Translators

Around the world, it's common for fiction writers to moonlight as translators. Even in places where there's a robust network of governmental support for writers, translation work provides, at least in theory, a welcome injection of income. Since it's difficult to make a living writing novels or stories, collecting an extra source of funding is important.  Read more

The Authors Guild has announced the results of its 2022 Survey of U.S. Literary Translators' Working Conditions. The survey was conducted online in October 2022 by the Guild in collaboration with the American Literary Translators Association, the American Translators Association, PENSupported by eminent writers, this is the English branch of International Pen, which has centres in nearly 100 countries. It fights for freedom of expression and against political censorship. It campaigns for writers harassed, imprisoned and sometimes murdered for their views. http://www.englishpen.org/ America, and other groups.

Recent controversies have brought an unusual amount of light-as well as heat-to the obscure field of literary translation. The most contentious episode occurred in 2021, when Amanda Gorman's poem for the presidential inauguration, The Hill We Climb, set off a search for translators whose race and gender were thought to match the identity of the Black US poet.

What's new in the translation sector? What have we achieved, apart, together? As I think about this, I am sitting in the back of Conway Hall in London, at English PENSupported by eminent writers, this is the English branch of International Pen, which has centres in nearly 100 countries. It fights for freedom of expression and against political censorship. It campaigns for writers harassed, imprisoned and sometimes murdered for their views. http://www.englishpen.org/'s annual International Translation Day conference for literary translation professionals.  Read more

What book trends and what will be the "big book" of the fair are key questions that one always asks at the beginning of any Frankfurt Book FairWorld's largest trade fair for books; held annually mid-October at Frankfurt Trade Fair, Germany; First three days exclusively for trade visitors; general public can attend last two.. On October 11 and 12, the Frankfurt Book Fair launched its virtual conference program, dubbed the Frankfurt Conference, which sought to give a preview of the hottest topics for discussion.  Read more