Programme Category
Programme Name
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
This action will support projects that will translate, publish, distribute, and promote European works of fiction.
This action complements the other Creative Europe supports to the book and publishing sector such as for instance the Day of European authors (reading promotion) and the European Union Prize for Literature (promotion of European emerging authors).
Detailed Call Description
Proposals should address:
The following Call specific priorities:
- to strengthen the transnational circulation and diversity of European literary works;
- to encourage the translation, publication and promotion of works of fiction written in less widely spoken languages in order to increase their distribution in wider markets in Europe and beyond;
- to enlarge the audience for European books, especially to young people by actively encouraging them to discover the diversity of European literature;
- to contribute to strengthening the competitiveness of the book sector by encouraging cooperation between different actors within the book value chain- including booksellers and libraries;
- to promote the literary translator profession and the principles of visibility, good working conditions and fair remuneration of translator. In this respect publishers should ensure that the name of the translator(s) is in the published book, preferably on the cover, as well as the source language.
NB: in order to continue to provide support to Ukraine in the field of books, projects aimed at providing books in the Ukrainian language to Ukrainian refugees and displaced people will be encouraged. (See the conditions of eligibility in Section 6 of this document. )
The following cross-cutting issues as described in section 1 Background.
(i) inclusion and diversity, notably gender balance, and
(ii) greening of Creative Europe.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
60%
The grant parameters (maximum grant amount, funding rate, total eligible costs, etc) will be fixed in the Grant Agreement.
Project budget (maximum grant amount):
- small-scale: projects proposing translation of at least 5 books can receive up to €100.000.
- medium-scale: projects proposing translation of at least 11 books can receive up to €200.000.
- large scale: projects proposing translation of at least 21 books can receive up to €300.000.
The total grant per project cannot exceed €200.000 for single applicants and €300.000 for proposals submitted by a consortium (made of minimum 2 eligible organisations) with the above respective ceilings.
Thematic Categories
- Culture
- Youth
Eligibility for Participation
- International Organisations
- Large Enterprises
- Legal Entities
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- Creative Europe Participating Countries:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
- non-EU countries: listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Creative Europe Programme(list of participating countries)
- Creative Europe Participating Countries:
- other eligibility conditions:
- Applicant (i.e. the Coordinator) must have had a legal existence for at least 2 years on the date of the deadline for submission of applications.
- Applicant (i.e. the Coordinator) must be active in the publishing and book sector.
Consortium composition:
- Both applications submitted by single applicants and proposals submitted by a consortium are allowed.
- A consortium must be of at least 2 applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities).
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Organization of European Programs & Cultural Relations
Νenant Μbogntanovitz
Business Planning Coordinator
Address: Ifigenias 27, 2007 Acropolis, Nicosia
Telephone: +357 7000 1300
Email: info@epcr.org.cy/ nb@epcr.org.cy
EU Contact Point
In case of technical problems with the Creative Europe Database, please contact: EACEA-MEDIA-DB-BOOKS@ec.europa.eu
For issues unrelated to any of the above, please contact the functional mailbox: EACEA-CREATIVE-EUROPE-TRANSLATIONS@ec.europa.eu