JR4–P–2026

The Slovenian Book Agency (JAK) will open the Public Call for the Selection of Cultural Projects in the Field of Translation into Foreign Languages for 2026 (referred to as JR4–P–2026) on 20 March 2026.

The subject of the public call JR4-P-2026 is the selection of contractors and the subsidizing of their cultural projects in the field of translation into foreign languages in 2026. The goal and purpose of the public call is to support the first translation of works originally written in the Slovene language into foreign languages. JAK will also co-finance the translation of works written in other languages when the author is part of the Slovenian cultural environment, into foreign languages. Eligible texts include adult fiction, children’s and young adult fiction, as well as essayistic and critical works from the fields of culture and the humanities that are to be published in book form abroad or performed by a theatre company abroad. This call will subsidize translations that will be published no later than 31 August 2028. Eligible applicants are legal entities (publishers, theatres) registered abroad that intend to ensure the publication or performance of the first translation of works originally written in the Slovenian language, or works written in other languages when the author is part of the Slovenian cultural environment. Within the framework of this call, the same applicant may submit no more than two (2) applications. 

The call will remain open until 24 April 2026.

Contact person for further information regarding the call:
Katja Urbanija, katja.urbanija@jakrs.si, +386 1 320 28 30