Vondel Translation Prize goes to Dutch-English translator Paul Vincent

Jan 23, 2012 | Netherlands

Tags: NetherlandsThe jury for the Vondel Translation Prize 2011 has awarded the prize to Paul Vincent for My Little War, his English translation of Louis Paul Boon’s Mijn kleine oorlog. The jury consisted of critic Paul Binding (Times Literary Supplement) and...

Video’s submitted to CEATL’s Third Video Contest open for votes

Sep 10, 2014 | World

Tags: WorldYou can now watch the video’s submitted to CEATL’s Third video contest and vote for your favourite one on CEATL’s Facebook page. The jury will choose the winner from among the most voted. Like them before 15 September! For more information on the contest,...

ViceVersa: a new international programme for continuous training of literary translators

Dec 7, 2010 | Germany

Tags: GermanyWith the support of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs and under the patronage of the Minister of State, Cornelia Pieper, the Deutscher Übersetzerfonds and the Robert Bosch Stiftung have set up an international programme for the continuous training of...

Vacancy for Tenure-Track Professorship in Literary Translation at University of Vienna (deadline for application: 7 January 2019)

Dec 10, 2018 | Austria

Tags: AustriaAt the Centre for Translation Studies of the University of Vienna a tenure-track professorship in the field of Literary Translation (full-time position) is to be filled. From the job announcement: ‘Throughout history, literary translation has played a...

Vacancy for professorship in Translation Studies at Utrecht University (deadline: 27 January 2019)

Jan 15, 2019 | Netherlands

Tags: NetherlandsThe Department of Languages, Literature, and Communication of the Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University is seeking applications for a full professorship in the field of Translation Studies. The Department of Languages, Literature, and...

Update available of ‘Global eBook report’

Oct 5, 2013 | World

Tags: WorldRüdiger Wischenbart et. al. published an update of their Global eBook report. The report documents and analyses how ebook markets are developing in the US, UK, continental Europe, Brazil, China, India, Russia and the Arab world. Thematic chapters in the...