The 14th Swiss Symposium for Literary Translators will be held in Maison Rousseau et Littérature, Geneva, on 3rd December 2022 …
Maps of translation, a Swiss symposium on translation and migration
Better basis of negotiation for Danish translators after new trade agreement
The Danish Authors’ Society , of which the Danish Translators Association is a part, has reached a collective agreement with the Danish Publishers’ association on the implementation of the transparency part of the EU’s DSM directive. This agreement means that publishers will have a responsibility to be transparent about all of the economic aspects of authors’ contracts … The negotiations and settlement of the terms of the agreement are the first collective trade agreement in the Danish book sector for almost thirty years …
Norway: The Bastian Prizes 2022 to Kirsti Vogt and Hilde Stubhaug
The Norwegian Bastian Prizes for Outstanding Literary Translation were announced September 29th on occasion of International Translation Day. The Bastian Prizes 2022 was awarded to Kirsti Vogt and Hilde Stubhaug, the latter in the category for children and young adult literary translation.
CEATL presents ‘Translating the Untranslatable’
On International Translation Day 2022, CEATL members all over Europe joined forces to create a short video entitled ‘Translating the Untranslatable’ in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ulysses by James Joyce. Thirteen translators each read a short excerpt …
International Translation Day in Czech: Online conference and panel on translation
On the International Translation Day, the Czech Literary Centre is organising an online conference to provide Czech and foreign literary translators with inspiration and examples of good practice from other countries …
Online Conference: “Dall’italiano al mondo”
Salone Internazionale del Libro announces the second edition of the conference “Dall’italiano al mondo”. The project aims at promoting and supporting all foreign translators who give voice to Italian literature …
Bulgaria and Slovenia: Grants for translation and publication
Bulgaria and Slovenia have both published calls for translation grants whose purpose is to support international publishers in translating and publishing their literature.
Survey on Working Conditions of Literary Translators in Europe
The European Council of Literary Translators‘ Associations (CEATL – Conseil européen des associations de traducteurs littéraires) has issued a general report on the state of working conditions among literary translators in Europe. The report is based on a survey that was carried out from May to July 2020.
The results show […]
Counterpoint No.7 out now – What’s east is east and what’s west is west?
From its inception, Counterpoint has striven to cover as many languages, regions and cultures as possible. And of course, translation into and out of many combinations of languages. Based on the premise that there are no language boundaries, this issue of Counterpoint continues to cast a wide gaze, this time going as far east as Japan. […]
Publication of CEATL’s legal survey results: mapping the legal situation of literary translators in Europe
In 2021-2022, CEATL conducted a survey among its members on the legal situation of literary translators (legal framework, scope and duration of the licensing, respect of the translator’s moral rights, remuneration, transparency) in 27 European countries, representing some 10.000 literary translators.
Translators on the Cover – improving the conditions for translators in Europe?
After 18 months and countless online meetings the EU Commission published Translators on the Cover – Multilingualism and Translation, a report that aims at pointing to ways in which the spread of translated literature […]
Launch of the Companion for Literary Translators’ Associations
We 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. […]
Counterpoint no. 6 out now – On the many ways translators can raise their voices
People everywhere are raising their voices to speak out against the many things that are causing such big problems – climate change, a growing inequality, polarisation, migration, to name a few. The larger community of translators, including literary translators, have not been found wanting in this regard […]
EWC Survey Results: One Year of Crisis – The Winter of our Discontent
The European Writers’ Council has published its follow-up survey on The Economic Impact of the Covid-19 on Writers and Translators in the European Book Sector 2020-2022. […]
CEATL publishes the first results of its legal survey
Between May and July 2021, CEATL conducted a survey among its member associations about the legal and contractual situation of literary translators.
The first results of the survey show that, in most European countries […]
Europe celebrates International Translation Day 2021
After a very strange 2020, things start going back to normal and, therefore translators’ associations all over Europe organise a variety of festive events to celebrate International Translation Day 2021. Do come and join us!
Belarus: Radical Crackdown Against The Free Word
The European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations (CEATL), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the European Writers Council (EWC) call on the governments of Europe and the international community to demonstrate firm support for the democracy movement in Belarus […]
LGBT rights in Hungary: Letter of support and solidarity in the Micsoda család! case
CEATL is appalled by the fine imposed on the book shop Líra könyv for selling the book Micsoda család! (What a Family!) written by Lawrence Schimel […]
Online now: Counterpoint No. 5 – Translators and visibility
Visibility for all translators of all genres, and most particularly literary translators, is often a matter of passionate debate, never more so than the present time. […]
CEATL holds its AGM and elects a new board
The CEATL AGM 2021 took place online for the second year due to the COVID-19 pandemic […]