Provide financial support for the Publishing of Picture Books and Comic Books by Portuguese Authors

Annual financial incentives are granted to foreign publishers who bet on publishing picture books and comic books by Portuguese authors.

Service channels

Learn where you may carry out the service and what are the advantages of each channel

  • Request Online

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    Free of charge

     Available at any moment 

  •  At the Directorate-General for Books, Archives and Libraries

    Free of charge

    Within the operating hours

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Who can provide financial support for the Publishing of Picture Books and Comic Books by Portuguese Authors?

When can you provide financial support for the Publishing of Picture Books and Comic Books by Portuguese Authors?

Throughout the year. 

Deadline for receipt of applications: 31 May of each year. All applications received after the deadline are immediately considered in the following year's programme.

Where provide financial support for the Publishing of Picture Books and Comic Books by Portuguese Authors?

What are the documents and requirements to provide financial support for the Publishing of Picture Books and Comic Books by Portuguese Authors?

    • Form
    • Copyright assignment contracts: writer and illustrator
    • Publisher's catalogue.Forms sent by mail, fax or email are accepted. All other documents must be sent by mail.

    Publisher's commitment after receiving the grant: 

    • To respect the information provided in the application and formalised in the contract, to be signed by both parties
    • To mark the support granted by DGLAB in published books, through the following inscription, accompanied by the logos of DGLAB and the Ministry of Culture: "Publishing supported by the Directorate-General for Books, Archives and Libraries/Portugal"
    • Send to DGLAB five copies of the published book
    • Confirm the receipt of financial support by returning the respective statement, provided by DGLAB, duly signed.

    Commitments of DGLAB: 

    • Make the payment of the financial support in two instalments: the first equivalent to 60%, after receipt of the signed contract, and the remaining 40%, after receipt of five copies of the published book (payments are made by international bank cheque, to the order of the publisher).

What is the Price to provide financial support for the Publishing of Picture Books and Comic Books by Portuguese Authors?

It is free of charge.

How provide financial support for the Publishing of Picture Books and Comic Books by Portuguese Authors?

The Directorate-General for Books, Archives and Libraries (DGLAB), through an annual competition, grants financial incentives to foreign publishers who invest in the publishing of picture books and comic books by Portuguese authors. 

This service is provided under the Illustration and Comic Books Support Programme.