Translate in the City is the first literary translation summer school to be held at City University London. It offers the opportunity to translate texts across the literary genres
A new statistical report on the publishing of literary translations in the United Kingdom and Ireland from Literature Across Frontiers launched at the 2015 London Book Fair How man
10 novels have been shortlisted for the 20th International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award, managed by Dublin City Libraries. The list includes TransAtlantic by Irish author and former
Now in its sixth year, the Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize aims to recognise the achievements of young translators at the start of their careers. The prize is open to any
The winners of the 2015 European Union Prize for Literature were announced today at the Opening Ceremony of the London Book Fair by Mr. Tibor Navracsics, European Commissioner for
ELit Literature House Europe held its first event in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on March 2nd with a series of readings and workshops featuring European Literature prizewinners. On April
One of my roles as your Blogger-in-UK-residence is to share any Good News about International writing on ‘our’ side of the Channel – and I’ve just been served up a large
I am a very proud member of English PEN; I am also a huge supporter of PEN Atlas. So I’d like to devote my final Blog before Christmas and New Year – a time when we reflect on
It’s that ‘Best Books Of The Year’ time again. Everyone who is Anyone in the Literary World is revealing their favorite reads of 2014. These lists are both exciting and depre
I often chair and curate events on European Literature in the UK, where I’m often asked:‘Does European Literature exist?’ That may be a shocking question to all of you out th
