Translation Support and Funding

The Translation Fund was launched on 25 August 2015 at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. It is administered by Publishing Scotland, on behalf of Creative Scotland. Its purpose is to support publishers based outside the UK to buy rights from Scottish and UK publishers and agents by offering assistance with the cost of translation of contemporary Scottish writers. The funding will be received in the form of a grant. [...] This fund is administered by Publishing Scotland on behalf of Creative Scotland. The purpose of the fund is to support publishers based outside the United Kingdom with the payment of translation fees to translate Scottish writers. Funding will be offered in the form of a grant in pound sterling (GBP) and is for translation costs only. Applications for Round Two of the fund are now open until Monday 26 January 2026. Apply here. Please read the Terms & Conditions before applying. [...] Other countries also run schemes that support the translation of their literature into other languages. Worth checking if an author has links with more than one country. Eg Creative New Zealand supports the translation of New Zealand literature into foreign languages with the Translation Fund scheme administered by the Publishers Association of New Zealand. These grants can contribute up to 50% of the translation cost to a maximum of 5,000 NZD per title. ## Translation Fund email icon