LitProm is a German registered literary society active in the promotion of literature from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Arab world. LitProm promotes literary developments in the regions mentioned through their support for translations, authors and literary events. As English and other European languages dominate the translations of world literature on the German book market, LitProm aims to counter Eurocentric views, lack of knowledge about cultural life in Africa, Asia and Latin America, prejudices and stereotyped views.
LitProm was initially founded in 1980 under its former name as the "Society for the Promotion of Literature from Africa, Asia and Latin America".[1]