The Queen's Translation Exchange

@translationexch.bsky.social

Welcome to QTE, an outreach and research centre @queenscollegeox.bsky.social offering translation and international literature initiatives for schools, students and the public.

The countdown begins to the launch of the Stephen Spender Prize for poetry in translation! Next Friday 1st May, the SSP will open for submissions in 4 categories: 🏫 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 🧑‍🏫 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 🧑‍🎓 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 🇵🇱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 All information here! sl1nk.com/7j6bl5u

Categories 2026: Schools Laureate Prize, Individual Youth Entry for u18s, Polish Spotlight, Teacher Laureate Prize. 'We harness the power of language and translation to celebrate heritage, unlock creative and educational potential, and inspire communities.'

Oxford calling—friends of mine, friends of horror and friends of Czech fiction in the UK: I can’t be there but you can! March 4 CC: @catapultbooks.bsky.social

The Queen's Translation Exchange@translationexch.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Join us on Wednesday 4 March 2026 for an evening at @queenscollegeox.bsky.social with the acclaimed Czech writer and scholar Zuzana Říhová. We'll be discussing poetry, translation, archival practices, and Zuzana's novel Playing Wolf (translated by @alexzucker.bsky.social).

Translating Poetry, Playing Wolf 
A Conversation with 
Zuzana Říhová

Wednesday 4 March 2026, 5PM
@ The Queen’s College (OX1 4AW)

Followed by a drinks reception & book signing

Open to all, registration required

Beth yw Gwobr Anthea Bell i Gyfieithwyr Ifanc? ​ ​ Now available on our website are introductory slides to the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators in both Welsh and English! These are perfect for learning more about the Prize, sharing information with students and MFL colleagues, or [...] (1/5)

Beth mae ein hathrawon yn ei ddweud?​

Mae'r Wobr yn gynhwysol iawn a difyr iawn – doedd yr un o’r myfyrwyr yn teimlo wedi’u gadael allan.​

I'n myfyrwyr ni, mae cymryd rhan yn y gystadleuaeth hon wedi eu hysbrydoli, eu hysgogi ac wedi rhoi hwb i'w hyder.​

Roedd pawb yn yr adran yn dwlu ar yr adnoddau. ​D’yn ni ddim wedi cael un ymateb negyddol.

​Doeddwn i erioed wedi gwneud barddoniaeth efo Blwyddyn 7 o'r blaen. Allwn i ddim ddychmygu sut byddai'n gweithio. Bellach, dw i’n defnyddio adnoddau Anthea Bell i wneud hyn bob blwyddyn, ac mae pawb wrth eu boddau!

​Gyda’ch adnoddau sydd mor ddiddorol ac wedi'u cynllunio’n dda... rwy’n teimlo nad disgyblion Blwyddyn 8 sydd gen i, ond myfyrwyr Chweched Dosbarth.​

The Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators launches TWO WEEKS TODAY!​ Our national competition will open for entries on Monday 2 February, when students aged 11-18 will have the opportunity to translate poetry, fiction and non-fiction from French, German, Italian, Mandarin, Russian and Spanish 📝

Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators

Are you a risk taker? A problem solver?
A critical thinker? A creative writer?

Take part in the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators, a national translation competition for secondary school students aged 11-18.

Monday 2 February - Friday 27 March
Winners announced in June 2026

Translate poetry, fiction and non-fiction from:
- French (into English and Welsh)
- German
- Italian
- Mandarin
- Russian (including beginners')
- Spanish

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 🔽

Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators
Webinar Programme 2026

Teaching Creative Translation from Mandarin
In Collaboration with Paper Republic
Wednesday 7 January, 4:30PM

Meet the Judges
Thursday 22 January, 4:30PM

Competition Information Evening
Tuesday 3 February, 4:30PM

Organised by the Queen’s Translation Exchange

#MFL teachers: exciting news! The Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators - a free languages competition for students 11-18 studying French, German, Italian, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish - launches again on 19/09. Register to receive teaching packs in time for EU Day of Languages! tinyurl.com/mue8r7hc

Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators - The Queen's College, Oxford

The Translation Exchange launched this competition for schools in 2020. The competition is inspired by the life and work of the great translator Anthea Bell. It aims to promote language learning acros...

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