BURGESS PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENT
All you wanted to know about the Burgess Translation Grant…
As you might have seen from our previous posts, here at the Book office, we love to see French literature being translated in English. We help to make this a reality with the Burgess Programme that has existed since 1993. For people who are busy preparing next year’s applications, here are a few reminders about how our programme works.
Working with the French government, the Burgess Programme gives direct funding to publishers to assist with translation costs via the French Book Office in London (up to 30% of translation costs).
This year applications will be accepted from the 5th of October to the 4th of December 2015 for books that will be published in 2016 and 2017.
In order to qualify for the programme, publishers must be able to provide us with the following documents:
a completed application form (available to download here)
a formal letter of application and outline of the company’s translation policy
a catalogue and backlist
the list of previously published French books (if applicable)
the list of the French book(s) to be translated during the coming year
a copy of the book(s)
copies of the contracts with both French publisher and translator
a proposed publicity schedule detailing how the publishers intend to publicise the author in the UK, in the run-up to, and surrounding the book’s publication.
Please note that if your application is accepted, acknowledgements must imperatively include the Institut Français logo (download it here) and the following sentence: “This book is supported by the Institut Français (Royaume-Uni) as part of the Burgess programme.”
You will also be requested to provide us with a copy of the top part of a bank statement with the company name, account number and sort code and the IBAN and bic code or an official document issued by the bank.
For more information about the programme, please get in touch with Lucie Campos at the following address:
French Book Office Lucie Campos
23 Cromwell Road, London SW7 2EL
lucie.campos@diplomatie.gouv.fr
0207 073 1318
We look forward to receiving your applications!