Czech translator takes a public stand against xenophobic comments

Oct 20, 2018 | Czech Republic

Tags: Czech RepublicMichala Marková, a renowned translator from English and French, wrote an open letter to the Czech Radio Council, expressing her concerns about the unacceptable statement of one of its members, Tomáš Kňourek, who reacted to a broadcasted excerpt...

16th edition of the ‘Literary Translation Days’ (5-7 October 2018, Rome, Italy)

Oct 1, 2018 | Italy

Tags: ItalyFrom 5 to 7 October 2018, the 16th edition of ‘Giornate della Traduzione Letteraria’ (Literary Translation Days), organized by Stefano Arduini and Ilide Carmignani, will take place at Link Campus University of Rome, Italy. Translators, publishers, writers...

Europe celebrates International Translation Day

Sep 28, 2018 | Bulgaria, Catalonia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Europe, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom

Tags: Bulgaria, Catalonia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Europe, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, United KingdomOn 24 May 2017, the United Nations General Assembyl recognised 30 September as International...

Call for Applications: Artist-in-Residence-Programme in Vienna / Salzburg 2019 (Deadline: 30 September 2018)

Sep 11, 2018 | Austria

Tags: AustriaIn co-operation with KulturKontakt Austria, the Austrian Federal Chancellery makes available 50 residencies in Vienna and Salzburg for the year 2019. The residency is designed to offer an opportunity to become familiar with the Austrian art scene and...

Agreement in lengthy contract conflict in Sweden

Jul 16, 2018 | Sweden

Tags: SwedenSwedish translators have entered into an agreement with the Bonnier Publishing Group almost a year to the day after the former Standard Contract between the Publishers’ Association and the Translators’ Section of the Swedish Writers’ Union was terminated....