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Call for applications: ‘Translating the North’ into Italian (deadline: 15 July 2018)

Call for applications: ‘Translating the North’ into Italian (deadline: 15 July 2018)

StradeLab, a cultural association linked with SLC-Strade, is organising ‘Laboratorio Nordico – Translating the North’, the first peer-to-peer seminar for literary translators from Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish into Italian. The seminar is funded by the Danish Arts Foundation, Icelandic Literature Center, Norla and the Swedish Arts Council. […]

Call for applications: ‘Translate at City’ summer school (London, 26 June – 1 July 2017)

Call for applications: ‘Translate at City’ summer school (London, 26 June – 1 July 2017)

From 26 June until 1 July 2017, City, University of London, in conjunction with the Translators Association of the Society of Authors, will organise the fourth literary translation summer school, ‘Translate at City’.

The summer school 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 15 students to allow for individual attention, and places will be allocated on a strictly ‘first come, first served’ basis. […]

Call for applications: Workshop on Italian literary language for translators (17-19 July 2016, Fosdinovo Castle, Tuscany, Italy)

Call for applications: Workshop on Italian literary language for translators (17-19 July 2016, Fosdinovo Castle, Tuscany, Italy)

From 17 to 19 July 2016 the Castello Malaspina in Fosdinovo, Tuscany, will host the fourth annual workshop for literary translators.

The three-day workshop offers 40 translators (divided in 2 groups) the opportunity to tackle specific problems of Italian literary language and to discuss current trends. Above all, the workshop aims to be a centre for encounters, inspiration and the exchange of ideas. […]

Call for applications: Workshop for translators of German children’s and young people’s literature (23-28 August 2015, Hamburg)

Call for applications: Workshop for translators of German children’s and young people’s literature (23-28 August 2015, Hamburg)

From 23 to 28 August 2015 the Robert Bosch Foundation and Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur e.V. (Working Group for Youth Literature e.V) will host the sixth annual workshop on the translation of German literature for children and young people entitled ‘Kein kinderspiel!’

The five-day workshop offers 15 translators the opportunity to tackle specific problems of the genre and discuss current trends. Participants will have the chance to meet authors, critics and publishing representatives, and learn about opportunities for promotion and for improving existing networks. Above all, the workshop aims to be a centre for encounters, inspiration and exchange of ideas. […]