|
|
| Home | About us | The Art of Translation | Workshops | Events | Resources | News | Weblog | Discussion Boards | Chat |
 |
 |
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
 |
|
OrganisationsInternational
American Literary Translators Association The University of Texas at Dallas Tel: +1 (972) 883-2093 website: www.literarytranslators.org
The ALTA website provides a great deal of practical information of interest to all literary translators, not just ALTA members. This includes journals, conferences, research, publications, events, calls for papers, prizes and other issues of professional interest. Publications include the ALTA Guides to Literary Translation, a series of pamphlets on specific practical topics including 'Breaking into Print': How to get in to Literary Translation.
CETRA - The Leuven Research Centre for Translation, Communication and Cultures Postal address: Prof. José Lambert Email: Prof. José Lambert: jose.lambert@arts.kuleuven.ac.be http://fuzzy.arts.kuleuven.ac.be/cetra/
CETRA is a centre which runs a successful annual Summer School at Misano, Italy, for students and researchers who are about to embark on a postgraduate course in translation. It is a highly successful star-studded event, headed each year by a different international figure in the field of translation studies, and enjoying the support of translation scholars on a rotating basis.
Center for Literary Translation at Columbia University Center for Literary Translation NY 10027 USA www.centerforliterarytranslation.org info@centerforliterarytranslation.org
Based in the Writing Division of the Columbia University School of the Arts, the Center is the joint creation of PEN American Center, the online magazine Words Without Borders, the poetry journal Circumference and the Writing Division itself. It seeks to promote the study of translation, increase the number and quality of the literary translations published in English, and coordinate programmes and initiatives that enhance awareness of the art of translation, the work of translators, and literature not written in English.
FIT (International Federation of Translators) Administration: 2021 Avenue Union Bureau 1108 Montreal (Quebec) Canada Tel: +1 514 845 04 13 Fax: +1 514 845 99 03
Paper Republic A site introducing Chinese literature in English translation, run by translators currently living in China. Website: www.paper-republic.org
PEN, International Email: info@internationalpen.org.uk Website: www.internationalpen.org.uk
EUROPE (excluding UK)
CEATL 34, rue Joseph Hazard B-1180 Brussels
CEATL currently brings together 24 associations of literary translators representing 20 European countries. Its main aims are to promote the quality of the translation of literary works in Europe and to work towards improving the social, moral, legal and economic status of the literary translator.
European Society for Translation Studies (EST) Website: www.est-translationstudies.org
EST is a European forum aiming to promote translation studies in terms of research, training, teaching, and assessment.
Literaturhaus Email: ueg@literaturhaus.at
Chaussée de Waterloo B-1180 Bruxelles Tel: +32 2 569 6812 Fax: +32 2 569 6812 Email: ctls@skynet.be Website: http://users.skynet.be/sky80640/ Director: Françoise Wuilmart
Finland
Finnish Literature Information Centre - FILI FILI promotes the translation of literature, raises awareness of Finnish literature abroad and provides financial support for the translation into other languages of both fiction and non-fiction written in Finnish, Finland-Swedish and Saami. In addition FILI provides funding for the translation of fiction and non-fiction into Finnish and for the translation of academic publications and non-fiction into Swedish.
AUP Center for Writers and Translators Website: http://www.aup.fr/cwt/default.htm The Center for Writers and Translators at the Arts Arena of The American University of Paris has as its mission the promotion of literary activity, especially where that relates to the practice of translation – translation taken in its broadest sense. It seeks to welcome writers and translators to Paris; sponsors and hosts readings, lectures, and debates, often in association with the bookshop Shakespeare and Company; supports a writer/translator in residence; and publishes (in association with Sylph Editions) the Cahiers Series, a set of short books which make available new explorations in writing, in translating, and in the areas linking these two activities.
Email: claude.bleton@atlas-citl.org Website: www.atlas-citl.org/fr/citl/accueil.htm
Email: euk.straelen@t-online.de
Centre of Rhodes Email: info@literarycentre.gr Website: www.literarycentre.gr/index_eng.html
Republic of Ireland Promotes translation in Ireland, the translation of Irish authors abroad and the practical training of translators, and promotes the interests of translators.
