Grants and Funding

The Translation Fund is administered by PANZ as part of a Contract for Services with Creative New Zealand to deliver Capability Building and International Market Development Initiatives for Literature 2020–2022. You can download an application form online or contact a representative for more information. 

As the Earth Turns Silver was the first recipient of the translation grant programme. It was published in March 2011 by Ediciones Siruela with the title Cuando la tierra se vuelve de plata.

Deadlines for applications

We welcome new applications twice a year. Applicants will be notified of the results of their application within four to six weeks of the closing date.

NOTE: Funding is spent down across the calendar year and rounds may not proceed if the funding is used in earlier rounds.

Click on Criteria and Application Form for details of the latest dates.

Eligibility

• Any established foreign publisher purchasing foreign language rights that has an active backlist of no less than four titles, or a New Zealand publishers with a well-regarded publishing programme of New Zealand authors who has partnerships or connections in place to translate books into foreign languages and to distribute and sell books into international markets.
  No more than two grants per year will be given to any one publisher.
• Sales and translation contracts must be completed and signed at time of application and include a firm commitment to publish regardless of the outcome of the application.
• The translation must be prior to printing stage at time of application.
• Priority will be given to applications that demonstrate alignment with Creative New Zealand’s other international market development activities.