At a recent seminar in New York on Arabic literature in translation, several literary translators recommended Arabic authors they’d like to see published in English.
Wolff Translator’s Prize Winner Isabel Fargo Cole: ‘Recreate the Experience of the Language’
‘The translator is often the one who “discovers” the writers and seeks an audience for them,’ says Isabel Fargo Cole, winner of the Goethe-Institut’s Wolff Translator’s Prize for ‘Old Rendering Plant.’
Takami Nieda on Translating Kazuki Kaneshiro: Love Before Trump
Just released by AmazonCrossing, Kazuki Kaneshiro’s 18-year-old ‘Go’ has found new voice in Takami Nieda’s deft translation. It’s a timely, articulate indictment, readers are saying, of today’s nationalism.
Bela Shayevich’s Translation of ‘Second-Hand Time’ Wins Inaugural TA First Translation Prize
For ‘meeting the challenges of this huge polyvocal text,’ the new TA First Translation Prize goes to Russian-American translator Bela Shayevich and editor Jacques Testard for the English edition of Svetlana Alexievich’s ‘Second-Hand Time.’
Founded by Daniel Hahn, the TA First Translation Prize Announces Inaugural Shortlist
Not only debut translators but the editors who take a chance on them are recognized in Daniel Hahn’s TA First Translation Prize meant to highlight ‘new voices, skill, and risk-taking.’
Authors Guild Survey Points to Translators’ Challenges in Year Ahead: Earnings, Contracts, Credit
Only 14 of 205 respondents to an unprecedented Authors Guild survey said that 100 percent of their income is from translation and related activities.
Daniel Hahn on Translation, Awards, and Dodging Oblivion
He’s just won a major award for a book that doesn’t name him on its cover. Translator Daniel Hahn has endowed a prize for new translators and their editors.
American Literary Translators’ Mentorship Program Applications Are Open
Specific mentorships in Korean, Russian and Catalan as well as non-language-specific mentorships will begin in October at the association’s conference.
Peter Sherwood on 50 Years of Translating from Hungarian
From Hungarian Literature Online: after a half-century in translation, when asked if he’s ever struggled with a text, Peter Sherwood concedes, ‘Every single one of them.’
Swedish Translator Sarah Death on the Translation Business Today
In a look at translators’ careers, Sarah Death tells the Swedish Book Review that as freelancers, they’re dependent on what work is offered to them.