AutoreInvisibile: program on translation at Turin International Book Fair (14-17 May 2015)

May 13, 2015 | Italy

Tags: ItalyFor the 15th consecutive year, the Turin International Book Fair is  organising a number of activities of special interest to translators under the title of AutoreInvisibile. From Thursday 14 May to Sunday 17 May 2015, translators, publishers and writers...

Programme of the translators’ cafe at Bologna Children’s Book Fair now available (30 March – 2 April 2015)

Feb 28, 2015 | Italy

Tags: ItalyThe annual Children’s Book Fair in Bologna will run this year from 30 March till 2 April. The Fair houses a translators’ cafe, which is offering four days of lectures on different  aspects of translating children’s books, slams, and workshops. For details...

Italian Ministry of Foreign affairs launches open call (deadline: 31 March 2015)

Feb 16, 2015 | Italy

Tags: ItalyUnderlining the importance of the diffusion of Italian books throughout the world to promote Italian culture, Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched a call for initiatives that contribute to the diffusion of Italian books abroad. Among the...

New online database for translators of Italian literature

Jan 19, 2015 | Italy

Tags: ItalyBooksinItaly is the first website for the promotion worldwide of Italian publishing, language and culture. The website, available in Italian and English, is intended for Italian and foreign publishers, literary agents, translators, Italianists, Italian...

Award for Seminar on translating Swedish children’s literature into Italian

Dec 20, 2014 | Italy, Sweden

Tags: Italy, SwedenOn 11 December 2014, at the traditional Saint Lucy dinner, the Italian-Swedish Chamber of Commerce Assosvezia, together with the Swedish Embassy and the group for the promotion of Sweden, awarded the prize ‘Promoter of Sweden of the year 2014’ to...