Paul Celan Fellowships 2016/2017 for translators (deadline for application: 6 March 2016)

Dec 16, 2015 | Austria

Tags: AustriaThe program supports translations of canonical texts, contemporary key works in the humanities, social sciences and cultural studies from Eastern to Western European languages or vice versa, or between two Eastern European languages. Special emphasis is...

2014 Austrian State Prize for Literary Translation awarded to Alena Bláhová and Erich Hackl

Jun 30, 2015 | Austria

Tags: AustriaThe 2014 Austrian State Prize for Literary Translation goes to Alena Bláhová from the Czech Republic and to Erich Hackl, a translator from Spanish and a well-known Austrian writer. Alena Bláhová is an expert on the translation of Jewish literature and has...

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

Mar 26, 2015 | Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Tags: Austria, Germany, SwitzerlandFrom 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...

Call for applications: Paul Celan Fellowships 2015/2016 for translators

Dec 27, 2014 | Austria

Tags: AustriaThe aim of the Paul Celan Fellowship Program is to overcome deficits and asymmetries in the exchange of ideas and the reception of scholarly literature which result from the division of Europe in the 20th century. Therefore, the program supports...

Austrian State Prize for Literary Translation goes to Uta Szyszkowitz (Austria) and Ahmet Cemal (Turkey)

Jun 23, 2014 | Austria

Tags: AustriaAt the end of June, Austria’s most prestigious award for literary translators, the Austrian State Prize for Literary Translation,will be presented in Klagenfurt. The 2013 prize goes to Dr. Uta Szyszkowitz, Austrian translator from French and English and...