Launch of the Companion for Literary Translators’ Associations

Feb 7, 2022 | Best practices

Tags: Best practicesWe proudly present the Companion for Literary Translators’ Associations (https://companion.ceatl.eu/), an online platform aimed at translator communities looking for advice, encouragement or simply inspiration. The Companion focusses on some of the...

Italy: AITI calls out to the Minister of Tourism

Apr 28, 2023 | AITI, Italy

Tags: AITI, ItalyOn 25 April 2023, AITI (Associazione Italiana Traduttori e Interpreti) wrote a letter to the Italian Minister of Tourism Daniela Santanchè and to the Italian National Tourist Board (ENIT) condemning the atrocious quality of the national campaign “Open...

International Translation Day in Czech: Online conference and panel on translation

Sep 26, 2022 |

To coincide with International Translation Day and as part of the Czech Presidency of the EU Council, the Czech Literary Centre is organising an online conference to provide Czech and foreign literary translators with inspiration and examples of good practice from...

International conference in Prague. Northern Wind of Change: Improving the working conditions of literary translators

Apr 27, 2022 | Czech Republic, Iceland, Norway

Tags: Czech Republic, Iceland, NorwayCzech Translators of the North, a professional organization comprising literary translators from Nordic languages ​​into Czech, is organizing the international conference Northern Wind of Change: Improving the Working Conditions of...

In the face of AI, what models of action for the book sector in Europe?

May 28, 2025 | Brussels, MEDAA

Tags: Brussels, MEDAAHalfway through 2025, a particularly busy year for European cultural policies, the book sector is stepping up its mobilisation in the face of the profound challenges posed by generative artificial intelligence. As the European Union works on a...

Frankfurt homage inspires Czech translators to join forces in an open letter to publishers

Nov 8, 2019 | Czech Republic, Norway

Tags: Czech Republic, NorwayAt Frankfurt International Book Fair, translators were paid a homage by the Norwegian writer Erika Fatland, who said that “Translators, who are often ignored, are the heroes of literature that I deal with every day.” They were also praised...