Public interview on literary translation between Catalan and English (3 June 2016, Barcelona)

May 17, 2016 | Catalonia, Spain

Tags: Catalonia, SpainDuring the next CEATL AGM, which will take place from 2-4 June in Barcelona, the Spanish and Catalan translators’ associations AELC, ACEC and ACE Traductores will organise a public event. On 3 June, literary expert Laura Borràs will interview...

Reminder: CEATL’s Picture Contest open for entries till 22 may 2016

May 12, 2016 | World

Tags: WorldOn 23 April – World Book Day – CEATL, the European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations, launched a picture contest: ‘The Face of Translation’. For this contest CEATL is calling on amateur visual artists to create sparky and clever pictures...

The Jerome Lion: An award for publishers supporting literary translators

May 11, 2016 | Poland

Tags: PolandThe Polish Literary Translators’ Association has announced that the publisher Wydawnictwo Czarne is to be awarded the first ever Jerome Lion for supporting literary translators. Their publishing activities have demonstrated an appreciation of the...

Translation of fiction at Book World Prague 2016, the 22nd international Prague book fair and literary festival (12-15 May 2016)

May 10, 2016 | Czech Republic

Tags: Czech RepublicAmong numerous events relating to foreign authors and their translators, the programme features several items on the translation of fiction and children’s literature. On Thursday 12 May, literary agent Andrew Nurnberg will give a talk about...

Man Booker International Prize: ‘Translated fiction sells more copies than fiction in English’

May 10, 2016 | United Kingdom

Tags: United KingdomIn the United Kingdom, fiction in translation now sells more copies than fiction originally written in English, according to research commissioned by the Man Booker International Prize. While only 3.5% of literary fiction published in 2015 was...