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I CAN believe it is Butter: translated fiction outstrips wider category

Sales of translated fiction so far in 2025 are up 8% compared with the same period in 2024, according to data from NielsenIQ BookScan’s TCM – although more than three quarters of that number is down to Asako Yuzuki’s Butter 👇 #BookSky

AI: Arts Council England Public Position Statement on the Writing and Assessment of Funding Applications We have outlined our approach to the use of AI, when it comes to the writing of, and assessment of, funding applications.

Arts Council England Statement - "We will not use AI to assess applications or make funding decisions."

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It seems like only yesterday that we started this little YouTube channel & now here we are, five years & several hundred videos later, immensely proud of the incredible repository of literary & translation talent we've showcased to the world. Thanks to all who contributed!🎉
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Funding for English translations – New Books in German Information on the guaranteed funding available through New Books in German

Starting tomorrow, we will be hosting another New Books in German feature week. A series of readings translated from German, all books seeking a publisher, with funding available. Stay tuned for some great readings from some very talented translators! @newgermanbooks.bsky.social

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Guidance for NEA Grantees Facing Termination or Withdrawal of Funds Guidance for NEA Grantees Facing Termination or Withdrawal of Funds Last updated: May 4, 12:00 pm ET If you've received a termination notice or notice of withdrawn funding recommendation from the Na...

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My translation of Zoé Derleyn's short story 'Yellow Dust' has just been published in the gorgeous spring issue of The Southern Review. 💛
The story is from the collection Je m’appelle Australie (Éditions du Rouergue, 2024)
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Charlotte Coombe reads from Margarita García Robayo's HOLIDAY HEART (Charco Press, 2020) Holiday Heart by Margarita García Robayo (Charco Press, 2020)Translated by Charlotte CoombeLucía and Pablo are Colombian immigrants who’ve built their lives ...

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Victor Meadowcroft reads from Ricardo Silva Romero's RIO MUERTO (World Editions, 2025) On the outskirts of Belen del Chami, a town that has yet to appear on any map of Colombia, the mute Salomón Palacios is murdered a few steps away from his ho...

@furiousleeper.bsky.social reads from Colombian writer Ricardo Silva Romero's RIO MUERTO (@worldedbooks.bsky.social): a wrenching tale of murder and survival; "a window into a violent world and a tale about a family suffering at the hands of paramilitarism and bad neighbours."

YouTube video by Translators Aloud Emily Wilson's dramatic mini reading from Homer's The Odyssey - Book 1

Lots of buzz at the moment about Emily Wilson and her performance-readings from her translations of Homer's #Odyssey. You can watch those readings (and so many more!) on our channel: check us out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1at...

Sign the Petition Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training

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A Small Press Book We Love: The President’s Room by Ricardo Romero Small presses have had a rough year, but as the literary world continues to conglomerate, we at Literary Hub think they’re more important than ever. Which is why, every (work) day in March—wh…

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Why book covers still use the phrase “A Novel” It’s a combination of practicality, tradition, and pretension.

Interesting article here on this history of this! www.vox.com/the-goods/20...

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Translators Aloud – Translators reading translations Translators Aloud is a YouTube channel devoted to sharing the work of literary translators, for both published and unpublished works.

We are a completely unfunded operation - any funds we've raised over the years through kind donations, doing feature weeks & collaborations, or selling merch, have gone towards funding this #BCLT summer school bursary every year. Head to our website for ways to support us: www.translatorsaloud.com

For the last few years, Translators Aloud has been contributing to a bursary for the BCLT Literary Translation Summer School. In 2024 we funded a place for Makafane Tšepang Ntlamelle (@makafanentlamelle.bsky.social) who is a writer, among other things. He lives in Maseru, Lesotho.

Translators Aloud is a completely unfunded operation. Any funds we've raised over the years through your kind donations, or by doing feature weeks, collaborations & selling merch, have gone towards funding this #BCLT summer school bursary every year. Check our website for ways you can support us 🙏

Since 2022, #TranslatorsAloud has been contributing to a bursary for the #BCLT Literary Translation Summer School, either helping to fund a full place for a participant, or to cover travel costs...
Our first recipient in 2022 was Bryony Lau, who joined the multilingual prose workshop with @antonhur.

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