Thanks to The Mercurian for publishing my translation of Yolanda García Serrano’s play: ¡Corre!. Originally translated for the Cervantes Theatre in London, I firmly believe it will ‘travel well’ and resonate with audiences in different locations and contexts. the-mercurian.com/2026/05/27/r...

Run!

Photo by Antonio Tiedra By Yolanda García Serrano Translated from Spanish by Jessica Rainey Run! (¡Corre!) is a two-person play centred on a series of prison visits between a brother, behind bars, …

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@tpleitezvela.bsky.social traces a family’s search for a loved one killed during the Salvadoran Civil War in this genre-blending prose poem. Read “Hammering the Iron,” translated from Spanish by @jessrainey.bsky.social, here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...

Hammering the Iron - Words Without Borders

Tania Pleitez Vela traces a family’s search for a loved one killed during the Salvadoran Civil War in this genre-blending prose poem.

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I’ll be sharing some tips and insights into the judging process for the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators this Thursday – come join us!

The Queen's Translation Exchange@translationexch.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We are delighted to invite MFL teachers to attend our 2026 webinar series, organised as part of the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators competition launch. Come along to learn about the Prize, meet the judges, and try your hand at creative translation from Mandarin! Full details below 🔽

Read @tpleitezvela.bsky.social’s poem “Hammering the Iron” (tr. @jessrainey.bsky.social), which chronicles the loss of a friend and the search for the human remains of several women killed by the military in El Salvador. Find the full poem here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...

Tomorrow! 6 pm UK time… perfectly timed for an aperitif and a quiet hour of readings of translations of writings from El Salvador. Register here: middlebury.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join us on Saturday, October 4, at 1 PM EST for a virtual reading in honor of the special folio "The Sharpened Will of Us All," guest edited by Alexandra Lytton Regalado, from New England Review issue 46.2. Register for your private Zoom link here: middlebury.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

I’m not sure why but, because I’m an international contributor, I wasn’t expecting to receive any physical copies. So was very happy to have these drop through my letterbox today. It’s a beautiful thing @newenglandreview.bsky.social

The war wrenches us away from our original belonging. We leave aside the games, the garden, the blackouts and bombs... Honoured to have my translation of ‘Six incantations against loss’ by @tpleitezvela.bsky.social in this issue nereview.com/article/six-...

New England Review@newenglandreview.bsky.social · last yr.

Our summer issue is on its way to subscribers & our online preview is now live! Enjoy stirring prose, luminous poetry, the special folio "The Sharpened Will of Us All": Contemporary Salvadoran Writing in Translation, & much more. Experience issue 46.2: nereview.com/issue/vol-46...

Riveting. Compelling. You could hear a pin drop. And the penny dropping. @kshams.bsky.social

Daniel Gorman@dnlgorman.bsky.social · last yr.

Powerful and brilliant #PENLecture 2025 by Kamila Shamsie this evening!

PUBLISHED ONLINE TODAY Sea Shells: Emerging Poets from #Gaza Selected and translated by MPT Poet in Residence, Batool Abu Akleen. modernpoetryintranslation.com/sea-shells-a...

SEA SHELLS: An anthology of emerging poets from Gaza  - Modern Poetry in Translation

Selected and translated by Batool Abu Akleen. Edited by Cristina Viti.

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👀 Fair is coming to Newcastle this week (perfectly timed as a literary preamble to the Hoppings?)

Jen Calleja@jencalleja.bsky.social · last yr.

FAIR Spring Tour kicks off this week in earnest!

1 week to go! #Teachers, join Stacie Allan and Ali Al-Jamri for a free webinar on #CreativeTranslation in the English classroom. Perfect preparation for #SSTPoetryPrize2025! Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-t... Hosted by @englishassociation.bsky.social #edusky #teamenglish

Creative Translation in the English classroom: How can it work?

Explore practical strategies for engaging with a diverse range of texts using the Stephen Spender Trust’s Creative Translation approach

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The English Association@englishassociation.bsky.social · last yr.

Creative Translation in the English classroom: How can it work? (16:45 -17:30, 17 June ) Explore practical strategies for engaging with a diverse range of texts using @stephenspender.bsky.social innovative Creative Translation approach. FREE online!😊 englishassociation.ac.uk/creative-tra...

Translators and interpreters! Come along on Thursday 19 June: *PEN Lecture 2025, 6pm* delivered by Kamila Shamsie (We're not organising this). Venue: NCLA, NE1 7RU To book: englishpen.beaconforms.com/form/4c1eb2d9 *Meet-up from 7:45pm* – an informal catch up at the Trent House, NE1 4QT #ITICommunity

Prof. Michelle Sheehan & fellow researchers discuss their work which shows a language curriculum oriented around linguistics could address the decline in language learning theconversation.com/linguistics-... @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social

Linguistics could make language learning more relevant – and attractive – for school pupils

A languages curriculum enriched with linguistics is appealing to students and teachers.

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Updated location please share this one instead! Civic centre start!

Come down to Newcastle, come up to Newcastle, come across to Newcastle — join the NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION in Newcastle on June 11th. Everyone who thinks HE needs to be supported and accessible to all is welcome! For your agenda's: 11 June, 12-2pm, Newcastle!

Yet again, the students entering the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators have blown me away with their inventiveness – the fun they’ve had playing around with the language just radiates off the page :-) @translationexch.bsky.social

Days spent scraping the lettering off the roof of the Doblo, but at least now we can stop dreaming up the meaning behind the letters (Fun Garage Session, Freedom Going South…)

Favourite academic concept so far – the Zone of Proximal Development – this deserves to be the title of a poem…

Calling all teachers and budding young translators! #SSTPoetryPrize2025 is open for entries! Translate into English any poem from any language, or a Portuguese poem from our Spotlight booklet, for your chance to join the SSP hall of eternal fame! www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...

Getting animated about Creative Translation in the Classroom at a T&I research event on Wednesday… @stephenspender.bsky.social @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social

I’m going to start with the microcamper journey. Here she is. A 2009 high top. Bought from FB marketplace in October 2024. Eek.