Supporting arts, culture and international exchange
Agnes Török on mission
Agnes Török is a spoken word artist, author, playwright and theatre director co-creating with young people themselves. Live literature, young people’s mental health and reading beyond the cities are the laureate’s main tasks.
Marion Brunet receives the 2025 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Marion Brunet is a French author whose first novel, "Frangine" (Sister), was published in 2013. In her books, Brunet spotlights burning social issues and draws insightful portraits of vulnerable groups and young people in revolt. She is timely in her choice of topics, timeless in her linkages to folkore and myth.
Artistic Freedom: The Road Ahead – watch the event
To mark the 20th anniversary of UNESCO’s 2005 Convention, Sweden and Norway organized a side event during UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee in Paris on February 13. The event, “Artistic Freedom: The Road Ahead,” was initiated by the permanent delegations of Norway and Sweden and featured a panel discussion.
Current grants
Grants for translators of Swedish literature
This grant promotes international exchange and skill improvement activities among translators of Swedish literature and drama.
Translation of Swedish drama for stage performance
This grant aims to make it possible for more Swedish theatre plays in translation to be performed on stage abroad.
Grants for international promotion of Swedish literature and drama
This grant aims to promote the international dissemination of high-quality Swedish literature and Swedish drama and to enable international exchanges in the field.