Summer school in audiovisual translation (London, 4-29 July 2016)

Apr 28, 2016 | United Kingdom

Tags: United KingdomThe Centre for Translation Studies of University College London will organise a summer school in audiovisual translation. This intensive course, which takes place from 4 to 29 July 2016, provides a theoretical framework for translators and...

Call for applications: Workshop on Italian literary language for translators (17-19 July 2016, Fosdinovo Castle, Tuscany, Italy)

Apr 27, 2016 | Italy

Tags: ItalyFrom 17 to 19 July 2016 the Castello Malaspina in Fosdinovo, Tuscany, will host the fourth annual workshop for literary translators. The three-day workshop offers 40 translators (divided in 2 groups) the opportunity to tackle specific problems of Italian...

Annual Finnish translation prizes granted to Vappu Orlov and Renja Salminen

Apr 27, 2016 | Finland

Tags: FinlandThe Mikael Agricola Prize 2016 has been awarded to Vappu Orlov for her translation of Mikhail Shishkin’s novel Neidonhius (Венерин Волос; in English published as Maidenhair). The annual award is granted to an outstanding Finnish translation of a...

Conference ‘The European author in the 21st century’ (Brussels, 26 April 2016)

Apr 24, 2016 | Europe, France

Tags: Europe, FranceOn 26 April 2016, World Intellectual Property Day, the French Permanent Council of Writers will organize a conference at the European Parliament, titled ‘The European Author in the 21st Century’.   For the full program, please click here. For...

Stephen Spender Prize open for entries

Apr 19, 2016 | Ireland, United Kingdom

Tags: Ireland, United KingdomThe 2016 Stephen Spender Prize for poetry in translation, run by the Stephen Spender Trust in association with the Guardian newspaper, is now open for entries from UK or Irish residents. There are three categories: open (adults over the...

CEATL’s Picture Contest “The Face of Translation”: Help us make literary translators visible!

Apr 14, 2016 | World

Tags: WorldCEATL, the European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations, is calling on amateur visual artists to create sparky and clever pictures reflecting the existence and importance of literary translations and translators, their challenges, and their role...