The Arts Council Fax: +35 31 676 1302 Website:www.artscouncil.ie
The Translators House
Námestie SNP 12 Fax: +42 1 7 52 96 45 63 Email: scup@litcentrum.sk Director: Jigor Navratil
Director: Maite Solana
Email: baltic.centre@gotlandica.se UKThe Translators Association
A specialist unit of the Society of Authors
Website: www.uea.ac.uk/bclt
British Comparative Literature Association Penny Brown, BCLA Secretary Department of French Studies University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL E-mail: 101501.560@compuserve.com Website: www.bcla.org
The BCLA's activities include regular publications, conferences and an annual translation competition (organised jointly with BCLT). Prizes are awarded for the best unpublished literary translation from any language into English. More details from transcomp@uea.ac.uk
Website:www.poetrysociety.org.uk
Administers the biannual European Poetry Translation Prize Website: www.iti.org.uk
Fax: +44 (0)20 7973 6590 Email: enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk The English Centre of International PEN London EC1R 1UQ Tel: +44 (0)20 7713 0023 Fax: +44 (0)20 7837 7838 Email: enquiries@englishpen.org Website: www.englishpen.org
East Arts Council Fax: +44 (0)870 242 1271 Email: enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk Website: www.artscouncil.org.uk/regions/homepage.php?rid=1
Email: enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk Website: www.artscouncil.org.uk/regions/homepage.php?rid=2
London Arts Council 2 Pear Tree Court Website: www.artscouncil.org.uk/regions/homepage.php?rid=3
North West Arts Council Manchester House Email: enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk Website: www.artscouncil.org.uk/regions/homepage.php?rid=3
Email: enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk Website: www.artscouncil.org.uk/regions/homepage.php?rid=4
South East Arts Council Email: enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk Website: www.artscouncil.org.uk/regions/homepage.php?rid=6
South West Arts Council Email: enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk Website: www.artscouncil.org.uk/regions/homepage.php?rid=7
The Poetry Translation Centre London SE16 4YY Office: +44 20 7078 7628 Fax: +44 20 8432 2846 Website: www.poetrytranslation.org
Translational English Corpus (TEC) School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures Tel: +44 (0)161 275 8311 Website: www.art.man.ac.uk/SML/ctis
TEC is hosted by the Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies, University of Manchester. It is a computerised contemporary collection of texts from a variety of European and non-European languages (fiction, biography, news and in-flight magazines) and their translations into English. It is accessible freely via the web.
West Midlands Arts Council Fax: +44 (0)121 643 7239 Email: enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk Website: www.artscouncil.org.uk/regions/homepage.php?rid=8
Yorkshire Arts Council Email: enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk Website: www.artscouncil.org.uk/regions/homepage.php?rid=9
The Bibliography of Scottish Literature in Translation (BOSLIT) National Library of Scotland Tel: +44 (0)131-226 4531 E-mail: bos@nls.uk website: http://boslit.nls.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First
BOSLIT is an online database of translations of Scottish literature in over seventy languages. It records Scottish works of literary, aesthetic, intellectual and cultural significance from the eighteenth century onwards in translation. The bibliographical resource which is hosted by the National Library of Scotland and is accessible via its online catalogue; it is a valuable tool for translators, researchers, and the general public. Fax: +44 (0)131 225 9833 Email: help.desk@scottisharts.org.uk Website: www.scottisharts.org.uk
Edinburgh EH8 8JA Website: www.scottishpen.org
Email: feedback@artswales.org.uk Website: www.artswales.org
Email: post@academi.org Website: www.academi.org
Welsh Literature Abroad Llenyddiaeth Cymru Dramor/Welsh Literature Abroad Tel: +44 1970 622 241/544 Welsh Literature Abroad (WLA) is an agency funded by the Arts Council of Wales and Wales Arts International to facilitate the translation of Wales' literatures and to promote the literatures and writers of Wales internationally. Working with translators and publishers in Wales and overseas, WLA promotes the sale of translation rights, participates in international book fairs and international literature projects, and collaborates with festivals and events abroad to increase the profile of Welsh writing. Publishers can apply for translation grants towards the cost of translating Welsh and English-language literary works into other languages.
Website: www.artscouncil-ni.org |
 |
|
|
|
||
| The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity. Our privacy statement. Our Freedom of Information Publications Scheme. |
||
|
||
| © British Council | ||
|
||
