Legal investigations concerning Turkish translation of William Burroughs’ novel ‘The Soft Machine’

May 25, 2011 | Turkey

Tags: TurkeyThe office of the Attorney General of Istanbul recently started legal investigations concerning Yumuşak Makine, the translation of William Burroughs’ novel The Soft Machine, translated into Turkish by Mr. Süha Sertabiboğlu, and published by publishing...

New Translation Prize for Russian poetry into English

May 25, 2011 | United Kingdom

Tags: United KingdomA new translation award, the Joseph Brodsky/Stephen Spender Prize, has been established, celebrating the long friendship between the poets Joseph Brodsky and Stephen Spender, as well as the rich tradition of Russian poetry. Entrants from all...

CEATL welcomes new member associations from Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Norway

May 17, 2011 | Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Norway

Tags: Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, NorwayFour new member associations have joined CEATL at the Prague AGM on 12 May, 2011: Association des Traducteurs Littéraires de Belgique (ATLB) Bulgarian Translators’ Union (Съюз на преводачите в България, BTU)...

The General Assembly of CEATL has elected a new Board

May 16, 2011 | Europe

Tags: EuropeA new Board was elected by our General Assembly in Prague on 12 May, 2011. Martin de Haan, President – Vereniging van Letterkundigen (VvL, The Netherlands) Holger Fock, Vice-President and Treasurer – Verband deutschsprachiger Übersetzer (VdÜ,...

CEATL annual meeting in Prague, 12-14 May

May 9, 2011 | Europe

Tags: EuropeCEATL’s annual meeting will be held in Prague from 12 to 14 May. In the substantive part of the meeting, an open mini-conference on training and education of literary translators will take place on Saturday morning, consisting in a presentation by...