British Centre for Literary Translation

Publications

In Other Words

The journal for practising translators and for anyone interested in them and the world in which they work.

Published by the British Centre for Literary Translation with the support of the Translators Association (Society of Authors).

Issue 41

Focus: Shakespeare and Translation

Published  31 May 2013

IOW 41 – Contents and Editorial (PDF)

Issue 40

Focus: Children’s Literature in Translation

Published November 2012

IOW 40 – Contents and Editorial    (PDF)

Please note that due to shortage of space, In Other Words no longer includes book reviews

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First Lines

An anthology from our 2011-12 mentoring programme

Translations by Tom Bunstead, Avgi Daferera, Emily Danby, Rosie Hedger, Anne Marie Jackson, Chenxin Jiang, Emily Jones, Garry Malloy, Laura McGloughlin, Lucy North, Jamie Lee Searle and Rebekah Wilson.

NewWriting.net

A collaboration between the University of East Anglia and Writers’ Centre Norwich, showcasing new writing from UEA (students, faculty and alumni) and commissioned work from Writers’ Centre Norwich’s national and international literature projects.

A dedicated translation section is curated by BCLT and includes translations from the annual summer school and content from In Other Words.

The site also includes  private collaborative spaces for UEA creative writing students, British Centre for Literary Translation programmes and Writers’ Centre Norwich.

Translation in Practice

Information and advice for translators

A free download of this indispensable guide published by Dalkey Archive Press in partnership with BCLT, Arts Council England, the Society of Authors and the British Council.

Download here

New Books in German

Guide to new publications

Published twice a year to coincide with the London and Frankfurt Bookfairs, and aimed chiefly at British and American editors who would like to publish more translations but would appreciate independent help in finding the right title from among the thousands published each year in the German language.

Financial contributors include the Foreign Ministries of Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, Pro Helvetia, and The Goethe-Institut InterNationes.

Visit the website for New Books in German

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