Translators featured at 22nd Budapest Book Festival

Apr 29, 2015 | Hungary

Tags: HungaryLiterary translators took a front seat at this year’s International Book Festival in Budapest, that took place from 23 to 26 April, as the book industry’s four-day festivities unfolded for the 22nd year running, in the spacious grounds of Millenáris Park...

New Translators: project to train translators of Basque literature (deadline: 16 May 2015)

Apr 24, 2015 | Basque Country

Tags: Basque CountrySan Sebastian 2016 and the Etxepare Institute have launched the New Translators project, which aims to teach the Basque language to international literary translators,  and thereby promote Basque literature in Europe. A total of eight literary...

Asymptote winner of International Literary Translation Initiative Award

Apr 23, 2015 | United Kingdom

Tags: United KingdomOn 14 April, the London Book Fair, in partnership with the UK Publishers Association handed over International Excellence Awards 2015 in 18 categories of international publishing. The International Literary Translation Initiative Award went to the...

CEATL supports the #CopyrightforFreedom campaign

Apr 22, 2015 | Europe

Tags: EuropeAs part of the ongoing European debate on copyright, CEATL supports the #CopyrightforFreedom campaign launched by the Federation of European Publishers on 20 March 2015 at the Paris Book Fair. Writing, publishing, working as a bookseller, reading books,...

Literature Across Frontiers publishes statistical report on literary translations in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Apr 16, 2015 | Ireland, United Kingdom

Tags: Ireland, United KingdomOn 13 April Literature Across Frontiers presented a new statistical report on the publishing of literary translations in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The report, prepared by Alexandra Büchler and Giulia Trentacosti, provides data on the...