The Foundation for the Production and Translation of Dutch Literature exists to promote interest in Dutch-language literature abroad. It maintains contacts with a large number of international publishers, and has a stand at major international book fairs, including the Frankfurt Book Fair, the London Book Fair and the Children’s Book Fair in Bologna.
Foreign publishers wishing to publish translations of Dutch or Frisian literature, including children’s literature, quality non-fiction and poetry, may apply for a subsidy towards the translation costs.
Literary institutions, universities and publishers can apply for subsidies towards the travel costs of authors taking part in literary programmes and/or promotional activities in connection with translated works.
The Foundation also organises writer-in-residence programmes in which an author lectures at a foreign university for a certain period. Travel and accommodation expenses (including grants) incurred by the writer-in-residence are subsidised. Currently the NLPVF funds programmes in London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Budapest, Ann Arbor and Paramaribo.
The Foundation cooperates with foreign publishers, book fairs and literary institutes to organize occasional major literary events abroad which present Dutch authors and their work.
The Translators’ House in Amsterdam welcomes translators from Dutch into any language, who want to improve or maintain their language skills and their knowledge of Dutch culture. The Translators’ House is an ideal base for translators wishing to do research for a translation project, to consult their author(s) or to meet publishers.
The Foundation for the Production and Translation of Dutch Literature exists to promote interest in Dutch-language literature abroad.