The Cundill History Prize Lecture is set for December 1, with last year’s winner, Camilla Townsend, speaking.
Frankfurt Studio: Canada’s Cundill History Prize to Name Its 2021 Finalists
The historian Margaret MacMillan, a former Cundill History Prize jury chair, speaks with current chair, Michael Ignatieff, in a Frankfurt Studio event.
The US National Book Awards Announce the 2021 Finalists
The New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment points out that 20 of the 25 finalists were written or published in the city.
ALTA’s 2021 National Translation Awards: Shortlists in Prose and Poetry
ALTA has shortlisted work translated from Spanish, French, Arabic, Kannada, Bengali, Chinese, Italian, Croatian, Tamazight, and Korean.
The UK’s National Centre for Writing Announces Translation Mentorships
Eleven translators have been chosen for the National Centre for Writing’s mentorship program originally founded by Daniel Hahn.
In London, a Call for Publishers to ‘Name Translators on the Cover’
Authors including Neil Gaiman, Philip Pullman, Olga Tokarczuk, Max Porter, and Bernardine Evaristo lead the Society of Authors’ appeal.
Canada’s $75,000 Cundill History Prize Announces Its 2021 Shortlist
With its finalists to be named from Frankfurter Buchmesse, the Cundill History Prize releases its shortlist.
Singapore’s Symposium Honors Translation Pioneers Yang and Chan
The first Singapore Translation Symposium includes a lifetime achievement award for two prominent leaders in Malay and Chinese studies.
US National Book Awards 2021 Longlist: Translated Literature
Translations longlisted for the National Book Award have been recognized in stages of the International Booker, the Valle Inclán, and more.
The 2021 Ottaway: India’s Seagull Books Founder Naveen Kishore
The Kolkata- and London-based Seagull Books and its school of publishing are the platform for Naveen Kishore’s Ottaway Award-winning work.