Former CEATL President Ros Schwartz receives John Sykes Memorial Prize

May 29, 2017 | United Kingdom

Tags: United KingdomOn 19 May 2017, former CEATL President and literary translator Ros Schwartz has received the John Sykes Memorial Prize for Excellence for achievements in the field of translation at a gala dinner at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff. The...

Polish award for publishers supporting literary translators goes to Wydawnictwo Książkowe Klimaty

May 15, 2017 | Poland

Tags: PolandThe Polish Literary Translators’ Association has announced that the publisher Wydawnictwo Książkowe Klimaty has been awarded the second Jerome Lion, an award for publishers supporting literary translators. From the very beginning, this young publisher has...

The Annual General Assembly of CEATL’s national representatives was held in Utrecht between 11 and 13 May

May 14, 2017 | Europe

Tags: EuropeAfter the Board Report and the Treasury Report had been accepted, as well as the minutes of the last AGM in Barcelona, a new Executive Board was elected: Morten Visby – chairman of the Board / président du conseil d’administration (Danish...

Translators at Turin International Book Fair (18-21 May 2017)

May 10, 2017 | Italy

Tags: ItalyFor the eighteenth year in a row, the Turin International Book Fair is organizing a number of activities of special interest to translators, under the title ‘AutoreInvisibile’. From Thursday 18 May to Sunday 21 May 2017, translators, publishers and writers...

The first Jerome’s Lion Award in Hungary went to publishers Magvető and Typotex

May 9, 2017 | Hungary

Tags: HungarySaint Jerome was a church scholar and Bible translator, originator of the Vulgata, the first Latin translation that our present bible translations are based on. According to fable he once pulled a thorn from a lion’s paw, whereby the animal became his...