{"id":7237976,"date":"2025-12-18T16:37:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_professional&#038;p=7237976"},"modified":"2026-01-21T18:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T18:33:29","slug":"albertine-translation-fund-and-prizes-2026-session-one","status":"publish","type":"app_professional","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/albertine-translation-fund-and-prizes-2026-session-one\/","title":{"rendered":"The Albertine Translation Fund and Prize 2026 (Session One)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This program aims to promote French and Francophone literature and to <strong>encourage English translations of French books<\/strong> in all categories: fiction, nonfiction, children\u2019s books, comics, and poetry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the program below and apply by <strong>February 1, 2026<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-member section__accordion js-accordion-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Overview<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ico\"><\/div><!-- \/.ico -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.accordion__head -->\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__body richtext-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2022, Villa Albertine\u2019s Books &amp; Ideas department and Albertine Foundation launched the <strong>Albertine Translation<\/strong>\u00a0program, an expanded and updated version of the former French Voices program.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the support of the Florence Gould Foundation, this initiative rewards high-quality English translations of French works, recognizing both the original text and the translation.<\/p>\n<p>A committee of independent experts\u2014academics, translators, booksellers, and publishing consultants\u2014selects titles that reflect the diversity and vitality of contemporary French literature.<\/p>\n<p>Each selected book receives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>$2,000<\/strong> to support publication costs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Up to $5,000<\/strong> (50% of translation costs)<\/li>\n<li><strong>For a maximum of $7,000 per project<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.accordion__body richtext-entry -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.accordion__section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Eligibility <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ico\"><\/div><!-- \/.ico -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.accordion__head -->\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__body richtext-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The program primarily supports titles published in France within the past 10 years<\/strong>. However, each funding cycle may include one grant for a classic work of French or Francophone literature\u2014a title that has been previously overlooked or is in need of a new translation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Titles without a U.S. publisher at the time of selection may still be eligible<\/strong>. In such cases, the French publisher has one year to secure a U.S. publishing contract. If no agreement is reached within that time, the grant is withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Translators, French Publishers, and U.S. Publishers may apply.<\/strong> The English-language publisher must have an address in the U.S. to receive the grant. Publishers based <em>solely\u00a0<\/em>in the UK, Canada or India, for example, are not eligible.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.accordion__body richtext-entry -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.accordion__section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>General Requirements<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ico\"><\/div><!-- \/.ico -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.accordion__head -->\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__body richtext-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Books published in the U.S. with support from the fund\u00a0<strong>must feature the Albertine Translation Fund logo on their cover or back cover, as well as a credit line on the copyright page (provided by Villa Albertine)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Please download the logo here : <a href=\"https:\/\/albertinefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ALBERTINE_TRANSLATION_LOGO_BLACK_RGB.zip\"><strong>AI<\/strong>\u00a0\/\u00a0<strong>EPS<\/strong>\u00a0\/\u00a0<strong>JPG<\/strong>\u00a0\/\u00a0<strong>PNG<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.accordion__body richtext-entry -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.accordion__section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__section\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Prize<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ico\"><\/div><!-- \/.ico -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.accordion__head -->\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__body richtext-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Additionally, one <strong>Albertine Translation Prize<\/strong> is awarded each year, thanks to the generous support of Van Cleef &amp; 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