Funding & opportunities

Grants, fellowships, residencies and calls for submissions that are open now, and who received funding in the latest rounds.

Open now

Closing soonest first

Closes 1 Dec Japan Foundation translation support for 2027–28 closes 1 December Publishers outside Japan can apply for partial support towards translation fees and printing costs for books about Japan published between April 2027 and February 2028. Applications close at 1pm on 1 December 2026, Japan time. FundingAsia-Pacific Details and how to apply ↗

Closes 31 Dec LTI Korea opens first 2027 round of international exchange grants The Literature Translation Institute of Korea is accepting applications for events that promote Korean literature abroad, with grants of up to 20 million won. Applications close on 31 December 2026 (KST). FundingAsia-Pacific Details and how to apply ↗

Latest results

27 Oct Nine Australian publishing professionals selected for 2027 North America program Creative Australia's North America Publishers' Program will take rights sellers, agents and publishers from houses including Allen & Unwin, UQP and Black Inc to Toronto and New York from 3 to 12 March 2027. 21 Sep Poet Judith Bishop and translator Alison Entrekin awarded Creative Australia Fellowships The two literature recipients are among 16 artists awarded 2026 Creative Australia Fellowships, each worth $80,000. 15 Sep Mykaela Saunders and Darby Jones named UTS Indigenous Writers Fellows The 2026/2027 fellowships, funded by the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund, carry a $15,000 stipend each. They include mentoring, student workshops and industry networking at UTS. 14 Sep Copyright Agency Cultural Fund Round Two closes; results due December Applications for the second 2026 round of grants for organisations closed at 1pm AEST on 14 September. Applicants are due to be notified in early December. 2 Sep LitUp author touring program to reach 31 NSW and Queensland communities in 2027 Australia Reads named the communities that will host more than 100 author and illustrator events from early 2027. The program is funded by Writing Australia, the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund and Create NSW.