
UK Society of Authors prizes for Literary Translation
The translation prizes (administered by the SoA) were awarded at an event in February, at Europe House in London, followed by a discussion with A.L. Kennedy and Adam Mars-Jones. […]
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Apr 8, 2016 | United Kingdom
The translation prizes (administered by the SoA) were awarded at an event in February, at Europe House in London, followed by a discussion with A.L. Kennedy and Adam Mars-Jones. […]
Mar 25, 2016 | Germany
From 4 to 9 September 2016 the Robert Bosch Foundation and Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur e.V. (Working Group for Youth Literature e.V) will host the seventh annual workshop on the translation of German literature for children and young people entitled ‘Kein Kinderspiel!’ […]
Mar 10, 2016 | Germany
The German Initiative Urheberrecht (‘Copyright Initiative’) – a joint undertaking that so far 35 associations in the creative field have signed up to – is pleased to announce the success of its latest initiative: a petition to campaign for reforms to copyright contract law, and for stronger legal instruments to more fairly balance the relationship between authors, performing artists, publishers, distributors etc. […]
The fourth biennial EsAsi award for the best translation from Spanish into Slovene by a translator under the age of 30 goes to Sara Marina Virk, whose translation of Felisberto Hernandez’s short story ‘Mur’ (1948) was selected as the best of the 38 entries. […]
Feb 28, 2016 | United Kingdom
Translate in the City is the third literary translation summer school to be held at City University London between 11 and 15 July. It offers the opportunity to translate texts across the literary genres into English, working with leading professional translators. Groups will be limited to a maximum of 20 students to allow for individual attention, and places will be allocated on a strictly “first come, first served” basis. […]
Feb 25, 2016 | Qatar
On 15 February 2016 a group of academics, authors and translators published an open letter to urge translators to not support the Qatari regime and to withdraw from the Seventh International Conference on Translation, which will be held on 28-29 March 2016. […]
Feb 25, 2016 | Italy
There was an excellent turnout at the Laboratorio Formentini in Milan on 16 February for talks by four young translators and two publishers, providing an introduction to the profession. Topics covered included how to get into the world of professional translation, the do’s and don’ts of introducing yourself to publishers, the importance of training courses, and how to write a good CV. […]
Feb 23, 2016 | Germany
The German author and translator Anne Weber has been awarded the 2016 Johann Heinrich Voß Prize for Translation by the German Academy for Language and Poetry (Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung) for her work from French into German. The prize is worth €15,000 and will be presented during the Academy’s spring meeting, which will take place from 21 to 23 April 2016 in Köthen, Saxony-Anhalt. […]
Feb 23, 2016 | Czech Republic
Thanks to the title of UNESCO Creative City of Literature Prague was able to start a residency program for authors and translators.
In 2016 the two months residencies are available in the following periods: July – August; September – October; November – 15th of December. […]
Feb 16, 2016 | Hungary
The Hungarian Association of Literary Translators is hosting its annual vocational weekend on 20-22 May 2016, in scenic Dobogókő, a popular hilltop tourist resort, 50 kilometers from Budapest. This literary translators’ weekend has been going for seven years, and brings together professionals and amateurs, beginners and veterans, and all who are interested in learning the secrets of the literary translator’s trade. […]
Feb 16, 2016 | Macedonia
On 1-2 October 2016 the Macedonian Association of Translators (MATA) will organise its fourth international conference. This year’s conference, which will take place in Ohrid, and will focus on novelties in the translation and interpreting industry. Proposals for presentations on research as well as on the practice of (literary) translation and interpreting are welcome. […]
Feb 12, 2016 | Germany
The European Translators Residence Programme of the German Goethe Institut, in cooperation with the Alfred Töpfer Foundation and the Saxonian Culture Foundation, is offering a working grant in Germany for professional translators of fiction or lyric poetry living in foreign countries.
To qualify, applicants are required to have completed and published two translations of major volumes, and to have a signed publisher’s contract for the translation which the applicant wishes to work on during her/his stay. […]