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AC/E grants for translation projects from Spanish

AC/E grants for translation projects from Spanish

AC/E grants for translation projects (administered by the Sociedad Mercantil Estatal Acción Cultural Española, or AC/E) encourage foreign publishers to translate original literary works from Spanish as part of Spain’s participation as Guest of Honour at Frankfurt Book Fair 2020. […]

6th Conference on Translation and Interpreting Spanish-German/German-Spanish

6th Conference on Translation and Interpreting Spanish-German/German-Spanish

The German section of ​​the Translation and Interpreting Department of the University of Salamanca (Spain) is pleased to announce the 6th STIAL (Simposio de traducción e interpretación del y al alemán), a Conference on Translation and Interpreting from German into Spanish and vice versa, which will be held in Salamanca on 25, 26 and 27 March 2020. […]

CEATL starts a new e-zine: Counterpoint

CEATL starts a new e-zine: Counterpoint

Counterpoint is an e-zine for everyone interested in literary translation. Whether you are a translator, publisher, agent, researcher, student or journalist, or just have a general interest in literature across borders, the European book market, and in the people that shape both, there will be something in Counterpoint of interest to you. […]

Call for nominations: Award from Institut Ramon Llull for literary translations from Catalan

Two events on Sebald and translation in Norwich (10-11 May 2019)

The British Centre for Literary Translation (BCLT) is hosting two free events marking what would have been the 75th birthday of its founder, W.G. Sebald, and coinciding with the exhibition “W.G. Sebald: Far Away – But From Where?”, which opens at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts on 11 May. […]

CEATL starts a new e-zine: Counterpoint

Summer Course Literary Translation in Utrecht (Deadline: 1 April 2019)

This year the Dutch Centre of Expertise for Literary Translation, in collaboration with the Dutch Foundation for Literature, is organizing a Summer Course in Literary Translation for translators from Dutch  into the target languages German (theatre) and Italian, from 26 to 30 August 2019 in Utrecht. Interested translators are cordially invited to register before Monday 1 April. […]

AC/E grants for translation projects from Spanish

Susanna Roth Translators Award 2019 – Call for Entries

Czech Centres and the Literary Section of the Arts and Theatre Institute (ATI), Prague, announce the 5th year of the International Competition for Young Translators – The Susanna Roth Prize, named after the celebrated Swiss translator Susanna Roth (1950 – 1997) who made a significant contribution to the promotion of contemporary Czech literature abroad. […]