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19/08/2019
I really enjoyed editing Sandra Kisters' book 'The Lure of the Biographical' and was delighted to find out it has won the AICA Award for best publication:
Uitreiking AICA-Oorkonde 2018 aan Sandra Kisters De AICA-Oorkonde 2018 is op vrijdag 8 maart onder grote belangstelling uitgereikt aan Sandra Kisters voor haar boek ‘The Lure of the Biographical’ uit 2017, verschenen bij uitgeverij Va…
14/03/2019
Tonight in London! Dutch Literature Event: ‘Don't mention the i-word' on identity with authors Karin Amatmoekrim, Mano Bouzamour and Johan Fretz.
Hosted by Dutch Centre and Centre for Dutch and Flemish Studies at The London Book Fair
06/03/2019
Great news for translated fiction:
Translated fiction enjoys sales boom as UK readers flock to European authors On eve of Brexit, figures show unprecedented numbers of Britons are turning to translations of continental novels
04/03/2019
Some great tips from Alyson Coombes for anyone (but especially any translators) heading to the London Book Fair:
A brief guide to the London Book Fair - From Cover to Cover Olympia London, 12–14 March 2019 It’s nearly that time again! In just over a week, we’ll all be cramming ourselves back into the Olympia Exhibition Centre opposite Kensington Olympia station for the London Book Fair. This will be my fifth year at LBF, and although I’m probably still fairly n...
02/01/2019
Before Christmas, I was busy working on the translation of "The Last Newspaper Reader" by Michael Angele. The first part is now available online as a podcast:
https://player.fm/series/monocle-24-the-stack-1288305/the-last-newspaper-reader-part-one
Feel free to have a listen!
The Last Newspaper Reader: Part One Monocle 24: The Stack podcast Listen to The Last Newspaper Reader: Part One and 99 other episodes by Monocle 24: The Stack. No signup or install required.
20/11/2018
Emerging Translators Programme | New Books in German The competition for our 2019 Emerging Translators Programme is now open! Instructions on how to apply and the sample text for translation to enter the competition are here: Instructions.doc Mahlstrom.docx A brand-new programme for 2019 We are delighted to announce that our Emerging Translators Progr...
20/11/2018
Side Cinema - Amber Classic and contemporary international film seasons, often linked to exhibitions at Side Gallery or to Amber’s wider activity and concerns. Designed as a debate cinema, we like to organise filmmaker events and, with access to our digitised collection, can arrange special interest screenings of Amb...
16/10/2018
GINT - Geisteswissenschaften International Nonfiction Translators Prize Geisteswissenschaften International Nonfiction Translators Competition Geisteswissenschaften International in cooperation with Frankfurt Book Fair New York is inviting all aspiring translators of German to participate in a competition. The winning translations will receive prize money – first plac...
26/07/2018
An important distinction:
Thank you very much to the The Guardian for setting the record straight on this http://ow.ly/WDzy30l7SZ5
06/07/2018
I really enjoyed translating Marina Naprushkina's columns for publication in the book 'Courageous Citizens: How Culture Contributes to Social Change' (European Cultural Foundation/Valiz). My CAT tool seems delighted with the result!
31/05/2018
I recently translated the short story 'The Inheritance' written by EUPL winner Claudiu M. Florian (2016). It has been published in an anthology containing 35 other short stories by previous EUPL winners. You can read them all and vote for your favourite by following the links below:
EUPL Writing Contest — European Union Prize for Literature Vote for your favourite European story - Win a trip to Vienna & the Awards ceremony ceremony
09/05/2018
This morning I received a lovely, big, green book through the letterbox to add to my collection of books I've worked on.
About a year ago I translated an essay by Diedrich Diederichsen all about punk and politics in the eighties. It's great to see it in print in this book entitled 'The Long 1980s: Constellations of Art, Politics and Identities', published by Valiz.
http://www.valiz.nl/en/publications/the-long-80s.html