Translate in the City: Literary summer school in London (11-15 July 2016)

Feb 28, 2016 | United Kingdom

Tags: United KingdomTranslate in the City is the third literary translation summer school to be held at City University London between 11 and 15 July. It offers the opportunity to translate texts across the literary genres into English, working with leading...

Academics, authors and translators call on translators to withdraw from Qatar Conference on Translation

Feb 25, 2016 | Qatar

Tags: QatarOn 15 February 2016 a group of academics, authors and translators published an open letter to urge translators to not support the Qatari regime and to withdraw from the Seventh International Translation Conference, which will be held on 28-29 March 2016....

‘Oltre i primi passi’ – Young translators about their profession in Milan

Feb 25, 2016 | Italy

Tags: ItalyThere was an excellent turnout at the Laboratorio Formentini in Milan  on 16 February for talks by four young translators and two publishers, providing an introduction to the profession. Topics covered included how to get into the world of professional...

2016 Johann-Heinrich-Voß Prize for Translation goes to Anne Weber

Feb 23, 2016 | Germany

Tags: GermanyThe German author and  translator Anne Weber has been awarded the 2016 Johann Heinrich Voß Prize for Translation by the German Academy for Language and Poetry (Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung) for her work from French into German. The prize is...

Residencies for translators in Prague (deadline for application: 29 February 2016)

Feb 23, 2016 | Czech Republic

Tags: Czech RepublicThanks to the title of UNESCO Creative City of Literature Prague was able to start a residency program for authors and translators. In 2016 the two months residencies are available in the following periods: July – August; September – October;...