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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
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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 30 Jan 2024
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.

54
days left
Last application date 30 Jan 2024
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.

54
days left
Last application date 30 Jan 2024
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.

54
days left
Last application date 30 Jan 2024
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.

54
days left
Last application date 30 Jan 2024
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.

54
days left
Last application date 30 Jan 2024
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News

Group photo of the laureates 2023.

The August Prize 2023

Three award winners of the August Prize 2023 and the title Best Swedish Book of the Year were announced on November 27th in the categories Fiction, Non-fiction, and Children's and Youth Literature.
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Joanna Rubin Dranger is the award winner of the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize

The Swedish author received the prize for her genre-transcending work, Ihågkom oss till liv.

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Distribution of grants for promotional activities

Book talks and tour in USA, book launch in France and focus on Swedish and Nordic literature at festivals in Turkey, Germany, and Serbia. That are some examples of what is being granted in the third application round of grants for international promotion of Swedish literature and drama.
Group photo of the laureates 2023.

The August Prize 2023

Three award winners of the August Prize 2023 and the title Best Swedish Book of the Year were announced on November 27th in the categories Fiction, Non-fiction, and Children's and Youth Literature.
Image -Joanna Rubin Dranger_ photo Anna Widoff.jpg

Joanna Rubin Dranger is the award winner of the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize

The Swedish author received the prize for her genre-transcending work, Ihågkom oss till liv.

Image -balsam-karam-Carla Orrego Veliz.jpg

Distribution of grants for promotional activities

Book talks and tour in USA, book launch in France and focus on Swedish and Nordic literature at festivals in Turkey, Germany, and Serbia. That are some examples of what is being granted in the third application round of grants for international promotion of Swedish literature and drama.
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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.

Image -Suzanne Osten.jpg
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.

Image -9789100176273.jpg
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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