News

Read the latest news on literary translation in Europe

Filter by

382 results

New issue of Counterpoint out now !

Counterpoint is CEATL’s e-zine about literary translators in Europe and beyond, and writes about the economic, political, cultural and artistic aspects of their profession.

Translation is in the air

Translation is in the air

A “playful antivirus” made of words that cross borders and fly all around the world to enter the homes of boys and girls. The children’s rhyme about the coronavirusIs There Something in the Air?(Che cos’è che in aria vola?), written by Roberto Piumini, one of Italy’s most beloved children’s authors, will soon be available in about thirty languages thanks to the many translators who volunteered their efforts.

Joint Statement on Budget Cuts for Culture in Flanders

Joint Statement on Budget Cuts for Culture in Flanders

The European book sector, represented by the European Writers’ Council, the Federation of European Publishers, the European and International Booksellers Federation and the European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations, has learnt with consternation about the proposed savings on culture by the Flemish Minister for Culture. […]

Counterpoint’s second appearance

Counterpoint’s second appearance

Today we publish the second issue of Counterpoint, CEATL’s free e-zine for literary translators and anyone else interested in translation, literature, cultural politics and copyright issues in Europe. […]

Open letter to EU leaders from Europe’s cultural and creative sectors regarding the Creative Europe Programme 2021-2027

AC/E grants for translation projects from Spanish

AC/E grants for translation projects (administered by the Sociedad Mercantil Estatal Acción Cultural Española, or AC/E) encourage foreign publishers to translate original literary works from Spanish as part of Spain’s participation as Guest of Honour at Frankfurt Book Fair 2020. […]

Counterpoint’s second appearance

6th Conference on Translation and Interpreting Spanish-German/German-Spanish

The German section of ​​the Translation and Interpreting Department of the University of Salamanca (Spain) is pleased to announce the 6th STIAL (Simposio de traducción e interpretación del y al alemán), a Conference on Translation and Interpreting from German into Spanish and vice versa, which will be held in Salamanca on 25, 26 and 27 March 2020. […]