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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 1 Oct 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.

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days left
Last application date 1 Oct 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.

17
days left
Last application date 1 Oct 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.

17
days left
Last application date 1 Oct 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.

17
days left
Last application date 1 Oct 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.

17
days left
Last application date 1 Oct 2024
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Cover illustration by Amanda Jonsson. From the book Sally is Grumpy.

More Swedish Books for Young Readers

In our new publication we introduce you to exciting children’s and YA authors writing in Swedish today. They are authors who have already found readers in other languages and have the potential to reach even more. The publication is a standalone follow-up to the edition from 2020.

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New Swedish Voices

Are you curious about which new voices in Swedish fiction we’re listening to right now? Then this publication is for you!
Cover, illustration picturing a butterfly and a green garden.
Cover illustration by Amanda Jonsson. From the book Sally is Grumpy.

More Swedish Books for Young Readers

In our new publication we introduce you to exciting children’s and YA authors writing in Swedish today. They are authors who have already found readers in other languages and have the potential to reach even more. The publication is a standalone follow-up to the edition from 2020.

Image -NSV-SLE-webb.jpg

New Swedish Voices

Are you curious about which new voices in Swedish fiction we’re listening to right now? Then this publication is for you!
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News

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Allocation of funding for translations

The second application round for 2024 Nordic and Non-Nordic translation grants has been decided. In this round, we received 116 applications, of which 91 were approved.
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Participants in the Gothenburg Book Fair Fellowship 2024

The selection of participants in our fellowship program at the Gothenburg Book Fair, 26–29 September, is now official!
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Swedish poets in the spotlight

For the second distribution round of our Grants for international promotion of Swedish literature and drama in 2024, we approved 22 applications involving more than 35 Swedish authors. The round was highlighted by several literature festivals inviting Swedish poets to participate.

Illustrated book cover, a police car is driving in a dark forest.

Allocation of funding for translations

The second application round for 2024 Nordic and Non-Nordic translation grants has been decided. In this round, we received 116 applications, of which 91 were approved.
""

Participants in the Gothenburg Book Fair Fellowship 2024

The selection of participants in our fellowship program at the Gothenburg Book Fair, 26–29 September, is now official!
Image -nino-mick_666c0503b0db9.jpg

Swedish poets in the spotlight

For the second distribution round of our Grants for international promotion of Swedish literature and drama in 2024, we approved 22 applications involving more than 35 Swedish authors. The round was highlighted by several literature festivals inviting Swedish poets to participate.

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Translator's Choice

Book cover, it's an old photo of a man and a women sitting at a dinner table. He's looking at her, and she's looking towards the camera.
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.

Book cover of "Vem tror hon att hon är": it's a photo of a women lies upside down on a couch wearing a green sweatsuit with green dots, smoking a cigarette.
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.

Book cover, it's an old photo of a man and a women sitting at a dinner table. He's looking at her, and she's looking towards the camera.
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.

Book cover of "Vem tror hon att hon är": it's a photo of a women lies upside down on a couch wearing a green sweatsuit with green dots, smoking a cigarette.
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.

""
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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