International Translation Grants
The Canada Council for the Arts is committed to equity and inclusion, and welcomes applications from diverse Aboriginal, cultural and regional communities, including people with disabilities.
Deadline
There are no deadlines for this program. You may apply at any time during the year. Applications must be submitted before the translation has been completed according to the date specified in the agreement with the translator.
The Canada Council will not accept incomplete applications or those submitted by fax or email.
Please refer to the Program Guidelines for detailed information.
Program Description
The International Translation Grants program provides assistance to foreign publishers for the first translation of literary works by Canadian authors, for publication abroad. The grants support the translation of works into languages other than French or English.
Eligibility
Note that meeting the eligibility criteria allows your company to apply to the program. It does not, however, guarantee that it will receive a grant.
Publisher Eligibility
To apply to this program, your company must be an established publisher with an ongoing publishing program and an active backlist of at least four literary titles. Book publishing must be your company’s primary activity, not a peripheral or occasional one.
Your company must use appropriate and effective means to market, distribute and create public awareness of its publications in the target-language country or countries.
Title Eligibility
You may apply for assistance for the translation of Canadian-authored literary works that have been professionally published. Eligible categories are poetry, fiction, drama, children’s literature (textbooks are not eligible) and literary non-fiction targeted to the general public.
The Canada Council defines literary non-fiction as narrative text about real events, people or ideas, where the writer’s voice and opinion are evident and the narrative is set within a context and a critical framework. The work should be accessible to a general reading audience and cannot be intended for a specialized or academic readership.
Grant Amount
The maximum amount available for any one title is $20,000.
Further Information
Catherine Montgomery
Program Officer
Writing and Publishing Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
catherine.montgomery@canadacouncil.ca
1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 5574
TTY : 1-866-585-5559
Fax: 613-566-4410
Septembre 2011