Swedish model contract for translators terminated, new strategies in the making
Tags: SwedenThe Swedish Writers’ Union and the Swedish Publishers’ Association agreed on a collective Model Contract for translators several decades ago. The contract has been re-negotiated a few times, but it has generally been respected and practiced in almost all...
Polish award for publishers supporting literary translators goes to Wydawnictwo Książkowe Klimaty
Tags: PolandThe Polish Literary Translators’ Association has announced that the publisher Wydawnictwo Książkowe Klimaty has been awarded the second Jerome Lion, an award for publishers supporting literary translators. From the very beginning, this young publisher has...
The first Jerome’s Lion Award in Hungary went to publishers Magvető and Typotex
Tags: HungarySaint Jerome was a church scholar and Bible translator, originator of the Vulgata, the first Latin translation that our present bible translations are based on. According to fable he once pulled a thorn from a lion’s paw, whereby the animal became his...
The Society of Authors Translation Prizes were announced on 22 February in an event at the British Library
Tags: United KingdomThe £3000 Saif Ghobash Prize for Translation from the Arabic was won by Jonathan Wright for his translation The Bamboo Stalk by the Kuwaiti writer Saud Alsanousi. The John Florio Prize of £2000 for Translation from the Italian went to Jamie...