Transnational master programme in literary translation kicks off

Oct 3, 2013 | Belgium, Netherlands

Tags: Belgium, NetherlandsAfter twenty years students in the Netherlands and Flanders can again follow an academic course in literary translation. The new master’s programme, launched last September, is an international joint programme of Utrecht University (the...

Schwob sets up English website on the world’s best unknown books

Oct 2, 2013 | Catalonia, Finland, France, Netherlands, Poland, Wales, World

Tags: Catalonia, Finland, France, Netherlands, Poland, Wales, WorldSchwob, an initiative to publicize largely untranslated modern classics, cult books and must-reads from all over the world, recently launched its English website: en.schwob-books.eu. The site is part...

International Translation Day 2013

Sep 30, 2013 | World

Tags: WorldToday (30 September) is the feast of St. Jerome, widely known as International Translation day. If you want to celebrate this day, please send a CEATL e-card to your friends, colleagues, publishers, literary critics etc. by choosing your language below....

Residencies in Translators’ House in Rome free of charge in January-February 2014

Sep 28, 2013 | Italy

Tags: ItalyThe Casa delle Traduzioni in Rome is pleased to announce that its residency will be free of charge for the period January-February 2014. Only a fee of €30 will be charged for the entire stay, and translators may avail of accommodation for up to 14 days. The...

The complete text of Petra recommendations now also available in Italian

Sep 24, 2013 | Europe, Italy

Tags: Europe, ItalyIn 2012, Petra (European Platform for Literary Translation) issued a list of recommendations intended to provide for new and better conditions for literary translators in Europe. The recommendations were published in English, French and German....

Two winners in CEATL’s second international video contest ‘Spot the translator’

Sep 16, 2013 | World

Tags: WorldThis year saw the second international video contest ‘Spot the translator’, organised by CEATL, where artists are asked to help make translators more visible by creating sparky and clever short films highlighting the existence and importance of literary...