Famous first lines read online by translators from all over the world

Nov 23, 2020 | Argentina, Colombia, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland

Tags: Argentina, Colombia, Italy, Mexico, SwitzerlandTranslators associations from all over the world are holding a multilingual reading of famous first lines as part of the online edition of the 37th Assises de la traduction littéraire. The reading takes place on...

Advocacy effort leads to emergency support and official recognition for Italian translators

Oct 28, 2020 | Italy

Tags: ItalyA petition to the Italian government launched in April by CEATL member Strade, together with the translators’ associations AITI and ANITI and the illustrators’ association AI – Autori di Immagini, has achieved landmark results. On 16 October, the Italian...

They work hard, but earn little: freelancers in the Italian publishing sector

Nov 11, 2019 | Italy

Tags: ItalyOver the last few months, Acta, the Italian association of freelancers, which is a member of EFIP (European Forum of Independent Professionals), has undertaken research on the subject, involving editors, translators, graphic designers and illustrators, both...

Call for applications: funded residencies for translators of Italian literature (deadline: 30 June 2019)

Jun 3, 2019 | Italy

Tags: ItalyThe Casa delle Traduzioni in Rome, a public library and cultural centre specializing in the subject of translation, awards funded residencies for translators working from Italian into their native language: six scholarships to cover the costs of travel and...

Literary translation programme at Turin International Book Fair (9-12 May 2019)

Apr 28, 2019 | Italy

Tags: ItalyFor the 19th consecutive year, the Turin International Book Fair will organise a number of activities of special interest to translators, under the title AutoreInvisibile. From Thursday 9 May to Sunday 12 May 2019, translators, publishers and writers will...