be applied for non-illustrated works or works with black and white illustrations, with the exception of hand-lettering black and white comics and graphic novels.
- Support cannot be applied for the purchase of rights or production files, design or editorial and other comparable work.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants may be awarded to publishers or theatres in Sweden or in other countries. The applicant must be the one who will publish/perform the translation of the work. Applicants shall have a professional distribution of the translated work. Professional distribution means that the work shall be able to reach readers in the relevant language area through bookstores and libraries. Production of dramatic works means that the theatre performs the work for audiences in the relevant language area.
- Licensed translations of Swedish works in the genres prose, poetry, essays, non-fiction, picture books, comics and graphic novels, as well as drama published in book form, for children, young people, and adults are eligible for grants.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Natural persons cannot apply for the grant.
- You cannot apply for grants for textbooks, Festschrifts, homage volumes, publishing of sheet music, study materials, specialised scholarly works, reference books, hobby books, yearbooks, books of local interest, exhibition catalogues, craft books, handbooks, cookbooks, and travel guides.
For more information, visit Swedish Arts Council.
