Tags: PolandCreative residencies for writers and translators are a long and noble tradition in Europe and across the world. The concept has remained unchanged over centuries – artists are offered a place of temporary residence for several weeks or months, where they...
Tags: MacedoniaThe Macedonian Translators Association (MATA) announces its fourth International Conference for Translators and Interpreters. The conference, entitled Novelties in the Translation and Interpretation Industry, will take place in the lakeside city of...
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...
Tags: SloveniaThe Slovenian Association of Literary Translators has awarded the 2016 Sovre Prize to the famous Slovenian translator Lijana Dejak for her translation of the novel Laurus by the Russian author Jevgenij Vodolazkin. The translation was published by...
Tags: SwedenThe Swedish Writers’ Union is advising translators in Sweden against entering into agreements with all publishing companies within the Bonnier Publishing Group, Sweden’s largest publisher. Eleven companies have been declared non grata by the Union. This...
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...
