Next Page Foundation is joining the international project Archipelagos
 

Archipelagos is a three-year project that launched in January 2024. It is led by ATLAS in France in partnership with 11 European literary organizations.

Its ambition is to unearth the diversity of literary voices in Europe by supporting literary translators to discover new stories in "lesser-used" languages.

A little-known part of the work of literary translators consists in finding new voices to translate. By funding residencies around this scouting activity, Archipelagos aims to recognise this work.

More than 100 translators will be supported in their research, and 10 workshops will bring together over 150 colleagues working with 10 core languages in all combinations with other European languages.

The project also aims to increase demand. Webinars and events will be delivered to book-chain professionals. Public events will flourish across Europe and give the public the opportunity to hear from these literary explorers and discover the treasures they have found. Archipelagos also aims to expand literary routes in Europe.

The partnering organizations on the project are:

• ATLAS, France
• ACE Traductores, Spain
• CzechLit, Czech Republic
• Iremmo - Institut de Recherche et d'Études Méditerranée Moyen-Orient, France
• Kolegium Europy Wschodniej, Poland
• Literarisches Colloquium Berlin, Germany
• Український інститут книги, Ukraine

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The project is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union and by the National Culture Fund of Bulgaria.