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The Literary Center (LIC) announces an open call for a financial grant for a translation sample of original literature into German language.
Basic Information
The grant for a translation sample from a work oforiginal literature into German lanaguageallows professional literary translators to apply for a financial assistance withoutcommitment of a publishing contract. The grant covers the translator's fee for a sample of a literary work that they are interested in translating in its entirety, thus allowing them to obtain German-language material that they can use when negotiatingwith potential publishers.
The fee 18 Euro per standard page applies to a sample of 15-25 standard pages (1 page: 1800 characters) in German language.
Translators who will be awarded the sample grant are automatically eligible for the translators' residency SCUP in Bratislava.
Dates
Open call announcement: 1 May 2021
Application deadline: 31 May 2021
Announcement of supported applicants: 10 June 2021
Translation submission: 30 August 2021
Application must include:
1. CV and contact information (telephone number, email, address)
2. chosen sample in
3. motivation letter
4. written proposal of the next step: names of the publishing houses the translator will approach with thetranslationand an explanation of the particular choice (past collaborationor communication, profile of the publisher, etc.)
The application must be received before or on30 May 2021 the latest,andit must be sent via email and mail to the following addresses:
Literárne informačné centrum (LIC)
Námestie SNP 12
812 24 Bratislava
petra.mikulasova@litcentrum.sk
Conditions
-- The chosen text must be a work of original literature, fiction, essay, reportage or literature for childrenand YA. (The call does not include poetry and scientific literature.)
-- The chosen work must notbe previously published in German language. Works with signed license agreements will not be considered either. The chosen sample must not be previously published in magazines or anthologies in German language. We do not accept samples that have been commissioned and paid for by LIC in the past. You can find the list of texts and samples published in magazines and anthologies here.
-- LIC gains the rights for the translation of the sample and may use it for its promotion materials and activities.
-- The grant moneywill be paid after the sample-submission deadline / 30 August 2021 / whenthe translator hands in the translated sample in the required quality.
-- All translators into German language may apply for the grant;translators whose book translations have been published in a German-speaking countrywill be preferred.
Consultations are possible with Petra Mikulasova at petra.mikulasova@litcentrum.sk
Additional information about the SCUP residency can be found on our website.
Additional information about the grant program can be found here.
