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There is a great international interest in Swedish literature. The Swedish Arts Council is the authority with responsibility for promoting Swedish literature in translation. Through Swedish Literature Exchange we coordinate a number of efforts within the field.

Grants for Translation and Promotion

Literature and translation

Open for application

Grants for translators of Swedish literature

This grant promotes international exchange and skill improvement activities among translators of Swedish literature and drama.

Last application date 7 Sep 2023

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.

Last application date 7 Sep 2023

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.

Last application date 3 Oct 2023

Literature and translation

Open for application

Grants for translators of Swedish literature

This grant promotes international exchange and skill improvement activities among translators of Swedish literature and drama.

Last application date 7 Sep 2023

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.

Last application date 7 Sep 2023

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.

Last application date 3 Oct 2023

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Funding schemes for translation and promotion

Find out more about our grants and activities for translators

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Translator's Choice

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Translator's Choice

The House with the Two Towers

In The House with the Two Towers (Huset med de två tornen), Maciej Zaremba dissects the events of his parents’ lives and how their war experiences led to an inevitable separation. Janny Middelbeek-Oortgiesen, who translates into Dutch, recommends a book that draws a finely nuanced portrait of childhood in post-war Poland.

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Translator's Choice

Who Does Suzanne Osten Think She Is?

Who Does Suzanne Osten Think She Is? is more than a magnificent and colourful portrait of one of the greatest theatre and film directors of our time. It is a portrait of a zeitgeist. Ana Valdés, who translates into Spanish, recommends Suzanne Osten’s autobiography published in 2021.

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Translator's Choice

W by Steve Sem-Sandberg

Emöke Andersson Lipcsey, who translates into Hungarian, recommends a book based on the life of the historical figure Johann Christian Woyzeck. The author Steve Sem-Sandberg uses W.’s fate to paint a shocking, true picture of how the brutality of war can affect and warp the character of the individual.

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Translator's Choice

The House with the Two Towers

In The House with the Two Towers (Huset med de två tornen), Maciej Zaremba dissects the events of his parents’ lives and how their war experiences led to an inevitable separation. Janny Middelbeek-Oortgiesen, who translates into Dutch, recommends a book that draws a finely nuanced portrait of childhood in post-war Poland.

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Translator's Choice

Who Does Suzanne Osten Think She Is?

Who Does Suzanne Osten Think She Is? is more than a magnificent and colourful portrait of one of the greatest theatre and film directors of our time. It is a portrait of a zeitgeist. Ana Valdés, who translates into Spanish, recommends Suzanne Osten’s autobiography published in 2021.

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Translator's Choice

W by Steve Sem-Sandberg

Emöke Andersson Lipcsey, who translates into Hungarian, recommends a book based on the life of the historical figure Johann Christian Woyzeck. The author Steve Sem-Sandberg uses W.’s fate to paint a shocking, true picture of how the brutality of war can affect and warp the character of the individual.

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Swedish Contemporary Fiction

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

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Work, Sex, Exile and Exofiction

Swedish Literature Exchange asked critic Kristina Lindquist to bring us up to date on the latest themes and tendencies in Swedish fiction. How is current fiction depicting the world of today?

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Swedish Contemporary Fiction

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

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Work, Sex, Exile and Exofiction

Swedish Literature Exchange asked critic Kristina Lindquist to bring us up to date on the latest themes and tendencies in Swedish fiction. How is current fiction depicting the world of today?

News

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Fourteen nominees for the 2023 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize

The Swedish authors and illustrators Teresa Glad and Sara Lundberg are nominated for the 2023 prize. The winner will be announced in Oslo on 31 October.

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Grants for international promotion of Swedish literature and drama

Distribution of grants for international promotion of Swedish literature and drama, first application round 2023. We are happy that the great interest for the grant remains and for receiving such high-quality applications from several countries. Out of 38 received applications, 27 were approved.

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Nordic and Non-Nordic translation grants

The first application round of applications for translation grants 2023 has now been finalized. We had the pleasure to receive 126 applications from all over the world and of these 109 were approved.

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Fourteen nominees for the 2023 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize

The Swedish authors and illustrators Teresa Glad and Sara Lundberg are nominated for the 2023 prize. The winner will be announced in Oslo on 31 October.

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Grants for international promotion of Swedish literature and drama

Distribution of grants for international promotion of Swedish literature and drama, first application round 2023. We are happy that the great interest for the grant remains and for receiving such high-quality applications from several countries. Out of 38 received applications, 27 were approved.

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Nordic and Non-Nordic translation grants

The first application round of applications for translation grants 2023 has now been finalized. We had the pleasure to receive 126 applications from all over the world and of these 109 were approved.

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