‘Translation, Everywhere’ Photo Contest

Jul 30, 2015 | World

Tags: WorldLiterary translators don’t exist. That’s what you’d often think from looking at the press, book reviews, book covers… You’d think books are magically written in all sorts of languages at the drop of a hat. Shakespeare wrote his sonnets in English, but...

Guide book of grants for translation of fiction and non-fiction now available

May 29, 2015 | Italy, World

Tags: Italy, WorldBooksinItaly, a portal on Italian publishing, has launched a new initiative: Premi e incentivi alle traduzioni 2015. This guide book, edited by the Italian Publishers’ Association and the magazine Il Giornale della Libreria, presents a complete...

Iranian conservative media lash out at Sepideh Jodeyri, translator of a French lesbian graphic novel

Feb 13, 2015 | World

Tags: WorldAccording to an article by French author Julie Maroh, Iranian poet and translator Sepideh Jodeyri has become the target of Iran’s religiously conservative media outlets. After her public support for the pro-democracy ‘Green movement’ Jodeyri’s works were...

TTIP negotiations: CEATL sounds the alarm on literature and publishing not being covered by the so-called ‘cultural exception’  

Feb 2, 2015 | Europe, World

Tags: Europe, WorldPRESS RELEASE Brussels, 2 February, 2015 Representing 10,000 literary translators in 29 European countries, CEATL urges the parties responsible for the ongoing Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations between the European...

Call for applications for 2015 Banff International Literary Translation Centre (Alberta, Canada; 8-27 June 2015)

Nov 10, 2014 | World

Tags: WorldThe Banff International Literary Translation Centre in Canada offers residency to literary translators from Canada, Mexico, and the United States translating from any language, as well as to international translators working on literature from the Americas....