News and Events Photo by Wendy Call Best Translations: An Annual Anthology an independent project endorsed by the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) Call for an Africa / African Diaspora Co-Editor Deadline for Applications: Thursday, April 1, 2021 Call for Applications: A series co-editor for expertise in African and/or African diasporic literatures, for Best Translations: An Annual Anthology, a new publishing project Best Translations is a new initiative: an annual anthology of best literary translations, published by U.S. translators, of short-form literature from around the world. This new annual anthology will operate in the tradition of the “Best American” series by showcasing another great form of U.S. literary production: literature in translation. This project, an independent initiative, has been formally endorsed by the board of directors of ALTA, the American Literary Translators Association. The Best Translations anthology will showcase the most exemplary literary translations published in U.S. literary journals in the previous year, brought into English by U.S. translators. All applicants should self-identify as U.S. translators but may live and work anywhere in the world. Selection criteria will include both the quality of the finished translation and an assessment of the translation against the original work. Best Translations offers the best of global literature, brought to a broad audience of... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
[ World Literature Today | 2021-03-10 15:55:18 UTC ]
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During spells at OUP, Doubleday and Scholastic, David Fickling published some of the biggest names in 20th century publishing. He reveals how he has managed to balance commercial nous with creative freedom. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Rosenthal, whose Blue Rider Press imprint was shuttered last year by Penguin Random House, is joining Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. He has been tapped as an editor-at-large at HMH. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Our culture is perfectly compatible with the values of the free world.' Gvantsa Jobava is guest editor of the September issue of 'Words Without Borders,' as Georgia prepares to be Guest of Honor at Frankfurter Buchmesse. The post ‘Words Without Borders’ September: Translating the... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publishers’ Association of South Africa (PASA) and its 91 members are under investigation by the country's competition authority over alleged price-fixing on books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ann Kjellberg, a longtime former contributing editor at the 'New York Review of Books,' has launched 'Book Post,' a subscription-based book review. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to Ad Age's Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. Search for "Ad Age" under "Skills" in the Alexa app. What people are talking about today: BuzzFeed, the for-profit, venture... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A bumper anthology of nature poems, backed by the National Trust, was the dream brief for an illustrator whose portfolio was already filled with impressive work. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Directors of arts festivals around the UK have asked the government to improve the visa system, warning that artists are now reluctant to accept invitations to the UK because of delays and complications. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anna Holmwood has been instrumental in bringing Jin Yong’s work to the wide English-speaking audience. She talks about the wuxia master’s influence, the art of translation and how Mandarin is a 'language of emotion'. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin is publishing a new anthology, The Penguin Book of the Contemporary British Short Story, "a literary treasure trove" of "30 great short stories published in the last 20 years", featuring contributors such as Zadie Smith, Irvine Welsh and Neil Gaiman. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The president of the Turkish Publishers Association has called for international publishers to temporarily abandon the advance payment system when negotiating new rights deals in order to "show solidarity with Turkish publishers" during the country's financial crisis. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Mantle, a New York publisher focused on African fiction, has just published its first work of from outside the continent: the novel 'Sweden' by New Zealander Matthew Turner. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump praised his chief of staff John Kelly for letting go of Omarosa Manigault Newman—or, in Trump’s words, “for quickly firing that dog!” That insult came after Manigault Newman embarked on book tour in which she’s been selling the claim that she’s heard a... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The African American Book Expo, which launched in Dallas in 2017, will be held in Los Angeles County this weekend. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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President Trump has one word to describe former White House staffer and fellow reality-TV star Omarosa Manigault Newman: “Lowlife.” Manigault Newman says in her upcoming book, “Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House,” that the president used racial slurs on the set of his reality... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Omarosa Manigault Newman was offered a US$15,000 (NZ$22,792)-a-month contract from US President Donald Trump's campaign to stay silent after being fired from her job as a White House aide by Chief of Staff John Kelly last December, according to her forthcoming book and people familiar with the... Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to Ad Age's Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. Search for "Ad Age" under "Skills" in the Alexa app. What people are talking about today: The Chicago Tribune has a scoop... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Socialist London bookshop Bookmarks was attacked over the weekend by a "far-right mob" and is now calling for solidarity following the "Nazi attack". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Centre for Writing and Tilted Axis Press have launched the new Tilted Axis Mentorship for a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic literary translator based in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Economist Group is nearing a deal to sell CQ Roll Call to SaaS firm FiscalNote in exchange for an 18 percent stake in the company, according to an announcement released Wednesday. Expected to be finalized later this year, the proposed deal would see the London-based publisher become the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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