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CEATL against proposed cuts to the Creative Europe budget 2024

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 14:26:39 +0200

Tags: EU CreativeEurope, Europe, Europe; European Union;Seventy networks and organisations from across the Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSIs) […]

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An open letter to the British Museum

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:06:29 +0200

Open letter to Hartwig Fischer and the Trustees of the British Museum in regards to Yilin Wang’s translation of the works of the poet Qiu Jin in the British Museum’s exhibition China: The Hidden Century

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"Even one victim is too many”: Protecting civilian translators and interpreters in conflict situations

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 16:57:13 +0200

“Even one victim is one too many” is the request for a UN resolution to protect civilian translators and interpreters in conflict situations.

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Counterpoint no. 9 out now!

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:28:32 +0200

In this issue of Counterpoint, we touch upon the issue of non-Western literature in translation and how it is perceived and received in the European book-market

CEATL and FIT sign the Barcelona Manifesto

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 14:12:30 +0200

Last 21 April, as part of a weeklong celebration of Sant Jordi Day and International Book Day, Catalan associations APTIC and AELC were happy to invite FIT and CEATL, which were present in Barcelona, to a joint event at the Gabriel García Márquez Library.

CEATL and PEN International sign a memorandum of understanding

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 23:21:21 +0200

Tags: Europe, MoU, PEN, TLRC-PENCEATL (the European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations) and TLRC-PEN (PEN International’s Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee) will work closer together to improve working conditions for literary translators following their signing of a memorandum of understanding on 17th May 2023 in Ljubljana. The joint document was signed by Romana Cacchioli, the […]

Translating Irish Literature – Summer Workshops

Wed, 31 May 2023 20:58:29 +0200

Literature Ireland's third series of literary translation workshops will take place 19 - 23 June, 2023. Courses will be offered for translators of English to Czech, Dutch, French and Italian. Application deadline is 17:00 Irish time on Monday, 12th June.

CEATL’s yearly AGM in Ljubljana

Sat, 27 May 2023 10:23:12 +0200

From May 19-21, delegates from more than thirty European literary translators’ associations gathered in the Slovenian capital of Ljublana for CEATL’s annual general meeting. With both the President Shaun Whiteside and the Secretary General Lara Hölbling coming to the end of their mandates, the delegates had to choose a new board. The composition is as […]

A stronger cooperation between audiovisual translators and literary translators in Europe

Mon, 15 May 2023 14:12:11 +0200

Audio-visual translators and literary translators in Europe are strengthening cooperation and mutual relationship with the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between Audio-visual Translators Europe (AVTE) and CEATL.

Authors’ Rights and the Rights of Authors: Italian associations sign a common Manifesto

Wed, 10 May 2023 13:59:59 +0200

An authors’ manifesto was signed by Strade, an Italian member-association of CEATL, the Italian illustrators’ association AI – Autori di immagini and ICWA – Italian Children’s Writers Association. The manifesto was launched in December 2022 during the Rome book fair “Più libri più liberi”. [...]

Italy: AITI calls out to the Minister of Tourism

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 15:49:19 +0200

AITI (Associazione Italiana Traduttori e Interpreti) wrote a letter to the Italian Minister of Tourism Daniela Santanchè and to the Italian National Tourist Board (ENIT) condemning the atrocious quality of the national campaign “Open to Meraviglia” (Open to Wonder)

CEATL in Barcelona: happy Sant Jordi!

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 11:45:25 +0200

On Friday 21st, CEATL, FIT (International Federation of Translators), AELC (Association of Catalan Language Writers) and APTIC (Professional Association of Translators and Interpreters of Catalonia) met in order to get to know each other better and to discuss their various projects.

Translators to receive the 2023 Interpretation Prize of The Swedish Academy

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 08:47:44 +0200

Polish CEATL delegate Justyna Czechowska and the Spanish translator Carmen Montes Cano have been awarded the 2023 Interpretation Prize of The Swedish Academy. They will each receive 60,000 SEK (approximately €6,000) for their valuable and important interpretations of Swedish literature into foreign languages [...]

Found in Translation Gdànsk Literary Meetings, 20-22 April 2023

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 13:30:30 +0200

The Found in Translation Gdańsk Literary Meetings are a unique literary festival dedicated predominantly to the art of translation. For each edition, we invite eminent writers, translators and literary critics [...]

Translators’ Café at Bologna Children’s Book Fair

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:09:48 +0200

The Translators' Café at the Bologna Children's Book Fair introduces two interesting panels: One organized by the CEATL about the specialty that is translating children's and YA literature - what are the special requirements and do they differ within Europe? There will also be a talk about translating Calvino [...]

Legal News from France, Poland and Italy

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:03:03 +0200

Important and interesting agreements have been reached between on the one hand translators, other categories of authors and the other hand publishers in France, Poland and Italy. The scope of the agreements include on the conditions of exploitation of the authors' works and best practices.

Mapping the legal situation of European literary translators – A webinar

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 12:04:04 +0200

Mapping the legal situation of European literary translators will be the focus of a free webinar organised by CEATL's Authors' Rights Working Group on 3rd February 2023 at 4pm CET [...]

Residencies for literary translators and writers from Belarus, Lithuania and Ukraine

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 10:46:47 +0200

March 2023 residency programme for writers and translators in the Białowieża Forest, Eastern Poland [...]

Counterpoint no. 8 online now

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 12:35:12 +0200

Counterpoint’s latest issue focuses on how to describe the world as it is and how to change it.

#FreeAllWords – 1 Million Words for Peace and Freedom of Speech

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 19:00:28 +0200

The #FreeAllWords text and translation fund is a joint support initiative for first and foremost Belarusian and Ukrainian writers, coordinated under the umbrella of the European Writers' Council (EWC) with the help of CEATL […]