Europe celebrates International Translation Day

Sep 28, 2018 | Bulgaria, Catalonia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Europe, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom

Tags: Bulgaria, Catalonia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Europe, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, United KingdomOn 24 May 2017, the United Nations General Assembyl recognised 30 September as International...

Latest from Ireland: Literary correspondent receives award from translators and publishing house receives major funding for translations

Dec 11, 2016 | Ireland

Tags: IrelandThe Irish Translators’ and Interpreters’ Association (ITIA) awarded honorary membership to Eileen Battersby, literary correspondent of the Irish Times, at the Irish Writers’ Centre on Friday 2 December. Ms Battersby was recognised for her championing of...

Stephen Spender Prize open for entries

Apr 19, 2016 | Ireland, United Kingdom

Tags: Ireland, United KingdomThe 2016 Stephen Spender Prize for poetry in translation, run by the Stephen Spender Trust in association with the Guardian newspaper, is now open for entries from UK or Irish residents. There are three categories: open (adults over the...

Literature Across Frontiers publishes statistical report on literary translations in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Apr 16, 2015 | Ireland, United Kingdom

Tags: Ireland, United KingdomOn 13 April Literature Across Frontiers presented a new statistical report on the publishing of literary translations in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The report, prepared by Alexandra Büchler and Giulia Trentacosti, provides data on the...

Persian-English Translation Prize for poet Geoffrey Squires

Jan 22, 2015 | Ireland

Tags: IrelandSince 2001 the Roth Endowment has sponsored a Persian Translation Prize adjudicated by  members of the American Institute of Iranian Studies (AIIS), which represents over 30 universities teaching Farsi. The Persian Translation Prize seeks to honour...