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The dancer Liv Aira and jojk artist Elin Teilus. Photo: Jo Kemp.

Portrait of Laurie Halse Anderson — The longing for love and belonging are themes in her writing, which is characterized by a darkly shimmering realism. Photo: Susanne Kronholm.

Laurie Halse Anderson – Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award laureate 2023

Laurie Halse Anderson is one of America’s foremost writers for young adults. Her breakthrough novel, Speak, was published in 1999 and has been translated into many languages and adapted for film.

Året 2023 står i stor stil i de skiftande färgerna: blågrå, neon grönt och mörk grön. — World Summit explored artistic freedom as a fundamental pillar of cultural policy and examined how we can – and why we should – safeguard artistic freedom.

World Summit on Arts and Culture 2023

On 3-5 May we were hosting the 9th World Summit on Arts and Culture together with the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA). The Summit brought together leading policymakers, researchers, and practitioners from the arts and culture sectors to discuss how to safeguard artistic freedom.

Programme for artistic freedom

The Swedish Arts Council has launched a new programme to strengthen artistic freedom globally during a three-year period (2021-2023). The programme is realised through financial support from Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and aims to improve conditions for artists to create, display and distribute their work without being exposed to threats or harassments.

Swedish Contemporary Fiction

Swedish Contemporary Fiction is an informative and hopefully inspiring new publication on writers that have already been translated into other languages.

Laurie Halse Anderson – Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award laureate 2023

Laurie Halse Anderson is one of America’s foremost writers for young adults. Her breakthrough novel, Speak, was published in 1999 and has been translated into many languages and adapted for film.

World Summit on Arts and Culture 2023

Programme for artistic freedom

Swedish Contemporary Fiction

Swedish Contemporary Fiction is an informative and hopefully inspiring new publication on writers that have already been translated into other languages.

Current grants

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.

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Last application date 3 Oct 2023

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.

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Last application date 3 Oct 2023

Literature and translation

Open for application

Grants for translation of Swedish literature and drama to other Nordic languages

The objective of this grant is to increase publishing of quality literature in other Nordic languages. Since the grant is established in the national literature centres and their national and international networks, it can contribute to a wider discussion on translated literature.

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Last application date 3 Oct 2023

Literature and translation

Open for application