My BIBF... with translator Nicky Harman

The award-winning translator discusses the face of Chinese translation today and recommends key names to look out for. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-20 08:24:03 UTC ]

Other Publishing stories related to: 'My BIBF... with translator Nicky Harman'


My BIBF... with translator Nicky Harman

The award-winning translator discusses the face of Chinese translation today and recommends key names to look out for. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-20 08:24:03 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Women Translators on Women in Translation: ‘Translations Are Already a Hard Sell’

From Words Without Borders: 'Put in the time to seek out great books by women and underrepresented writers,' one of a quartet of women translators says. The post Women Translators on Women in Translation: ‘Translations Are Already a Hard Sell’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #women translators #hard sell #great books #underrepresented writers


Breaking Down the Translation Pyramid: On Translating Dhumketu’s Pioneering Short Stories from Gujarati

Dhumketu (1892-1965), one of the towering figures of Gujarati literature, often described the short story form as an incomparable flower in the garden of literature, as delicate as the juhi, as exquisitely beautiful as a golden bird, as electrifying as a bolt of lightning. For him, the short... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-08-01 08:51:21 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #short stories


Who should translate Amanda Gorman’s work? That question is ricocheting around the translation industry.

Writers and translators are debating how important it is for a translator’s identity to echo that of the author. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-25 12:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Showdown at the Translation Saloon: On Lawrence Venuti’s “Contra Instrumentalism: A Translation Polemic”

I AM CURRENTLY EDITING a book called Translation: Crafts, Contexts, Consequences — a collection of new essays exploring the topic from a broad range of perspectives — and recently received a piece written by two prominent neuroscientists. It is a fascinating contribution, which presents... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books

[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-08-02 12:30:22 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #broad range


Celebrating Women in Translation Month: New Translations by Women from around the Globe, by Kayla E. Ciardi

Lit Lists Kayla E. Ciardi For WLT’s November 2016 issue, author and translator Alison Anderson explores and explains in her essay “Of Gatekeepers and Bedtime Stories: The Ongoing Struggle to Make Women’s Voices Heard”—in an issue devoted exclusively to... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2019-08-15 14:12:27 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #jennifer croft #newfound independence #fairy tale #elena ferrante #tove jansson #memoir


LBF Translation Notes: Curr Leads HarperVia, Frankfurt Adds Translator Fellowships

As HarperCollins' Judith Curr launches the HarperVia translation imprint, the Frankfurter Buchmesse opens a new program for translators of German-language fiction and nonfiction. The post LBF Translation Notes: Curr Leads HarperVia, Frankfurt Adds Translator Fellowships appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


New Translated YA Book Shortlist from GLLI; New Translators’ Grants From SCBWI

SCBWI has opened a new work-in-progress grant program for translators, and GLLI soon will name its first Translated YA Book Prize. The post New Translated YA Book Shortlist from GLLI; New Translators’ Grants From SCBWI appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Dialogue Through Translation: Litprom’s Latest Translation Grants

Litprom, the Society for Promotion of African, Asian and Latin American Literature, has chosen 10 titles from German and Swiss publishers. The post Dialogue Through Translation: Litprom’s Latest Translation Grants appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


‘Ghettoizing the Translations’: Chad Post on Marketing Books in Translation

What's done to help sell standard books, but not to help sell books in translation? In a telling interview, Chad Post talks about differences in marketing. The post ‘Ghettoizing the Translations’: Chad Post on Marketing Books in Translation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #translation appeared #marketing books #chad post #sell books


Sharjah Book Authority Approves 303 Translation Grants

The Sharjah International Book Fair translation grants drew 2,506 applications for these grants for publishers, to and from Arabic. The post Sharjah Book Authority Approves 303 Translation Grants appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-09-13 13:34:04 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #international book


US National Book Award 2024 Longlists: Translation

Established in 2018, the US National Book Awards’ newest category, Translated Literature, this year drew 141 submissions. The post US National Book Award 2024 Longlists: Translation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-09-11 14:03:05 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #national book award #translated literature #translation appeared


Here’s the longlist for the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Literature.

Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Literature. The ten titles were selected from a pool of 141 books submitted for consideration by their publishers. This year’s judges for Translated Literature are Aron Aji, Jennifer Croft,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-09-10 19:00:15 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #national book award #book foundation #jennifer croft #ten titles #translated literature


Dunya Mikhail Talks Mythology, Translating Her Own Poetry, and Exploring the Past Through Objects

Lit Hub is excited to feature another entry from Poets.org’s “enjambments,” a monthly interview series with new and established poets. This month, they spoke to Dunya Mikhail. Dunya Mikhail is the author of numerous books of poetry, including Tablets: Secrets of the Clay (New Directions, 2024).... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-09-09 08:55:06 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book award #lit hub


YA Women in Translation + YA Book News: August 15, 2024

August is about celebrating women in translation. Check out these YA books in translation by women around the world. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-08-15 15:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ya book #ya books


Boubacar Boris Diop’s Un tombeau pour Kinne Gaajo: The Value of Memory, Writing, and Translation, by Marame Gueye

Boubacar Boris Diop’s Un tombeau pour Kinne Gaajo: The Value of Memory, Writing, and Translation, by Marame Gueye Book Reviews [email protected] Mon, 08/05/2024 - 15:14 Photo of Diop by Gavyn Redd / Shevaun Williams PhotographyOn September 26,... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2024-08-05 20:14:31 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #first novel #north carolina #literary work


A Conversation with Translators Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin, by Aitana Bellido

A Conversation with Translators Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin, by Aitana Bellido Interviews [email protected] Mon, 07/08/2024 - 15:14 Charlotte Collins (left) and Ruth Martin (photo courtesy of Michael Jershov)With the Open University of... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2024-07-08 20:14:29 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book written #german literature #books sold #great story #older readers #warwick prize #tv company #original form #wider audience


Prix Albertine Jeunesse 2024 Honors Three Children’s Book Translations

The reader's choice Prix Albertine Jeunesse is selected by students, this year in more than 700 classes in accredited bilingual programs. The post Prix Albertine Jeunesse 2024 Honors Three Children’s Book Translations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-13 21:46:59 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #children’s book


World Literature Today Announces 2024 Student Translation Prize Winners, by the Editors of WLT

World Literature Today Announces 2024 Student Translation Prize Winners, by the Editors of WLT News and Events [email protected] Tue, 05/14/2024 - 16:27 Lucy Coleman and Madeline Jones, winners of the 2024 Student Translation PrizesWorld Literature... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2024-05-14 21:27:38 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #important things #publishing world #literary translator #algonquin books #faculty sponsor #book editor #book review


New LGBTQ Fiction in Translation

Works by queer authors from Argentina, Catalonia, Syria, and beyond speak to U.S. readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #queer authors