National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
The National Endowment for the Arts announces a fellowship for translators.
Literature Fellowship: Translation Project -- Through fellowships to published translators, the Arts Endowment supports projects for the translation of specific works of prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English. The NEA encourages translations of writers and of work which are not well represented in English translation. All proposed projects must be for creative translations of published literary material into English. The work to be translated should be of interest for its literary excellence and value. Priority will be given to projects that involve work that has not yet been translated into English.
Individual translators who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States and who meet the following publication requirements are eligible to apply.
- Published a total of at least 20 pages of translations of creative literature into English in literary magazines, anthologies, or books; or
- Published a translation into English of a novel or a volume of at least 20 pages of fiction, poetry, or belles-lettres (creative nonfiction, criticism, and essays); or
- Translated into English at least one full-length play that has been produced by a professional theater company.
Application materials are available online and submission must be completed through the grants.gov system.
The deadline for submission is January 9, 2009. Grants are for $12,500 or $25,000, depending upon the artistic excellence and merit of the project.
More information regarding the program and application materials are located at
www.arts.gov/grants/apply/LitTranslation
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