CEATL works on a second edition of the survey on working conditions

Feb 1, 2013 | Europe

Tags: EuropeIn December 2008 CEATL published an initial survey on the financial and economic situation of literary translators in Europe. The study, the first to present comparative data on the working conditions of translators, turned out to be a valuable source of...

Literary Translation Award will be part of Flemish Culture Prizes

Jan 17, 2013 | Belgium

Tags: BelgiumOn the (repeated) request of the Flemish Authors Association (VAV), the Minister of Culture will award the first Flemish Culture Prize for translation on March 24. This triennial award will go to a translator of a literary work into Dutch; within four...

Call for applications for 2013 Banff International Literary Translation Centre, in Banff, Alberta, Canada

Jan 17, 2013 | World

Tags: WorldThe Banff International Literary Translation Centre in Canada offers residency to literary translators from Canada, Mexico, and the United States translating from any language, as well as to international translators working on literature from the Americas....

Dutch Translation Prizes go to David Colmer, Mark Leenhouts and Mark Wildschut

Dec 12, 2012 | Netherlands

Tags: NetherlandsThe Dutch Foundation for Literature’s 2012 Translation Prizes have been awarded to David Colmer (translator Dutch-English), Mark Leenhouts (translator Chinese-Dutch and journalist) and Mark Wildschut (translator of German philosophical work). The...

The translators’ house at Balatonfüred (Hungary) is threatened

Nov 26, 2012 | Hungary

Tags: Hungary*** Update 6 December: the protests have been successful, the house is saved! *** The translators’ house at Balatonfüred (Műfordítóház), a member of the RÉCIT and HALMA networks, risks closing its doors from the start of next year, because it will not be...

2013 BCLT translator mentoring programme announced

Oct 30, 2012 | United Kingdom

Tags: United KingdomThe British Centre for Literary Translation has announced its translator mentoring programme for 2013 (1 January – 30 June). Originally launched in 2010, the scheme has already produced fourteen mentorship ‘graduates’ in languages ranging from...