International Rights Fund For Literature

This program supports literary agents, rights managers and publishers to attend international markets such as book fairs to sell rights in Australian works of creative writing. This includes fiction, poetry, writing for children and young people, graphic novels, and narrative non-fiction (defined as autobiography, biography, essays, histories, literary criticism, or analytical prose).

Contributions of $5,000 per successful applicant are available.

Who can apply:

• • Literary agents, rights managers and publishers representing several Australian authors.
  • Individuals or organisations representing a range of Australian literary titles.

Who can’t apply:

• • Individuals and organisations who have an overdue grant report
  • Individuals and organisations who owe money to Creative Australia.

What you can apply for:

• Travel and accommodation costs.
• Book fair entry and stand costs.

Applications will be assessed against the following two selection criteria:

1. Quality

• Quality and range of the works and writers represented.

2. Viability

• Evidence of the individual or organisation’s thorough planning and ability to carry out the proposal to a high standard
• The individual’s demonstrated experience of selling rights.

Key dates

Applications close: 

• Tuesday 5 December 2023 at 3pm AEDT, for travel after 22 January 2024
• Tuesday 14 May 2024 at 3pm AEST, for travel after 1 July 2024.

Please note: To apply you must be registered in our Application Management System a minimum of two business days prior to the closing date.

For more information, visit creative.gov.au