On Wednesday 17 April, the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) published a new report giving an overview of the funding schemes, themes, initiatives and projects financed under the support programme for the book and publishing sector over the period 2021-2023.
Creative Europe projects contribute to a collective effort to promote not only literary works and artists, but also the cultural and linguistic diversity of Europe’s 40 countries.
Creative Europe’s various themes, special actions and initiatives, such as ‘Translators on the Cover’, the EU Prize for Literature, European Authors’ Day, support for young people and young professionals, and support for the Ukrainian cultural and creative sector complement the work carried out by the projects on the ground and help to strengthen the book and publishing sector in the countries participating in the programme and beyond.
As far as funding is concerned, Creative Europe supports the book and publishing sector through various programmes, in particular its specific project ‘Circulation of European Literary Works’. Between 2021 and 2023, Creative Europe has funded a total of 131 projects. These projects involve the translation of 1,496 books written by 1,213 authors and translated by 981 translators.
In addition, despite not being tailored to the book sector, the ‘European Platforms for the Promotion of Emerging Artists’, ‘European Networks of Cultural and Creative Organisations’ and ‘European Cooperation Projects’ programmes can also fund projects in the book and publishing sector.
Read the report: https://aeur.eu/f/bul (Original version in French by Nithya Paquiry)