Circulation of European literary works
Circulation of European literary works · CREA-LS · Can apply alone
What this call funds
This call funds projects that translate, publish, distribute and promote European literature across languages, especially less translated ones. It supports around 40 projects each round, covering novels, plays, poetry, comics and children's literature. The goal is to increase the circulation and diversity of European literary works and support fair conditions for literary translators.
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Who wins this
A publisher or cultural organisation, working alone or in a consortium, that wants to translate and distribute European literary works while ensuring fair pay and visibility for literary translators.
Could you win this call?
Only the website is required.
The call in detail
- Funding model
- CREA-AG-LS
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- CREA Lump Sum Grants
- Partners
- Not required. You can apply on your own.
- Also required
- Machine translation is excluded, translators must be professional humans under signed contracts, and it is recommended that 20 to 30% of the project budget go to translator remuneration for novels.
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout As described in the call document section 5 (Admissibility and documents) and section 6 (Eligibility). 2. Eligible countries As described in the call document section 6 (Eligibility). 3. Proposal page limits and layout Part B of the application form (technical description) is limited to maximum 70 pages. Please refer to the call document section 5 (Admissibility and documents). 4. Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the call document section 8 (Evaluation and award procedure) and section 9 (Award criteria). 5. Indicative timetable for evaluation and grant agreement Publication of the call: 7 October 2026. Deadline for submitting applications: 27 January 2027 17:00:00 CET (Brussels time). Evaluation period: February - May 2027. Information to applicants: July 2027. Signature of grant agreement: October 2027. Call document and annexes: