Literary Translation Summer School — University of Bristol

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Literary Translation Summer School — University of Bristol

5–8 July 2021

Program website: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/sml/translation-studies/bristol-translates/

Aimed at practising translators at any stage of their career and at language enthusiasts who want to explore the world of literary translation, Bristol Translates offers the opportunity to work with leading professional translators to translate texts across the literary genres into English. 

Due to the ongoing uncertainty around the pandemic, the 2021 course will be entirely online, comprising morning and afternoon workshops using a variety of texts including fiction and non-fiction. 

There will be three full days of translation workshops, and day four will be devoted to professional and networking sessions and includes discussion panels with editors and publishers and a practical talk on how to write a reader’s report. A highlight will be a presentation of Comma Press’s translation book list and business model, together with a translation competition offer. The winning entrant(s) will be offered a publication opportunity with Comma. 

We are delighted that the keynote lecture will be given by renowned poet and translator George Szirtes on ‘The Poet as Translator of Poetry and Fiction: or How to Mind One’s Own and Other People’s Business’, with respondent Amanda Hopkinson.

For details of all events and timings, please see the provisional programme. 

Eligibility 

Mother-tongue level or language of habitual use: English and source language 

Since the workshops are all into English, it is essential that all applicants to the course have excellent command of English(mother-tongue level or language of habitual use), and of their source language.   If English is not your language of habitual use you will be sent a short passage to translate before your place at Bristol Translates is confirmed. 

Please email to request this test passage, specifying which language workshop you would like to attend: bristol-translates@bristol.ac.uk

We reserve the right to issue a refund to anyone who does not meet the English-language requirements of the summer school.

Groups will be limited to a maximum of 10 students, and places will be allocated on a strictly first-come-first-served basis to those who meet the application criteria which will be finalised shortly.

The application form will be available shortly. 

For more information please contact bristol-translates@bristol.ac.uk