Circulation of European literary works

Call updates

11 September 2024

EVALUATION results

Published: 16.01.2024

Deadline: 16.04.2024

Available budget: EUR 5.000.000

The results of the evaluation for each topic are as follows:

 CREA-CULT-2024-LIT

Number of proposals submitted (including proposals transferred from or to other calls)

185

Number of inadmissible proposals

5

Number of ineligible proposals

8

Number of above-threshold proposals

118

Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals

EUR 15.197.864,12

Number of proposals retained for funding

34

Number of proposals in the reserve list

8

Funding threshold

90

We recently informed the applicants about the evaluation results for their proposals.

For questions, please contact: EACEA-CREATIVE-EUROPE-TRANSLATIONS@ec.europa.eu

Apr 18, 2024 5:00:23 PM

PROPOSAL NUMBERS.

Call CREA-CULT-2024-LIT has closed on the 16/04/2024

185 proposals have been submitted.

Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in October 2024.

Feb 14, 2024 3:27:35 PM

Corrigendum to the Call Document

Please note that an updated version of the Call Document has been published (version 2.0). The document contains modification in section 10 - Legal and financial set-up of the Grant Agreements (page 21) concerning the prefinancing rate.

Circulation of European literary works

TOPIC ID: CREA-CULT-2024-LIT

Type of grant: Call for proposals

General information

Programme: Creative Europe Programme (CREA)

Call: Circulation of European literary works (CREA-CULT-2024-LIT)

Type of action: CREA-LS CREA Lump Sum Grants

Type of MGA: CREA Lump Sum Grant [CREA-AG-LS]

Status: Open for submission

Deadline model: single-stage

Opening Date: 16 January 2024

Deadline dates: 16 April 2024 17:00 (Brussels time)

Topic description

Scope:

This action will support projects that will translate, publish, distribute and promote works of fiction written by authors who are nationals of - or residents in - Creative Europe countries, or are recognised as part of the literary heritage of these countries

Themes and priorities

In line with the current cultural policy priorities, proposals should address:

1. the following Call specific priorities:

• to strengthen the transnational circulation and diversity of European literary works;
• to encourage the translation, publication and promotion of works of fiction written in less widely spoken languages in order to increase their distribution in wider markets in Europe and beyond;
• to enlarge the audience for European books, especially to young people by actively encouraging them to discover the diversity of European literature;
• to contribute to strengthening the competitiveness of the book sector by encouraging cooperation between different actors within the book value chain- including booksellers and libraries;
• to promote the literary translator profession and the principles of visibility, good working conditions and fair remuneration of translator. In this respect publishers should ensure that the name of the translator(s) is in the published book, preferably on the cover, as well as the source language.

NB: in order to continue to provide support to Ukraine in the field of books, projects aimed at providing books in the Ukrainian language to Ukrainian refugees and displaced people will be encouraged. (See the conditions of eligibility in Section 6 of this document. )

2. the following cross-cutting issues as described in section 1 Background.

(i) inclusion and diversity, notably gender balance, and

(ii) greening of Creative Europe,

Activities that can be funded

Translation, pubblication, promotion and distribution activities as well as activities addressing the themes and priorities described above.

The proposed activities should be grouped, in the application form part B, in coherent work packages (i.e. major sub-division of the project). Each work package must have a corresponding list of activities, deliverables, milestones and critical risks (see section 10).

Expected Impact

The action will support around 40 projects, implemented either by a single entity (mono-beneficiary) or by a grouping of organisations (multi-beneficiary).

Each project must be based on a sound editorial and promotional strategy covering a package of at least 5 eligible works of fiction translated from and into eligible languages, and must include the following elements

• the proposed package contributes to the diversity of literature in the target country (or countries) by including works of fiction from countries that are underrepresented, and in particular, works written in lesser-used languages,
• the format of the book and the distribution strategy help ensure wide and easy access to the works
• the promotion strategy allows for an enlargement of the readership,
• the project encourages collaboration between authors, translators, publishers, distributors, booksellers, libraries, festivals, literary events, etc.,
• the project contributes to raising the profile of translators and respects the principle of fair remuneration,
• the project addresses the Creative Europe programme cross-cutting issues and the Culture Strand 2024 priorities (see section 1.Background for details).

1. Eligible countries:as described in the Call documentsection 6 (Eligibility).

2. Eligibility and admissibility conditions: as described in the Call documentsection 5 (Admissibility and documents) and section 6 (Eligibility).

3. Proposal page limits and layout: Part Bof the application form (technical description) is limited to maximum 70 pages. Please refer to the Call document section 5 (admissibility and documents).

4. Evaluation

Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the Call documentsection 8 (Evaluation and award procedure) and section 9 (Award criteria).

5. Indicative timetable for evaluation and grant agreement: as described in the Call document.

Publication of the call: 16 January 2024

Deadline for submitting applications: 16 April 2024 17:00 (Brussels Time)

Evaluation period: May-July 2024

Information to applicants: October 2024

Signature of grant agreement: January 2025

6. Proposal templates, guidance and model grant agreements (MGA):

Standard proposal template (For information only - do NOT use this template for the submission. You will find the application form in the submission system). Call document2024 Annual Work Programme for the implementation of the Creative Europe programme Mono/Multi-beneficiary Model Grant Agreement

Start submission

To access the Electronic Submission Service, please click on the submission-button next to the type of action and the type of model grant agreement that corresponds to your proposal. You will then be asked to confirm your choice, as it cannot be changed in the submission system. Upon confirmation, you will be linked to the correct entry point.

To access existing draft proposals for this topic, please login to the Funding & Tenders Portal and select the My Proposals page of the My Area section.

Get support

For help related to this call, please contact the Creative Europe Desks whih are in every contry participating in the programme to support potential applicants.

Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ– Submission of proposals.

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Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and submission to reporting on your on-going project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.

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