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  • A Common Language: Literary Translation in the US and the UK

    17 Apr 2013, 10:00 - 11:00, Literary Translation Centre, EC2

    We talk about these two markets for literary translation as though they were one thing. Certainly literary translators into English do tend to work across the...

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  • Becoming a Literary Translator (1)

    15 Apr 2013, 13:30 - 14:00, Literary Translation Centre, EC2

    Interested in a career in literary translation? The panel, consisting of prize-winning translator Esther Allen, publisher Meike Ziervogel and translator Anna...

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    English

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  • Becoming a Literary Translator (2)

    16 Apr 2013, 13:30 - 14:00, Literary Translation Centre, EC2

    There is now a growing focus on literary translation as a profession, rather than as a career that people fall into by chance. This panel discussion will...

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    English

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  • Brazil - Country of the moment?

    16 Apr 2013, 14:15 - 15:00, Literary Translation Centre, EC2

    There’s an old joke that “Brazil is the country of the future, and always will be”. It would seem, however, that things have changed. In literary terms, at...

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    English

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  • How to Promote Writers in Translation

    15 Apr 2013, 10:00 - 11:00, Literary Translation Centre, EC2

    This session will discuss the entire "pipeline" of promoting translated writers--from their "discovery" in English to publicizing books before and after they...

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    English

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  • Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Focus 2013: Shortlist Spotlight

    15 Apr 2013, 14:15 - 15:15, Literary Translation Centre, EC2

    Join Elif Shafak and Gabriel Josipovici as they reflect on judging the scores of books in translation submitted for this year’s Independent Foreign Fiction...

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    English

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  • Innovations in Literary Translation

    16 Apr 2013, 11:30 - 12:30, Literary Translation Centre, EC2

    The art of literary translation is ever evolving.  The ability to collaborate with authors, editors, and publishers becomes easier as the world grows smaller. ...

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    English

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  • Literary Agents and Translation

    16 Apr 2013, 15:30 - 16:30, Literary Translation Centre, EC2

    What is the role of literary agents in today’s world of international publishing? Are authors from outside the English-speaking territories represented in the...

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    English

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  • Migrant, Diaspora and Minority Writing and Translation

    15 Apr 2013, 11:30 - 12:30, Literary Translation Centre

    Minority writing" takes many forms across Europe. Both the Armenians and Kurds in Turkey are part of a larger cultural group which has a homeland but also...

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    English

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  • PEN Atlas Forum: Translating culture in times of conflict

    17 Apr 2013, 11:30 - 12:30, Literary Translation Centre, EC2

    An exclusive PEN Atlas dispatch kick-starts this discussion on the way conflict is translated and represented to us on a daily basis in the media - with a...

    Language:
    English

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  • The Marketing Toolkit: How translators can make their work matter

    16 Apr 2013, 10:00 - 11:00, Literary Translation Centre, EC2

    How translators can make their work matter.    

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    English

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  • Tramlines Application Presentation

    16 Apr 2013, 15:15 - 15:30, Literary Translation Centre

    The Tramlines iPhone application invites readers to explore European cities through short stories written as a result of exchange residencies in locations as...

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    English

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  • Translating Bestsellers

    15 Apr 2013, 16:30 - 17:30, Literary Translation Centre, EC2

    There are many cultural and regional factors that help propel books to bestseller status at home. Translators take on the responsibility of bringing these...

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    English

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  • Translation flows in Asia

    16 Apr 2013, 16:45 - 17:45, Literary Translation Centre, EC2

    In recent years we’ve seen increasing interest in new and exciting literature coming out of Asia, but much of the focus has been on writing originally in...

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    English

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  • Translation off the Page: The Evolving Role of Literary Translators

    17 Apr 2013, 15:00 - 16:00, Literary Translation Centre, EC2

    Free Word’s Translators in Residence programme is now in its second year. This session will bring the scheme’s four translators together to review the wider...

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    English

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  • Turkish Translation Slam

    17 Apr 2013, 13:30 - 14:30, Literary Translation Centre, EC2

    Emerging Turkish-to-English translators Izzy Finkel and Feyza Howell will test their linguistic mettle in a light-hearted dual of words. The slam will showcase...

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    English

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  • What Publishers Want

    15 Apr 2013, 15:30 - 16:15, Literary Translation Centre, EC2

    Have you ever wondered what goes on inside a publisher’s head...office? We ask leading editors and publishers to divulge their tastes and interests and the...

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    English

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  • Wordkeys: The 4D Translation Game

    16 Apr 2013, 12:30 - 13:30, Literary Translation Centre

    The Free Word Centre, English PEN and Coney present an interactive journey through London Book Fair for the curious and adventurous. This is a free game that...

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    English

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