Literature Across Frontiers is a programme of literary exchange and policy debate operating through partnership with European organisations engaged in the international promotion of literature and support for literary translation. Its main aim is to promote literatures written in the less widely-used languages of Europe and encourage their translation. It is funded by Culture 2000 for a second three-year period (2005-08).
 

"Literature in translation is part of a multimillion publishing industry, yet it often cannot exist without subsidy and concentrated promotional effort on the part of non-commercial cultural organisations. Instead of diversity, globalisation has paradoxically brought greater homogeneity to the international book market, and programmes such as Literature Across Frontiers can help counter this trend," says Alexandra Büchler, Director of the LAF programme.

 

The LAF partner organisations are: Books from Lithuania, Centre for Slovenian Literature, FILI - Finnish Literature Information Centre, Fund for the Promotion of Icelandic Literature, Latvian Literature Centre, NORLA - Norwegian Literature Abroad, Polish Book Institute, Ramon Llull Institute and Welsh Literature Abroad.