Awarding of the 2019 Bastian Prize 2019 for translated literature into Norwegian

Oct 16, 2019 | Norway

Tags: NorwayThe 2019 Bastian Prize for Outstanding Literary Translation was awarded in the course of the International Translation Day celebrations in Oslo on 26 September 2019. The Bastian is the annual translation prize of the Norwegian Association of Literary...

Call for applications: funded residencies for translators of Italian literature (deadline: 30 June 2019)

Jun 3, 2019 | Italy

Tags: ItalyThe Casa delle Traduzioni in Rome, a public library and cultural centre specializing in the subject of translation, awards funded residencies for translators working from Italian into their native language: six scholarships to cover the costs of travel and...

Inside the translator’s head – maybe the first comic book ever about the work of translators

Apr 14, 2019 | Poland

Tags: PolandSitting for hours and typing away? With their noses in books and dictionaries? Aha, only apparently so! The lives of translators are full of exciting adventures and extraordinary experiences, although most of these happen in their heads. W głowie tłumaczy...

Basque translators met Bulgarian colleagues (17-19 October 2018)

Dec 4, 2018 | Basque Country, Bulgaria

Tags: Basque Country, BulgariaLast year representatives from EIZIE (Euskal Itzultzaile, Zuzentzaile eta Interpreteen Elkartea, the Association of Translators, Correctors and Interpreters of the Basque Language) traveled to Slovenia as part of the New...

Czech translator takes a public stand against xenophobic comments

Oct 20, 2018 | Czech Republic

Tags: Czech RepublicMichala Marková, a renowned translator from English and French, wrote an open letter to the Czech Radio Council, expressing her concerns about the unacceptable statement of one of its members, Tomáš Kňourek, who reacted to a broadcasted excerpt...

Agreement in lengthy contract conflict in Sweden

Jul 16, 2018 | Sweden

Tags: SwedenSwedish translators have entered into an agreement with the Bonnier Publishing Group almost a year to the day after the former Standard Contract between the Publishers’ Association and the Translators’ Section of the Swedish Writers’ Union was terminated....