Information about library grants for writers and translators
Library grants for writers and translators are awarded for work in the same year and during the period stipulated in the call for applications.
- Applicants must have at least one published work or other documented literary output.
- For plays, the publication threshold is considered the performance of the play, unless the play has been published as a book.
- The publication of individual articles or inclusion in an anthology is not considered sufficient evidence of previous literary output.
- Recipients of library grants that are awarded to cover at least four months of work must pay the statutory pension insurance contribution in accordance with the applicable Farmer’s Pensions Act (MYEL), which covers also grant recipients. The premium percentage rate is 13–25% of the total amount of the grant.
- Decisions on the awarding of library grants are made by the Board for Grants and Subsidies to Writers and Translators.
Library grants are not awarded to applicants:
- Who have a State artist grant or other working grant lasting at least six months in the same year
- Who have been awarded a supplementary artist pension
Grants for writers and translators of fiction
Grants for writers and translators of fiction are awarded for the following forms of literature: fiction prose (novels, short stories), poetry, plays, aphorisms, essays, books for children and young people, niche literature (science fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction, detective stories, fictional outdoor literature), as well as illustrated books and comics containing a lot of text.
The amount of grants for writers and translators of fiction is generally 8000–16,000 euros:
- 8000 euros for four-month grants
- 12,000 euros for six-month grants
- 16,000 euros for eight-month grants
The Board for Grants and Subsidies to Writers and Translators may also award smaller grants.
Grants for writers and translators of non-fiction
Grants for writers and translators of non-fiction are awarded for general non-fiction books. They are not awarded to authors or translators of scientific research, textbooks or similar works of professional literature within a narrow field.
The amount of grants for writers and translators of non-fiction is 4000–16,000 euros.
The Board for Grants and Subsidies to Writers and Translators may also award smaller grants.
