Deutscher Literaturfonds Initiative Grant — €6,000 for Performative, Multimedia and Media-Open Literary Projects by German-Language Authors, Deadline 31 October
October 31, 2026 (22 publicSeo.openCall.daysLeft)Germany (applicants in German-speaking literature)
A short grant for experimental, multimedia and performative literary projects, offered by Germany's literature fund.
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A grant of €6,000 paid in three monthly instalments of €2,000, with no extension, for performative and media-open projects aimed at a performance, or works of multimedia and multimodal language art (digital, immersive, cross-media, installation-based, process-based, performative).
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Professional German-language authors of demonstrably outstanding literary level (poets, radio-play authors, prose writers, children's and young people's authors, playwrights) with German citizenship or a first residence in Germany; new applications only after a year, and a rejected project only after thorough revision.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- Once a year, by 31 October 2026, for the spring session; the grant starts in April 2027
- Language
- German
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€6,000 in three instalments of €2,000
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Free