Call for applications: International Literary Translation & Creative Writing Summer School (Norwich; deadline: 15 April 2018)

Feb 20, 2018 | United Kingdom

Tags: United KingdomThe British Centre for Literary Translation in partnership with Writers’ Centre Norwich will run an International Literary Translation & Creative Writing Summer School from 22-28 July 2018. The summer school, which will take place in Norwich,...

Call for applications: residency programme for translators of Catalan literature (deadline: 20 April 2018)

Feb 19, 2018 | Catalonia

Tags: CataloniaThe Institut Ramon Llull offers a residency program in Catalonia for translators of Catalan literature (fiction, poetry, drama). Candidates should live abroad and have signed a contract with a publishing house to translate the material they wish to work...

Call for applications: funded residencies for translators of German novels, poems or essays (deadline: 28 February 2018)

Feb 19, 2018 | Germany

Tags: GermanyThe Goethe Institut offers funded residencies to translators from German in Gut Siggen or Dresden-Hellerau (Germany). Preference is given to translators working on contemporary texts. Translators can stay six to eight weeks and will receive a stipend of...

Where are the translators? Now in book clubs too! (Spain)

Feb 18, 2018 | Spain

Tags: SpainIn collaboration with two bookshops in Madrid and Barcelona, Casa del Libro Gran Vía and Casa del Libro Passeig de Gràcia, ACE Traductores has launched the Club de Lectura Traducida, a very particular book club where readers will have the opportunity to...

Call for application for Susanna Roth Award: Competition for young translators from Czech (deadline: 31 March 2018)

Jan 7, 2018 | Czech Republic

Tags: Czech RepublicCzech Centres and the Czech Literary Centre traditionally invite young translators from Czech to compete in translating a chosen piece of contemporary literature. Try your luck with Bomba★Funk  by Karel Veselý to win several days in the Czech...