New cooperation for the funding of translations from 2024: We look forward to working with the Goethe-Institut!

Since 1984, Litprom has been a contact point for the promotion of translations for fictional works from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Arabic World to the German-speaking market. This initiative was and is supposed to help empower the literary exchange and the publication of important works from contemporary authors from above mentioned regions.

Since April 2017, it was also possible for German publishers to submit planned translations from Turkish to German.

We attach just as much importance to promoting authors on the part of publishers as we do to supporting authors whose works are little or not (yet) known in German-speaking countries. All translations supported by Litprom to date are displayed in the QUELLEN catalogue: Tick the box in the search mask at the bottom right.

Since 2024, we have had a new cooperation partner in the Goethe-Institut, which contributes expertise from its global network and financial resources.

The Goethe-Institut is the globally active cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany. It promotes knowledge of the German language abroad and fosters international cultural cooperation. Further information can be found here: Literature - Goethe-Institut.

Please note: You can only apply for this funding if you are a publisher in Germany. Also, the translation must be planned already. 

The program was subsidized by means of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Auswärtiges Amt) until 2022.

Information on how to apply (only in German)