This tip comes from Rosalind's wonderful article, Driving as (Translation) Metaphor, which can be read on bclt's new website! 😀🚙 Rosalind admits that she's "a sucker for a translation metaphor" ...but she's probably not the only one! www.newwriting.net/2026/03/driv...
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📚️ Join Josephine Murray for Translating Children’s Illustrated Non-Fiction Books 📚️ 🗓️ Wednesday 14 October ⏲️ 5.30-7pm 📍 Online Register: www.bclt.org.uk/events/trans...
✨ Celebrate International Translation Day with us! ✨ Join us for Translating Style, a online workshop with Jean Boase-Beier. 🗓️ Wednesday 30 September ⏲️ 3-4.30pm (BST) 📍 Online Register here: www.bclt.org.uk/events/trans... #ITD2026
✨ There's still a few weeks left to apply ✨ Spend 8 weeks at BCLT (Norwich, UK) developing a literary translation project while taking part in the University's academic and cultural life. Apply now 👉 www.bclt.org.uk/charles-wall...
One week left to apply for this year's Advanced Korean Workshop 2026 📢 Facilitated by translator Sung Ryu, editor-in-residence Hannah Chukwu, and feedback from literary agent Jin Auh and professional copywriter Louise Willder. www.bclt.org.uk/advanced-tra...
Residency Opportunity at BCLT 📢 We are offering 2 x translation residencies for UK-based literary translators, to run from 1 February 2027 to 31 May 2027. 💼 £3,200 stipend 📅 Apply by Monday 2 Nov 2026 Find out more and apply 👉️ www.bclt.org.uk/translators-...
Struggling to reach the end of your translation? It might be time to go back to the beginning...! 💡📖 #TranslationTips #LiteraryTranslation #CreativeTranslation #Creativity #TranslationCommunity #TranslationsStudies #SourceText
Calling all advanced Korean-to-English Translators 📢 There's still time to apply for BCLT's Advanced Korean Workshop 2026 💫 📅 Monday 12 October, Tuesday 13 October & Monday 30 November 2026 📍 Online ✍️ Apply by 30 August 2026 Find out more and apply: www.bclt.org.uk/advanced-tra...
✨ Apply for the 2027 Charles Wallace India Trust Literary Translation Fellowship ✨ Spend 8 weeks at BCLT (Norwich, UK) developing a literary translation project while taking part in the University's academic and cultural life. Apply now 👉 www.bclt.org.uk/charles-wall...
Apply to become a BCLT Translator-in-Residence 📢 We are offering 2 x translation residencies for UK-based literary translators, to run from 1 February 2027 to 31 May 2027. 💼 £3,200 stipend 📅 Apply by Monday 2 Nov 2026 Find out more and apply 👉️ www.bclt.org.uk/translators-...
Residency Opportunity at BCLT 📢 We are offering 2 x translation residencies for UK-based literary translators, to run from 1 February 2027 to 31 May 2027. 💼 £3,200 stipend 📅 Apply by Monday 2 Nov 2026 Find out more and apply 👉️ www.bclt.org.uk/translators-...
Words of wisdom (and reassurance 😅🤫) from one of our current translators in residence, Rosalind Harvey. #TranslationTips #LiteraryTranslation #InsiderInsight #CreativeTranslation #Creativity #TranslationCommunity #TranslationsStudies #SuchaRelief
Apply for BCLT's Advanced Korean Workshop 2026, facilitated by translator Sung Ryu and editor Hannah Chukwu. 📢 📅 Monday 12 October, Tuesday 13 October & Monday 30 November 2026 📍 Online ✍️ Apply by 30 August 2026 Find out more and apply: www.bclt.org.uk/advanced-tra...
✨ Applications are now open for the 2027 Charles Wallace India Trust Literary Translation Fellowship ✨ Spend 8 weeks at BCLT (Norwich, UK) developing a literary translation project while taking part in the University's academic and cultural life. Apply now 👉 www.bclt.org.uk/charles-wall...
Residency Opportunity at BCLT 📢 We are offering 2 x translation residencies for UK-based literary translators, to run from 1 February 2027 to 31 May 2027. 💼 £3,200 stipend 📅 Apply by Monday 2 Nov 2026 Find out more and apply 👉️ www.bclt.org.uk/translators-...
