Circulation of European literary works[E8]
UnknownEuropean Commission[E1]
In plain English
- What they want
- Type of action: CREA Lump Sum Grants. Expected Impact: The action is expected to support around 40 projects, implemented either by a single entity (mono-beneficiary) or by a consortium of organisations (multi-beneficiary). Objective: This action will support projects that will translate, publish, distribute, and promote European Literature.
- Who can bid
- No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
- Deadline
- Buyer's deadline: 27 Jan 2027, 01:00 Central European time (UTC+1). UTC: 27 Jan 2027, 00:00 UTC.Published 21 Oct 2026.
- Value
- Not stated by the buyer.
- Buyer
- European CommissionSee what else this buyer buys and when.
- How to apply
- Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on EU Funding & Tenders Portal (grants and calls for proposals) (opens in a new tab) ↗
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- Deadline[E2]
- 27 Jan 2027, 01:00 Central European time (UTC+1)
- Value
- Not stated
- Published[E6]
- 21 Oct 2026
- Procedure
- Not stated
- Last checked
- 9 hours ago
About the requirement
From the notice
Type of action: CREA Lump Sum Grants. Expected Impact: The action is expected to support around 40 projects, implemented either by a single entity (mono-beneficiary) or by a consortium of organisations (multi-beneficiary). Objective: This action will support projects that will translate, publish, distribute, and promote European Literature. This action complements the other Creative Europe support actions to the book and publishing sector, such as reading promotion through the European Authors Day to younger audiences and the European Union Prize for Literature targeting European emerging authors. The works covered by this call for proposals are European literary works , such as novels, short stories, theatre plays and radio plays, poetry, literary reportage, comic books as well as children and youth literature. For the purposes of this call for proposals ‘ European literary works’ refers to works written by authors who are linked to an eligible country (Creative Europe countries)[EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)) + non-EU countries: listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Creative Europe Programme ( list of participating countries )], by their nationality or place of residence, or who are recognised as belonging to the European literary heritage. Themes and priorities In line with the current cultural policy priorities, applicants should propose projects contributing to: 1. EU Overarching priorities: Applicants must describe in their application how, in the design and implementation of their projects, they intend to contrib…[E3]
Eligibility and requirements
- ConditionEU grant rules apply: check the call conditions for who can apply, consortium rules and co-funding.[E4]
- The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.
Risks and unknowns
- RiskThis is a grant, not a contract. Grants usually need a proposal against the funder's criteria, may need partners and often need co-funding.[E5]
- UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
- UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.
Updates
First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document CREA-CULT-2027-LIT:31094502:2026-10-21T12:13:12.976+0200
Evidence
8 factsEvery fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.
- E1
The buyer is European Commission.
Document CREA-CULT-2027-LIT:31094502:2026-10-21T12:13:12.976+0200, field /metadata/type/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E2
Proposals must be submitted by 27 Jan 2027, 01:00 Central European time (UTC+1).
“2027-01-27T00:00:00.000+0000”
Document CREA-CULT-2027-LIT:31094502:2026-10-21T12:13:12.976+0200, field /metadata/deadlineDate/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E3
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Expected Impact: The action is expected to support around 40 projects, implemented either by a single entity (mono-beneficiary) or by a consortium of organisations (multi-beneficiary). Objective: This action will support projects that will translate, publish, distribute, and pro…”
Document CREA-CULT-2027-LIT:31094502:2026-10-21T12:13:12.976+0200, field /metadata/descriptionByte/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E4
EU grant rules apply: check the call conditions for who can apply, consortium rules and co-funding.
“EU call topic”
Document CREA-CULT-2027-LIT:31094502:2026-10-21T12:13:12.976+0200, field /metadata/type/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E5
This call is open for proposals.
“31094502”
Document CREA-CULT-2027-LIT:31094502:2026-10-21T12:13:12.976+0200, field /metadata/status/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E6
The notice was published on 21 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-21T00:00:00.000+0000”
Document CREA-CULT-2027-LIT:31094502:2026-10-21T12:13:12.976+0200, field /metadata/startDate/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E7
The Funding & Tenders Portal gives the status as open for submission.
Document CREA-CULT-2027-LIT:31094502:2026-10-21T12:13:12.976+0200, field /metadata/status/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E8
The notice is titled "Circulation of European literary works".
Document CREA-CULT-2027-LIT:31094502:2026-10-21T12:13:12.976+0200, field /metadata/title/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
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