Creative Opportunity: New York Publishers Program
New York Publishers Program 2024 – Children’s & Young Adult Lists
$5,000 to support Australian rights sellers, literary agents, and publishers of works for children and young adults to travel to New York in February 2024.
About the opportunity
Applications are now open to participate in an Australian publishing delegation to New York from 12-16 February 2024.
North America is the largest rights market in the world for Australian books, with New York at the heart of its publishing industry. It is also the hub for one of the world’s largest communities of literary agents and scouts.
This program will provide Australian rights sellers, literary agents and publishers of works for children and young adults with the opportunity to develop their experience in the North American market, extend their networks, and pitch titles to North American editors.
The delegation will undertake a five-day program of industry meetings, market briefings and networking opportunities. We will work with the delegates to develop a tailored schedule of meetings.
We will support up to eight delegates with $5,000 each towards the cost of participating. Delegates will be responsible for all associated costs including but not limited to visas, flights, accommodation, travel insurance, PCR tests, ground transport, meals and incidentals, and tickets to events.
After an evaluation of previous iterations of the program, we regret that we are no longer able to accommodate self-funded delegates.
Key dates
Applications open: Tuesday 8 August 2023 at 3pm AEST
Applications close: Tuesday 19 September 2023 at 3pm AEST
Event dates: 12-16 February 2024
Location: New York, USA
Amount: $5,000
Notification: Approximately six weeks after the closing date
Eligibility
Who can apply
Australian rights sellers, literary agents and publishers working in the following areas of creative writing are eligible to apply: children’s picture books, junior fiction and non-fiction, and young adult fiction, including graphic novels.
Please check the general eligibility requirements on our website.
Who can’t apply
You can’t apply for a grant if:
- you have an overdue grant report to the Australia Council/Creative Australia
- you owe money to the Australia Council/Creative Australia
