Supporting arts, culture and international exchange
Jon Klassen receives the 2026 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
With precision, feeling and witty humor, he portrays life's challenges of uncertainty and hope, always through the interaction of color and form.
Agnes Török on mission
Agnes Török is a spoken word artist, author, playwright and theatre director co-creating with young people themselves. Live literature, young people’s mental health and reading beyond the cities are the laureate’s main tasks.
Current grants
Literature and translation
Open for application
Grants for translation of Swedish literature and drama (Non-Nordic languages)
This grant aims to promote translation of Swedish literature into other, non-Nordic, languages.
Literature and translation
Open for application
Translation of Swedish drama for stage performance
This grant aims to make it possible for more Swedish theatre plays in translation to be performed on stage abroad.
Literature and translation
Open for application
Grants for international promotion of Swedish literature and drama
This grant aims to promote the international dissemination of high-quality Swedish literature and Swedish drama and to enable international exchanges in the field.