Call: Brazilian authors translation programme

Brazil's National Library Foundation, an office of the Ministry of Culture, has created the Programme for Supporting the Translation and Publishing of Brazilian Authors Abroad in order to foster a greater presence of works of local literature in foreign publishing companies' catalogues and in bookstore shelves and virtual bookshelves throughout the world.

Founded with the aim of promoting Brazil's literature and culture all over the world, the Programme offers a variety of patronage incentives to publishing companies. These incentives include financial support for the translation of Brazilian literary works from all genres, as well as support for the launching of reissues of books previously published abroad.

Applications for the programme will be accepted continuously until the year 2020. It is the largest investment ever made by the Brazilian government to encourage the presence of works of literature from Brazil in the international publishing market. 

More information on http://www.bn.br/translationgrant

Read the National Library Foundation's information leaflet

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