The Stephen Spender Trust

Join us at University College London (UCL) to hear Kurdish translator Jiyar Homer and British poet Mike Baynham discuss their translation of Dilawar Karadaghi’s My Country’s Hair Turned White, published by Arc Publications. Registration is essential.

www.eventbrite.com/e/my-country...

TONIGHT! Teachers and #youngpoets, submit your entries to the Stephen Spender Prize by midnight (BST).
It's not too late!! Enter now: www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...

#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #PortugueseSpotlight

#xl8 #callforsubmissions

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Last chance to enter the Stephen Spender Prize 2025!!

Deadline THIS THURSDAY 31 July at midnight (BST)

Find your category and enter now: www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...

We can’t wait to read your translations!

#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #PortugueseSpotlight

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Just one more week until the deadline of the #FoyleYoungPoets of the Year Award! Judged this year by poets Colette Bryce and Will Harris.

If you're aged 11-17, send your poems by 31 July for the chance to win a package of poetry goodies including books and posters, and ongoing talent development.

Last few tickets left for our events on 'Feminist Translation and its Audiences' in Norwich this week, co-organised with @writerscentre.bsky.social and @bcltuea.bsky.social

Booking links here: feministtranslation.bham.ac.uk/2025/02/even...

1 WEEK to go!! Submit your entries to the Stephen Spender Prize by midnight (BST) on 31 July.

#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #PortugueseSpotlight

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There’s still time to enter this year’s #PortugueseSpotlight!

Open to young people in the UK/Ireland for individual entry or by teachers on behalf of students.

Send us your translations and creative response by 31 July!

www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...

#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #portuguese

ICYMI!

We're open to translations of poems from any language, on any theme.

Deadline: 15 August

Please spread the word! ✨

@stephenspender.bsky.social @worldlittoday.bsky.social @poetrytranslation.bsky.social @englishpen.bsky.social @littranslate.bsky.social @catranslation.bsky.social

This partnership programme offers ten emerging poetry reviewers aged 18-25 in the UK and Ireland the opportunity to review, via video, the poetry collections shortlisted for this year's T.S. Eliot Prize.

We are looking for writers who: are excited, engaged and thoughtful readers of contemporary British and Irish poetry can demonstrate good critical thinking and writing skills are committed to developing these skills and learning more about reviewing poetry are comfortable with video recording themselves and sharing those videos online No previous reviewing or poetry writing experience is required!

As part of the scheme, you’ll... Attend online workshops to develop your skills in reviewing, creating video content, and writing for publication Learn from established poetry critics: Helen Bowell: Ledbury Poetry Critic with reviews in The Poetry Review, Magma, The North, Poetry Wales and Ink, Sweat & Tears Sana Goyal: Editor and Publishing Director of Wasafiri with reviews in The Guardian, Financial Times, Times Literary Supplement, and more

You’ll also... Join a network of poetry critics, many of whom have published reviews in leading magazines and journals Attend the T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist readings in London in January 2026 It’s completely free to take part. We can offer bursaries towards travelling to and staying in London. Find out more & apply by Monday 18 August: bit.ly/Apply-YCS

Aged 18-25, based in the UK or Ireland, & interested in contemporary poetry?

We've just opened up applications for the 2025 Young Critics Scheme, run in partnership with the T.S. Eliot Prize! You'll attend workshops with leading critics and create a video review.

Find out more: bit.ly/4kKf0i0

This Wednesday 23rd July 7pm BST on Zoom! - come and join us for an unique opportunity to hear international poetry voices from the Poetry Society's Stanza community, featuring readings from Lisbon, Germany and Global Online Stanza Groups. Book now via the link in bio

'Proposition' by Corsino Fortes, from the new World Poet Series collection 'Eye of the Island'. Translated from Portuguese by Daniel Hahn with Sean O'Brien.

Read more Corsino Fortes here: buff.ly/yxBY3IM

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Only 2 weeks left to enter the Stephen Spender Prize 2025!

Not sure how to submit your students’ entries to the Schools Laureate Prize and #PortugueseSpotlight?

Read our guide: www.stephen-spender.org/wp-content/u...

Or watch it here: youtu.be/av5Nk5VARKk?...

#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #edusky

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Calling all International Language teachers in Wales! Be part of our exciting new project funded by the Welsh Government!

