Italian book fair attempts to charge entrance fee from literary translators – in vain

Nov 23, 2014 | Italy

Tags: ItalyPiù libri più liberi is a long-established book fair held in Rome every year at the beginning of December. In November literary translators learned to their great surprise that their category, along with authors, illustrators and other associates, would no...

CEATL and Amazon discussed AmazonCrossing’s translation license agreement at the Frankfurt Book Fair

Nov 13, 2014 | Europe, France, Germany, Italy

Tags: Europe, France, Germany, ItalyPRESS RELEASE [pdf] In response to the points raised by CEATL and its members regarding AmazonCrossing’s approach to European literary translators and the translation license agreements it originally proposed, AmazonCrossing,...

Translation slams at Italian Festivaletteratura (Mantova, 3-7 September 2014)

Aug 25, 2014 | Italy

Tags: ItalyThe 18th Festivaletteratura, Italy’s most important literary festival, will be held from 3-7 September in Mantova (Mantua). This year’s programme features two translation slams. The first, on Thursday 4 September at 10h30 (event no. 15), will see Matteo...

First Swedish – Italian translation seminar on children’s and young adult literature

May 18, 2014 | Italy, Sweden

Tags: Italy, SwedenThis year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair played host to the closing ceremony of the first Italian translation seminar series focused on Swedish and Finland Swedish children’s and young adult literature. The series, initiated by the Swedish Arts...

Translators’ House in Rome will be opened to all literary translators

Jan 10, 2014 | Italy

Tags: ItalyThe Translators’ House – Casa delle Traduzioni – in Rome is a specialized research centre and library dedicated to translation. It offers non-profit accommodation to selected translators. Starting from March 2014 residencies in Casa delle...