From now until 28th February, 2025, Antonym Council of Global Arts and Literature invites you
to apply for the Translation grants announced for 1st quarter 2025.
Eligibility
To be considered for ACGAL Translation funding, the original book must have been published in
India within the last 20 years.
The selection committee will consider the following factors when evaluating works:
1. Quality of the original book and its importance in contemporary literary scene.
2. Innovative content and literary form
3. Quality of the translation
Application Materials
In addition to filling out the application form on this website, please provide one physical
copy of the book in original and one digital version of the original text (see required documents
below).
Physical copies of the book should be mailed to:
Grants Department
Antonym Council of Global Art and Literature
94/74 Sree Maa Sarada Sarani, Vivekananda Abasan, Amrapalli, Kolkata – 700055
Please send a PDF version of the book to submission@antonymcollection.com
Please note that only complete applications with physical copy and digital version will be considered.
Required Documents
(File types accepted: .doc /.docx /.pdf /.xls /.xlsx files)
1 – Author’s biography / bibliography
2 – Excerpt in English: A 10–12-page, double-spaced sample of the translation.
3 – Excerpt in Original Text: The application must include a scanned version of the corresponding
sample in Original Text.
4 – Translator’s biography: Please provide a few redacted lines, not a CV (400 characters max).
5 – Acquisition of rights permission: A signed copy of the permission provided by the author or the
right holder
6 – One physical copy of the book and one digital copy of the original text.
Timeline
Application Deadline : February 28, 2025.
Recipients will be announced in April 2025
Details of available Grants for 1st Quarter 2025:
For all the following grants, 50% of the grant goes to the translator, 25% for editorial support and
25% towards publishing.
Grants
- Debajyoti and Sikha Chatterjee Translation Fund – $2000
Translation of Memoir or non-fiction on immigrant experience into English from any Indian language. - Ranu Chakraborty Memorial Translation Grant – $1000
Translation of a feminist non-fiction from Bengali into English - Haripada Chakraborty Memorial Translation Grant – $1000
Translation of non-fiction or memoir on Indian Communist movement into English from any Indian language. - Manju Bhattacharya Memorial Translation Grant – $1000
Translation of a fiction from Bengali into Hindi - Param Bandyopadhyay Memorial Translation Grant – $500
Translation of Bengali poetry (single author) into English
Contact
grants@acgal.in
Attention: Program Officer, Grants and Fellowship