PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants

Funding opportunity. Deadline: 2027-06-15

Type: Grant
Organizer: PEN America
Deadline: 15 June 2027 (estimated)
Where: New York, United States
Compensation: $2,000–$4,000
Disciplines: translation, literature, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, drama

About this opportunity

The PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants support the publication of translated international literature in English, offering $2,000-$4,000 per project. The fund prioritizes early-career translators and works by underrepresented writers and languages. The application deadline for the 2027 cycle is June 15, 2027.

Who can apply

Translations of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, or drama, originally written by a single individual.
Translations should not have previously appeared in English in print or should have appeared only in an outdated or otherwise flawed translation.
The project must be an unpublished work in progress that will not be published prior to April 15, 2027, as the grants are intended to support the completion of a final book.
There are no restrictions on the nationality or citizenship of the translator, but the works must be translated into English.

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