UK publishers, secure the right to translate and republish an original literary work previously published in a different language with this Licence Agreement for Translation Rights. Provisions of the Agreement include:

• The owner of the rights to the original work (Grantor) grants the publisher an exclusive licence to print and publish the work in the English language, for the full period of the copyright.


• The Grantor will do its best to ensure that the author of the work collaborates with the translator to translate the work.


• The publisher agrees to ensure that the author is given proper credit in the translated version.


• Provisions setting out the timetable of publication, number of copies, print runs and promotion of the work.


• Timetable of advances and royalties to be paid to the Grantor.


• The agreement will be governed by the laws of England.

This UK licence agreement for translation rights is provided in MS Word format, and is fully editable to meet your particular needs.