PEN Translates helps UK publishers to meet the costs of translating new works into English – whilst ensuring translators are acknowledged and paid properly for their work.
The award funds up to 75% of translation costs for selected projects. When a publisher’s annual turnover is less than £500,000, we will consider supporting up to 100% of translation costs.
PEN Translates is open to works from all languages, and it is not essential for publishers to have acquired the rights at the time of application.
The submitted project may be a work of fiction (including children’s literature), non-fiction, poetry, prose or plays (for print edition), but not a magazine.
There are two submission periods each year, the first in April–May (with awards decided in December) and the second in October–November (with awards decided the following June).
If you have any queries, please contact
will@englishpen.org
Find out more
here
Deadline: 11.59 BST on 31 May 2022