Publishers wishing to send copies of their translations to the Literature Ireland office should follow the below instructions.
The Literature Ireland postal address for letter post and parcels sent by normal post (i.e. via the post office) is: Literature Ireland, Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation, 36 Fenian Street, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 CH22, Ireland.
If you are sending a parcel by courier post, please do not use the above address and instead use this address: Literature Ireland, Main Post Room, Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin D02 PN40, Ireland.
We request that you kindly forward any tracking information to us. If a name is required for courier deliveries, please use Lynsey Reed (mobile number available on request via email).
There are three deadlines for applications in 2023: 10 March, 30 June, and 10 November. See below for information on how to apply online.
Applicants must use Literature Ireland's online system in order to apply for a translation grant. Applications will be accepted only in the two weeks prior to a deadline (for the next round, the date from which applicants may apply is 16th June 2023).
Please note: given the exceptional pressure on our current translation grant budget, there will be very limited support available for public domain translation projects.
Publishers wishing to send copies of their translations to the Literature Ireland office should follow the below instructions.
The Literature Ireland postal address for letter post and parcels sent by normal post (i.e. via the post office) is: Literature Ireland, Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation, 36 Fenian Street, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 CH22, Ireland.
If you are sending a parcel by courier post, please do not use the above address and instead use this address: Literature Ireland, Main Post Room, Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin D02 PN40, Ireland.
We request that you kindly forward any tracking information to us. If a name is required for courier deliveries, please use Lynsey Reed (mobile number available on request via email).
The checklist document provides a list of all information and documentation required (page 1) and some further information on the grant application process (page 2).
Once all required information and documentation has been received, the translation grant is payable within a period of three to six months.
Should you have any questions in relation to the application process, please email Lynsey Reed (lynsey@literatureireland.com) or phone us on 00353 (0)1 896 4184.
*Eligible genres: literary fiction, literary non-fiction, children's literature, poetry and drama.
** Translations for which funding is being sought must not be published before the deadline for application or before the meeting of the board of Literature Ireland at which applications will be considered. These meetings typically take place six to eight weeks after the deadline.
*** Please note that the board meetings at which applications submitted by these deadlines will take place in May, September and December respectively. Applications submitted to these rounds for works which will be published before the meeting of the board will be deemed ineligible.
Before you begin, please read the guidelines below to assist you in creating an account and in submitting an application. The links for signing up and logging in are at the bottom of this page.
If you have never previously registered for the online grant application system, please click here and then select 'Sign Up Here' .
Registered users should use this link to sign in to the system.