Deadline: 9-May-23
The Australia Council for the Arts is now accepting applications for its International Rights Fund For Literature to support literary agents, rights managers and publishers to attend international markets such as book fairs to sell rights in Australian works.
The program supports literary agents, rights managers and publishers to attend international markets such as book fairs to sell rights in Australian works of creative writing. This includes fiction, poetry, writing for children and young people, graphic novels, and narrative non-fiction (defined as autobiography, biography, essays, histories, literary criticism, or analytical prose).
Funding Information
Contributions of $5,000 per successful applicant are available.
What you can apply for?
- Travel and accommodation costs.
- Book fair entry and stand costs.
Eligibility Criteria
- Literary agents, rights managers and publishers representing Australian authors.
- Individuals or organisations representing a range of Australian literary titles.
Assessment Criteria
Applications will be assessed against the following two selection criteria:
- Quality
- Quality of the works and writers represented.
- Viability
- Evidence of the individual or organisation’s thorough planning and ability to carry out the proposal to a high standard
- individual’s demonstrated experience of selling rights.
For more information, visit Australia Council for the Arts.