Literary exchanges

The scheme supports projects that enable the sharing of knowledge and the development of strong collaborations between the various regions where Dutch is spoken (the Netherlands, Flanders, Suriname, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten).

You may apply for this grant as a literary organisation or individual literary practitioner if you plan to develop reading promotion and literary projects that foster exchange between different parts of the Dutch-language area. 

Funding is available in two categories:

Category A

Are you a writer, performance poet, spoken word or slam artist, translator, illustrator or literary programmer/curator, and do you wish to explore artistic or professional opportunities in another Dutch-speaking region? Or would you like to establish a new collaboration? You may apply for a grant of up to €2,500.

Category B

Are you active as an organisation or collective within the literary field and do you wish to establish a collaboration across borders within the Dutch-language area? Is your literary project centred on the exchange of knowledge and expertise between the different regions of the Dutch-language area? You may apply for a grant of up to €10,000.

Application requirements

Applications must be submitted to Flanders Literature.

Applicants in Category A may apply throughout the year. The deadline is the first day of each month.

Applicants in Category B may apply twice per year for a literary exchange grant.

• 1 April 2026: deadline for projects beginning in or after May 2026

• 1 September 2026: deadline for projects beginning in or after November 2026