federal target program “Culture of Russia (2012-2018),” and the Institute for Literary
Translation, an autonomous nonprofit organization for furthering the development of
the theory and practice of literary translation, are prepared to support translation into
foreign languages of works written in Russian and other languages of the peoples of
the Russian Federation.

 

The program will be conductedduring2012-2018.

 

Information on the Institute for Literary Translation’s grant program

 

Criteria for reviewing proposals:

 

- importance and relevance of the translation into the proposed language

- originality and freshness of the literary work

- prizes received from Russian national competitions recognizing the best literary
works (Bolshaya Kniga (Big Book), Russian Booker, Malaya Rodina (Little Homeland),
The Art of Books, Debut, and others) and international literary awards
- new translations of Russian classics

 

The program may offer theseforms of support:

- full payment of a translation

- partial payment of a translation

 

To submit a proposal for the competition, a publisher must present thefollowing
documents:

 

- a completed proposal form (download)

- a copy of the agreement to acquire the rights to use the work

- a copy of the agreement to acquire the rights to translate the work

- a detailed budget estimate for the publication

- a brief rationale/explanation for choosing the work for translation

- informational material about the publishing house

- the translator’s resume

 

All the documents listed above should be sent to the following email addresses:
maria@institutperevoda.ru and eugene@institutperevoda.ru

 

Applications will be accepted: January 1, 2013-March 31, 2013 (may be extended
till May 31, 2013)

Applications will be reviewed: April 1, 2013-June 30, 2013

The book should be published during 2013-2014.

 

All applications will be reviewed by the Institute for Literary Translation’s and approved
by Rospechat’s Expert Commission.

 

If a decision is made to support your proposal, an agreement will be concluded with
you.

 

Here is a sample completed agreement.

 

Two appendices must also be completed:

Appendix 1(to be completed when the book appears in print)

 

The completed agreement and Appendix 2 should be sent for processing and approval
to Maria Skachkova at this electronic address: maria@institutperevoda.ru

 

After approval, originals of the agreement (two copies) and Appendix 2 should be sent
to this address: 109189, Russia, Moscow, Nikoloyamskaya st., 1 (улица
Николоямская, д. 1, Москва, 109189, Российская Федерация)

 

 

Activityunder the agreement includes:

 

- Sending the layout of the publication to the Institute, in PDF format, by electronic
mail, before the deadline specified in the agreement. Please see layout requirements
below.

- Printing and distributing the books

- Providing five copies of the book to the Institute for Literary Translation

 

The back of the title page of the printed or electronic edition should contain the Institute
for Literary Translation logo and the following text:

 

Published with the support of the Institute for Literary Translation (Russia)

 

Requirements for the layout:

 

- You can download the Institute for Literary Translation’s logo here, to place on the
back of the title page of the layout when the publication is printed.

- The following text should be placed on the back of the title page in the PDF-format
layout for the publication (but not in the printed edition):