New residence for literary translators and writers in Finland

Feb 17, 2012 | Finland

Tags: FinlandThe Finnish young authors’ association Nuoren voiman liitto offers accommodation for young writers and literary translators from all over the world. Priority is given to guests aged under 40. The residence, Villa Sarkia, is situated in Sysmä, a small town...

Workshops for Young French and German Literary Translators in Berlin

Feb 8, 2012 | France, Germany

Tags: France, GermanyPassage & Co. is holding a workshop on literary translation for young translators who are native speakers of French or German. The workshop will take place in Berlin from 31 July – 4 August 2012. The program will include professional meetings...

Martinus Nijhoff Prize awarded to Frans Denissen

Feb 7, 2012 | Netherlands

Tags: NetherlandsThe Dutch Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds is awarding the 2012 Martinus Nijhoff Prize to translator and author Frans Denissen. He receives the 35,000 Euro prize for his translations of Italian literature into Dutch. Denissen published his first literary...

The Centre National du Livre français embarks on a project for a literary translation school

Feb 4, 2012 | France

Tags: FranceTo satisfy the desire shared between French publishers and translators to train new generations of professional translators, particularly in the so-called ‘minority’ languages, and following the report commissioned from Pierre Assouline on The Condition of...

Literary Portal Presents Samples of New Austrian Publications in Five Languages

Jan 29, 2012 | Austria

Tags: AustriaIncentives for Austrian Literature is intended to serve as a stimulus for the translation of the latest works of Austrian literature. The virtual library www.readme.cc is an international literary portal which presents and links works of contemporary...

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...