We are pleased to announce that the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, the Institut français and FACE Foundation are now accepting applications for their translation assistance programs. The Book Department of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy works with FACE Foundation (the French American Cultural Exchange), the Institut français and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to promote French and Francophone literature and to encourage English translations of French fiction and non-fiction, children’s books, comics and digital books. To that effect, it provides and oversees three bi-annual programs
concerning translations from French into English of works that have not yet been published in the United States. The Cultural Services of the French Embassy offer a single online application process. By filling out the form and uploading the necessary documents, you may apply directly online to the following three programs:
FRENCH VOICES AWARDS
The French Voices Awards honor both translators and American publishers for English translations of works that have been published in France in the last 6 years. Award recipients are selected by an independant literary committee. Each book receives a $6,000 award, shared by the American publisher ($4000) and the translator ($2000) ($5,000 and $1,000 respectively in case of a comic book or picture book).
Furthermore, the French Voices Committee chooses now a Grand Prize Winner for each year. The winner will receive $10,000 in total ($6,000 to cover the preface and the publishing costs and a $4,000 non-negotiable bonus to be allocated to the translator; and respectively $7,000 and $3,000 in case of a comic book or picture book). The French author of the translated book will also be awarded the opportunity to do a book tour in the US when his or her book will be published in the US.
HEMINGWAY GRANTS
Hemingway Grants allow publishers to receive financial help for the translation and publication of a French work into English. Grant beneficiaries are selected by the Book Department of the French Embassy in the United States. Grants awarded for each work range from $500 to $6,000.
ACQUISITION OF RIGHTS GRANTS
The Institut français helps American publishers offset the cost of acquiring the rights to French works. Grant beneficiaries are selected by the Institut français in Paris. The amount awarded cannot exceed the amount of the advance paid to the French publisher for the acquisition of rights and varies from 500 to 7,000 Euros.
For access to the online application and application and guidelines, please visit us online.
Application deadlines
The deadline for the first 2015 session is February 18, 2015.
>>Expected date of printing: no sooner than September 2015 for the upcoming session. The deadline for the second 2015 session is August 28, 2015.
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