Translation Grants - third round of 2026
23 September 2026
As a result of the third meeting of 2026, 41 grants were awarded to foreign publishers of Dutch literature. The Translation Grants are intended for the translation of Dutch fiction, children’s books, non-fiction and poetry. In total € 117.593 has been granted for the translation of the following titles:

Graphic novel
Barbara Stok, Wat is goed leven?, Kadensha (Japan), translator: Natsumi Kawano
Barbara Stok, Wat is goed leven?, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial (Spain), translator: Maria Rosich Andreu
Fiction
Jeroen Brouwers, Bezonken rood, Iperborea (Italy), translator: Claudia Di Palermo
Louis Couperus, Metamorfoze, Salzgeber (Germany), translator: Olaf Knechten
Anjet Daanje, Het lied van ooievaar en dromedaris, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial (Spain), translator: Maria Rosich Andreu
Mathijs Deen, De visser, Mare Verlag (Germany), translator: Andreas Ecke
Maria Dermoût, De tienduizend dingen, Ikona (North Macedonia), translator: Sasho Kuzmanovski
Herman Koch, Luchtplaats, Neri Pozza (Italy), translator: Laura Pignatti
Herman Koch, Luchtplaats, Abacus Futur (Spain, Catalan), translator: Maria Rosich Andreu
Herman Koch, Luchtplaats, Abacus Futur (Spain, Spanish), translator: Maria Rosich Andreu
Donald Niedekker, Waarachtige beschrijvingen uit de permafrost, Rámus (Sweden), translator: Anna Rosenqvist
Jente Posthuma, Waar ik liever niet aan denk, Pivec (Slovenia), translator: Stana Anželj
Jaap Robben, Zomervacht, Moonji (South Korea), translator: Youngrok Park
Simone van der Vlugt, Kruistocht van een koningin, Philippe Rey (France), translator: Guillaume Deneufbourg
Simone van der Vlugt, Rode sneeuw in december, Polirom (Romania), translator: Gheorghe Nicolaescu
Nadia de Vries, Overgave op commando, Jensen og Dalgaard (Denmark), translator: Miriam Boolsen
Children's Books
Nicole van Brummelen, Siemon even wachten, Aracari (Switzerland), translator: Eva Schweikart
Linde Faas, Ergens in de sneeuw, Diptyxo Publications (Greece), translator: Margarita Bonatsou
Tim Gladdines, Doe mij maar dicht, Yuzu Kitap (Türkiye), translator: Erhan Gürer
Brenda Heijnis, Nachtfietser, Mixtvision (Germany), translator: Birgit Erdmann
Joost Oosterwijk, De kattengeest, Alfa Basim (Türkiye), translator: Erhan Gürer
Loes Riphagen, Coco en het gekke ding, Sprea Libri (Italy), translator: Olga Amagliani
Geert-Jan Roebers, Paddenstoel & Co, Yama-kei Publishers (Japan), translator: Natsumi Kawano
Karina Schaapman, Het Muizenhuis, KUD Sodobnost International (Slovenia), translator: Stana Anželj
Jan Paul Schutten, Ludas en Bontje, Ullmann Medien (Germany), translator: Eva Schweikart
Lotte Stegeman, Wij, beren, Sprea Libri (Italy), translator: Olga Amagliani
Toon Tellegen, Is er dan niemand boos?, Dwie Siostry (Poland), translator: Jadwiga Jedryas
Sylvia Vanden Heede, Vos en Haas en de seizoenen, Cerkabella (Hungary), translator: Andrea Rádai
David Vlietstra, De lijst van Violet Sopjes, Iwanami Shoten (Japan), translator: Natsumi Kawano
Mel Wallis de Vries, Vals, Al Arabi (Egypt), translator: Menna Elkazendar
Octavie Wolters, Jij bent mijn begin, Alatoran (Azerbaijan), translator: Anar Rahimov
Non-Fiction
André Aleman, Het seniorenbrein, Takhleeqat Publishers (Pakistan), translator: Tahir Mansoor Farooqi
Henk Boom, De Grote Turk, Alatoran (Azerbaijan), translator: Anar Rahimov
Maurits Chabot, Over de kloof, Canelo Digital Publishing (United Kingdom), translator: Erica Moore
Desiderius Erasmus, De civilitate morum puerilium, Shtepia Botuese "Jakup Ceraja" (Kosovo), translator: Arsim Buxhovi
Desiderius Erasmus, Querela Pacis, Shtepia Botuese "Jakup Ceraja" (Kosovo), translator: Arsim Buxhovi
Eva Meijer, Muizenleven, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial (Spain), translator: Maria Rosich Andreu
Rosan Smits, Dit is fascisme, Spartacus (Norway), translator: Guro Dimmen
Poetry
Robin Block, Handleiding voor Ontheemden, Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia (Indonesia), translator: Indira Ismail, Achmad Sunjayadi & Zahroh Nuriah
Hélène Gelèns, Zet af en zweef, Tétras Lyre (Belgium), translator: Jan H. Mysjkin
Various authors, anthology, Joker (Italy), translator: Giorgio Faggin