Literary translation programme at Turin International Book Fair (9-12 May 2019)

Apr 28, 2019 | Italy

Tags: ItalyFor the 19th consecutive year, the Turin International Book Fair will organise a number of activities of special interest to translators, under the title AutoreInvisibile. From Thursday 9 May to Sunday 12 May 2019, translators, publishers and writers will...

Inside the translator’s head – maybe the first comic book ever about the work of translators

Apr 14, 2019 | Poland

Tags: PolandSitting for hours and typing away? With their noses in books and dictionaries? Aha, only apparently so! The lives of translators are full of exciting adventures and extraordinary experiences, although most of these happen in their heads. W głowie tłumaczy...

Call for applications: Frankfurt International Translators Programme (Deadline: 30 April 2019)

Apr 11, 2019 | Germany

Tags: GermanyThe Frankfurt International Translators Programme is aimed at international literary and non-fiction translators translating from the German language. Up to thirty translators from all around the world will be selected by Frankfurter Buchmesse to take...

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

Mar 20, 2019 | Netherlands

Tags: NetherlandsThis 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)...

Czech translators of Nordic languages set up independent professional assocation

Mar 20, 2019 | Czech Republic

Tags: Czech RepublicCzech translators of the Nordic languages have founded an independent professional association: Překladatelé Severu (Czech Translators of the North). Its aim is to improve translators’ pay and working conditions, disseminate information about...