What this is

Literary and commercial fiction, including regional language originals. A market where translation and adaptation rights are routinely undervalued.

What it looks like in practice

  • Submission strategy and agent routing
  • Regional language original and translation strategy
  • Prize and festival positioning
  • Adaptation rights retention

What you get

Deliverables, stated up front.

Included in scope

  • Submission strategy
  • Translation rights plan
  • Prize and festival calendar
  • Rights structure recommendations

Where it sits

Part of Books & IP.

Publishing, adaptation and rights counsel.

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Frequently asked

Fiction, in plain terms.

How do I get submissions read?

Targeted approaches to agents who represent comparable work, rather than broad submission.

Are translation rights valuable?

Frequently, and they are the most commonly unsold asset in Indian publishing.

Should adaptation rights be separate?

Yes, wherever possible, with clear reversion if unexercised.

In more depth

Where translation value is lost.

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Regional originals have an English route

Indian language fiction frequently never reaches English or international markets because nobody worked the rights.

Prize positioning is strategic

Submission calendars and eligibility rules reward planning. Most authors submit reactively or not at all.

Adaptation rights bundled at signature

Film and television rights signed away with print rights is common and expensive when a book succeeds.

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