Acclaimed poet, editor and translator, Stephen Watts, shares his views on the art and power of co-translation. I began co-translating in the early to mid-1990s, partly from an imperative and partly in a very natural way. I had met or was aware of many fine poets living in London, where I also was li
Shadow Heroes is a series of challenging extra-curricular workshops all about translation. It is the only such project aimed at GCSE-level students of all languages including English. Taught by professional translators, the series are tailor-made to suit each school’s and student group’s needs a
‘DESPITE BREXIT’ A year after the (disastrous, misguided, heartbreaking) UK Referendum decision on Brexit, it’s time for some good news. It’s very easy to be positive about Europe here in Croatia, when the sky and sea are turquoise blue, the sun is hot and bouncing off the white stone walls,
On 17 May 2017 Balla and Ivana Dobrakovová were the first two Slovak authors to board the EurolitNetwork train to fame at Waterstones Piccadilly, with Rosie Goldsmith welcoming them to her growing ‘EuroStar family’ (see pictures from the event here). The two writers came to London and
There is a ‘no spoilers’ rule at CrimeFest. I would say it’s unwritten, as you won’t find it in any of the convention’s literature. However, during a panel she was moderating, crime writer Caro Ramsay displayed a ‘no spoilers’ paddle – held up to prevent any panellist giving away the
