New residency programme for authors and translators from Germany, France and Poland (Deadline: 15 March 2019)

Feb 4, 2019 | France, Germany, Poland

Tags: France, Germany, PolandA new German-French-Polish residency programmme, ‘Tandem Residenz’, invites authors and translators from Germany, France and Poland to apply for a joint residency in the castle of Genshagen, close to Berlin. Three ‘tandems’ from the...

Europe celebrates International Translation Day

Sep 28, 2018 | Bulgaria, Catalonia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Europe, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom

Tags: Bulgaria, Catalonia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Europe, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, United KingdomOn 24 May 2017, the United Nations General Assembyl recognised 30 September as International...

Macron: we owe translators a lot

Nov 30, 2017 | France

Tags: FranceAt the recent Frankfurt Book Fair, the French president Emmanuel Macron paid homage to the translator’s profession, and announced the creation of a “real” prize in France for translation into French (Note: a number of well regarded translation prizes...

French translators sent open letter to juries of literary prizes

Oct 23, 2016 | France

Tags: FranceThe Association of Literary Ttranslators of France (ATLF) has noticed many times that the names of the translators of award winning foreign books weren’t mentioned in press releases issued by the juries. A negation of their work. To protest against this...

French authors issue twelve proposals for a European policy for the book sector

Oct 20, 2016 | France

Tags: FranceFrench authors, as represented by the Permanent Council of Writers (CPE), have drawn up twelve proposals addressed to European policy makers. Their aim is to ensure that authors continue to enjoy freedom of expression and provide Europe’s biggest cultural...