Jun 17, 2017 | Europe
The newly founded European School of Literary Translation (ESLT) aims to support professional literary translation by creating a sustainable pan-European infrastructure for the education of literary translation teachers. ESLT will contribute to enhancing the quality of literary translations and, consequently, to the promotion of European cultural and literary diversity and the European ideal of a shared European culture. […]
Jun 17, 2017 | Iceland
The Icelandic Literature Center and The Writers’ Union of Iceland offer residency grants for translators of Icelandic literature. Successful applicants will be granted residencies of two to four weeks in Gunnarshús (the writers’ residence in Reykjavík) in 2018, except for June-August. […]
Jun 15, 2017 | Sweden
The Swedish Writers’ Union and the Swedish Publishers’ Association agreed on a collective Standard Contract for translators several decades ago. The contract has been re-negotiated a few times, but it has generally been respected and practiced in almost all cases where publishers have commissioned literary translations, whether the translator or the publisher have been members of the organizations that signed the contract or not. […]
Jun 12, 2017 | Czech Republic
The Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic has increased its support for the publication of Czech literature abroad. The terms of the new Support Programme allow for claims of up to 70% of the total cost of publishing . Within the application for a grant to publish the translation of a complete book, it is possible to ask for […]
Jun 7, 2017 | Spain
On 12-13 April 2018 the Department of English of the University of Extremadura in Cáceres (Spain) will organise an international conference on Beckett’s presence in Spanish cultural life over the last sixty years, with special attention to the Spanish renditions of his works. […]
May 29, 2017 | United Kingdom
The Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) presents this prize to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the world of translation or interpreting over a long period. For French to English translator Ros Schwarz this has included the translation of over 70 titles from fiction, drama and children’s books to graphic albums, as well as a number of non-fiction works. […]
May 15, 2017 | Poland
The Polish Literary Translators’ Association has announced that the publisher Wydawnictwo Książkowe Klimaty has been awarded the second Jerome Lion, an award for publishers supporting literary translators.
From the very beginning, this young publisher has shown great awareness of the importance of a literary translator’s work. […]
May 14, 2017 | Europe
After the Board Report and the Treasury Report had been accepted, as well as the minutes of the last AGM in Barcelona, a new Executive Board was elected:
Morten Visby – chairman of the Board / président du conseil d’administration
Lara Hölbling Matković – secretary-general / secrétaire général
Shaun Whiteside – treasurer / trésorier
Bjørn Herrman – vice-president / vice-président
Kateřina Klabanová – secretary of the Board / secrétaire du conseil d’administration […]
May 10, 2017 | Italy
For the eighteenth year in a row, the Turin International Book Fair is organizing a number of activities of special interest to translators, under the title ‘AutoreInvisibile’.
From Thursday 18 May to Sunday 21 May 2017, translators, publishers and writers will participate in seminars and discussions on current issues in literary translation. […]
May 9, 2017 | Hungary
Saint Jerome was a church scholar and Bible translator, originator of the Vulgata, the first Latin translation that our present bible translations are based on. According to fable he once pulled a thorn from a lion’s paw, whereby the animal became his faithful pet.
By awarding the Jerome’s Lion, the Association of Hungarian Literary Translators (MEGY) is following the footsteps of the Polish Literary Translators Association in adapting a best practice model to the Hungarian publishing market. […]
May 2, 2017 | Czech Republic
The newly founded Czech Literary Centre organises two- to four-week residencies for foreign writers, translators, critics and literary scholars who are interested in, and want to learn more about Czech literature and culture. […]
Apr 25, 2017 | Switzerland
The Centre de Traduction Littéraire will be running the ninth themed workshop for literary translators at Château de Lavigny, Switzerland, from 21 to 24 September 2017. This year’s theme will be translating literature for children and young-adults. […]
