Transit Receives $30,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

BERKELEY—Transit Books is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $30,000.

“We're very grateful for the NEA's continued support,” said Adam Levy, Publisher of Transit Books. “Arts funding at this level is critical for presses like ours and our work. This year's project includes first-time translations of new and classic works from Japan, Argentina, France, and the United States, including books for our new children’s imprint. We can't wait to share them with readers.”

“The NEA is delighted to announce this grant to Transit Books, which is helping contribute to the strength and well-being of the arts sector and local community,” said National Endowment for the Arts Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD. “We are pleased to be able to support this community and help create an environment where all people have the opportunity to live artful lives.”

Transit’s project is among 958 projects across America totaling nearly $27.1 million that were selected during this first round of fiscal year 2024 funding in the Grants for Arts Projects funding category.

For more information on projects included in the Arts Endowment grant announcement, visit arts.gov/news.

About Transit Books

Transit Books is a nonprofit publisher of international and American literature, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 2015, Transit Books is committed to the discovery and promotion of enduring works that carry readers across borders and communities.

Transit Books publishes a carefully curated list of award-winning literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, essay, and literature for children. Transit authors have received the Nobel Prize in Literature, and been nominated for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the International Booker Prize, the PEN Translation Prize, the National Translation Award, the Windham-Campbell Prize, and more.