First launched in 2007, when the Catalan Culture was Guest of Honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Since then, over 190 professionals from 35 countries have participated in this fellowship.

The program aims to provide the participants with a more in-depth perspective on the Catalan literature as well as to build networks among Catalan and international publishing houses and literary agencies in order to foster the translation of Catalan works into other markets and languages.

The fellowship runs along with the Books in Catalan Week in Barcelona. During these days, the publishers, bookstores and librarians take the streets, and the city beats with literature as many talks, workshops and activities are scheduled to celebrate books in Catalan in the Passeig Lluís Companys of Barcelona.

The fellowship offers a customized schedule of professional 30’ meetings with Catalan publishers and agents selected in accordance with the participant’s catalogues and interests. The program also features introductory sessions on Catalan literature; an overview of the Catalan literary publishing world; informal meetings with writers, illustrators and translators; visits to emblematic bookstores and to other outstanding cultural sites.

The IRL invites 9 Fiction publishers/agents and 9 children’s and YA’s books publishers/agents. In order to optimize their experience, the program includes both common activities and specific initiatives related to each focus of interest.

The IRL will cover accomodation and all the costs related to the program (travel to Barcelona not included).

It is necessary to complete the following 2 steps:

1. Identification
   • Online presentation with digital certificate (only for residents of the EU. You can consult the list of accepted certificates. In this case, you can proceed directly with the application form.
   • idCAT Mobile (by video identification): For natural persons from all over (facilitated within a maximum period of 48 hours).
   • Accreditation (user/password): Request for accreditation (facilitated within a maximum period of 72 hours). When filling out the accreditation form you must select “Literature and Thought” as the recipient department. In this case, the accreditation (user and password) is valid for five years from the date of issue, unless there is some change in the documents provided, of which the IRL must be informed. Please take into account that you should request your accreditation at least 48 hours before the application deadline.
2. Fill in and send the on-line form that you will find below.

The deadline for applications is from March 19th to May 16th 2025.

The following criteria are considered to select the candidates: country and catalogue of the publishing house, Catalan authors published (it is not necessary to have published any) and the information provided in the application form.

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