Myths in the Odyssey of translation - Charlotte Whittle's thoughts 💭🪽 This tip comes from her Charlotte's wonderful workshop, "Write Like a Translator". For those who weren't able to attend this event, stay tuned for more snippets of Charlotte's wisdom coming your way on our channels!
Still time to register ✨ Join Janani Ambikapathy, Bella Bosworth, Madeleine Rogers and Sonakshi Srivastava for a conversation about being an editor and a translator 💫 📅 Wednesday 22 July ⏲️ 11.30am — 12.30pm (BST) 📍 Online Register: www.bclt.org.uk/events/trans...
In this panel, Anthony Bird (Honford Star), Hazel Millar (Book*hug Press), Rory Williamson (Pushkin Press) and Nariman Youssef (Chair) talk about how they select the books they publish 🤔 📚️ Find out more about our panelists and register: www.bclt.org.uk/events/panel...
Applications are OPEN for BCLT's Advanced Korean Workshop 2026 facilitated by translator Sung Ryu and editor Hannah Chukwu. 📢 📅 Monday 12 October, Tuesday 13 October & Monday 30 November 2026 📍 Online ✍️ Apply by 30 August 2026 Find out more and apply: www.bclt.org.uk/advanced-tra...
✨ Applications are now open for the 2027 Charles Wallace India Trust Literary Translation Fellowship ✨ Spend 8 weeks at BCLT (Norwich, UK) developing a literary translation project while taking part in the University's academic and cultural life. Apply now 👉 www.bclt.org.uk/charles-wall...
In this panel, Anthony Bird (Honford Star), Hazel Millar (Book*hug Press), Rory Williamson (Pushkin Press) and Nariman Youssef (Chair) talk about how they select the books they publish 🤔 📚️ 📚️ Find out more about our panelists and register: www.bclt.org.uk/events/panel...
Join Janani Ambikapathy, Bella Bosworth, Madeleine Rogers and Sonakshi Srivastava for a conversation about being an editor and a translator 💫 📅 Wednesday 22 July ⏲️ 11.30am — 12.30pm (BST) 📍 Online Find out more about our panelists and register: www.bclt.org.uk/events/trans...
Rory Williamson, Commissioning Editor at Pushkin Press, joins Anthony Bird (Honford Star), Hazel Millar (Book*Hug Press) and Nariman Youssef (Chair) for our publishers' panel, where they'll discuss how they select the books they publish 📚 ✨ Register here: www.bclt.org.uk/events/panel...
"Often what a writer will be doing with shifting forms of address is simply using one tool that their language has to tell us about the relationship or mood being depicted, rather than telling us something about language itself." - Rosalind Harvey, Translator in Residence 2025-26
The third and final interview snippet from BCLT Translator-in-Residence, Rosalind Harvey (@hrosalinde). 📖🎓️ Still want more? 😁 Watch the full video on our website: www.bclt.org.uk/translators-... #Translation #TranslatorsInResidence #LiteraryTranslation #TranslationMA #CreativeTranslation
Join Madeleine Rogers, Sonakshi Srivastava, Bella Bosworth and Janani Ambikapathy for a conversation about being an editor and a translator 💫 📅 Wednesday 22 July ⏲️ 11.30am — 12.30pm (BST) 📍 Online Find out more about our panelists and register: www.bclt.org.uk/events/trans...
Applications are OPEN for BCLT's Advanced Korean Workshop 2026 facilitated by translator Sung Ryu and editor Hannah Chukwu. 📢 📅 Monday 12 October, Tuesday 13 October & Monday 30 November 2026 📍 Online ✍️ Apply by 30 August 2026 Find out more and apply: www.bclt.org.uk/advanced-tra...
In this panel, Anthony Bird (Honford Star), Hazel Millar (Book*hug Press) and Nariman Youssef (Chair) talk about how they select the books they publish 🤔 📚️ 📅 Thursday 23 July ⏲️ 1.30 — 2.45pm (BST) 📍 Online Find out more about our panelists and register: www.bclt.org.uk/events/panel...
Here's a short extract from our latest blog, Freedom through Constraints, written by Charlotte Whittle, BCLT Translator-in-Residence 2026 📚 You can read the full piece here: www.newwriting.net/2026/06/free...
Interview snippet number two from the wonderful Rosalind Harvey! ☀️ Watch the full interview on our website: www.bclt.org.uk/translators-... #Translation #TranslatorsInResidence #LiteraryTranslation #TranslationMA #CreativeTranslation #Translators #Interview #InsiderInsights