Creative Europe Programme · European Union

Circulation of European literary works

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The EU's Creative Europe Programme programme expects to make awards, from a total budget of €5 million. Applications close on 27 Jan 2027 (EU calls usually close at 17:00 Brussels time).

Deadline: 27 Jan 2027 (in 73 days)
Grant amount: €5 million total budget
Funding rate: Varies by programme — see the call conditions
Total budget: €5 million
Type of action: CREA Lump Sum Grants · CREA Lump Sum Grant
Likely applicant types: Non-profits, Public bodies, Companies, SMEs / start-ups, Universities & research From source categories or programme rules; the call decides.
Funder: Creative Europe Programme (CREA)
Reference: CREA-CULT-2027-LIT
Call: CREA-CULT-2027-LIT
Last checked: 14 Nov 2026

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Scope

Translation, publication, promotion, and distribution activities as well as activities addressing the themes and priorities described above. More specifically:

• Activities relating to literary works to be translated, published and promoted, as part of a robust publishing strategy and an effective distribution plan.

• Activities aimed at facilitating collaboration between the various stakeholders in the book and publishing value chain: authors, translators, publishers, distributors, booksellers, libraries, literary events and festivals.

The proposed activities should be grouped, in the application form (part B), in coherent work packages. Each work package must have a corresponding list of activities, deliverables, milestones, and critical risks.

Topics

Architecture - Culture Book fair managers/directors Books Comics Creative Europe Language Libraries and archives Literary Translation Literary Translation type of fictions Literature books and reading - Culture Literature books and reading fields Novels Poetry Publishers Publishing Short stories Tales Theatre plays Translation Translators

Timing

Single-stage call. Next deadline 2027-01-27. The portal states the exact cut-off time (EU calls usually close at 17:00 Brussels time).

How to apply

Read the full topic on the Funding & Tenders Portal: expected outcome, scope, type of action and the topic conditions, including any country restrictions.
Register each participating organisation in the Funding & Tenders Portal to get a PIC.
Check the topic conditions for the minimum number of partners.
Prepare Part A (administrative forms and budget, completed in the portal) and Part B (the technical description on the official template for this type of action).
Submit in the portal before the cut-off time on the deadline day. Late submissions are not accepted.

From the call text

Who can apply: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Company stage: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Single applicant or consortium: Read the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for eligible countries, consortium requirements, budget and the application route.
Where applicants must be based: Read the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for eligible countries, consortium requirements, budget and the application route.
Where to apply: Read the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for eligible countries, consortium requirements, budget and the application route.

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Where these facts come from

Fact	Value	How we know	Taken from the source
Deadline	27 January 2027 “Single-stage call. Next deadline 2027-01-27. The portal states the exact cut-off time (EU calls usually close at 17:00 Brussels time).”	official data field	15 Nov 2026
Amount per applicant	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—
Total budget	€5 million	official data field	15 Nov 2026
Funding rate	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—
Who can apply	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—
Where to apply	Read the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for eligible countries, consortium requirements, budget and the application route.	read from the official text	15 Nov 2026

Official sources

Official call page

Facts on this page come from the funder’s official data, taken on 14 Nov 2026. The funder's own documents, including later amendments, always take precedence.