New German Federal Court verdict

Jan 20, 2011 | Germany

Tags: GermanyThe German Federal Court has pronounced a new verdict in the ‘translator remuneration dispute’ that has been occupying the German publishing scene since the 2002 amendment to German copyright law. A first reaction from the German literary...

Irish call for translator bursary applications 2011 (Russia and Turkey)

Jan 19, 2011 | Ireland, Russia, Turkey

Tags: Ireland, Russia, TurkeyIreland Literature Exchange/Idirmhalartán Litríocht Éireann (ILE) invites applications from literary translators from Russia and Turkey who are working on the translation of a work of contemporary Irish literature and wish to spend a...

CEATL’s replies to the EU online questionnaire on the future Culture Programme

Dec 21, 2010 | Europe

Tags: EuropeCEATL recently completed the EU online questionnaire on the future Culture Programme. Here are our most important replies: 2.9 – There’s a need for a specific EU programme for culture because without a cultural dimension, the EU is a dead body....

Dutch translation prizes awarded to Hans Driessen, Diego Puls, Mariolein Sabarte Belacortu, Piet Schrijvers, and Andreas Ecke

Dec 21, 2010 | Netherlands

Tags: NetherlandsOn 10 December in Utrecht, three translators were awarded the 2010 Prize of the Dutch Literary Foundation, for the quality of their literary work and their merit as ‘cultural mediators’: Hans Driessen (b. 1953), translator of Schopenhauer, Nietzsche...

The new application form for European translation grants is now online

Dec 10, 2010 | Europe

Tags: EuropeThe electronic application form for Strand 1.2.2 of EU’s Culture Programme (literary translation projects) is now online. Publishers can apply before 3 February,...