Register interest in the professional learning programme: forms.office.com/e/rP9UruPsrr

Full details: www.stephen-spender.org/literature-f...

#CurriculumForWales #edusky

💫 THE POETRY IN TRANSLATION PRIZE IS NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS 💫

More information here: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/prizes/the-p...

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We are now open for general submissions.

Submit translations of poems from any language into English.

Deadline: 15 August 2025. modernpoetryintranslation.submittable.com/submit/10070...

Reminder that the deadline for the Stephen Spender Translation Prize is 31 July - find out more and get your entries in at stephen-spender.org/stephen-spender-prize

Open to pupils & teachers in UK & Ireland schools! You can enter in any language

#SSTPoetryPrize2025

Calling young translators and teachers! Just 2 weeks left to submit to the #SSTPoetryPrize2025! Translate into English any poem from any language, or a Portuguese poem from the #PortugueseSpotlight booklet! @stephenspender.bsky.social

www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spender-prize/

Yellow background. Cartoon hands hold up a sign which says “Stephen Spender Prize”. Image text reads “Stephen Spender Prize 2025, 1 May – 31 July”. Brightly coloured confetti on either side. Image footnote reads "We harness the power of language and translation to celebrate heritage, unlock creative and educational potential, and inspire communities. www.stephen-spender.org ”. SST logo in yellow bottom left.

Only 3 weeks left to enter the Stephen Spender Prize 2025!

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...

#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #PortugueseSpotlight

YouTube video by The Emma Press Feminist Translation Network: Scratch Night

What makes a translation 'feminist'? Catch up with translators Marilyn Booth, @rudotranslates.bsky.social, Seán McDonagh, @eletenf.bsky.social, Georgia Wall & Anam Zafar discussing their works-in-progress for a new anthology published by @theemmapress.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAwP...

Yellow background. Brightly coloured cartoon of stacked books, brightly coloured cartoon people sitting on the books reading, white clouds above, yellow hot air balloon on the left. Image heading reads “Categories 2025”. Image text lists the categories: “Schools Laureate Prize; Individual Youth Entry for under 18s; Portuguese Spotlight; Teacher Laureate Prize.” Image footnote reads “We harness the power of language and translation to celebrate heritage, unlock creative and educational potential, and inspire communities. www.stephen-spender.org ”. SST logo in yellow bottom left. #SSTPoetryPrize2025

4 weeks left to enter the Stephen Spender Prize!

Ready to write your commentary? Here are our top tips: www.stephen-spender.org/guide-to-the...

Entering the Schools Laureate Prize or #PortugueseSpotlight? Check out our guide for the creative response: www.stephen-spender.org/guide-to-the...

Translating the Classics: Naush Sabah, Philip Terry Translations of Al-Būșīrī and Dante will be performed and discussed. As part of Winchester Poetry Festival 2025.

Excited for our 60th anniversary celebration at Winchester Poetry Festival!

Join us for 'Translating The Classics', with Naush Sabah and Philip Terry!

Saturday 11th October, 4-5pm

Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/translatin...

Blue background. Image heading reads “Literature Fires the Imagination”. Next to it is a colourful cartoon pair of hands holding up 6 books in bright colours, with a hot air balloon and white clouds above. Image text reads “Calling IL teachers in Wales! Fire your learners’ imaginations with our new programme of Creative Translation professional learning and tools for primary and secondary IL practitioners. Register now!” Image footnote reads “We harness the power of language and translation to celebrate heritage, unlock creative and educational potential, and inspire communities. www.stephen-spender.org ”. SST logo in blue bottom left. Logo of the Welsh government bottom right “Ariennir gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Funded by Welsh Government.”

Calling all International Language teachers in Wales! Be part of our exciting new project funded by the Welsh Government!

Register interest in the professional learning programme: forms.office.com/e/rP9UruPsrr

Full details: www.stephen-spender.org/literature-f...
#CurriculumForWales #edusky

MULTILINGUALISM, VOCABULARY AND CLASSROOM SUPPORT
Join us to hear about ways you can support vocabulary learning and language development for multilingual learners in the classroom.
Join us for this event tomorrow (Tues, 3:30pm) with Joanna Rankin
naldic.org.uk/naldic-event...
#EAL #multilingualism

Think Like a Linguist: Community and collaboration for a new languages curriculum In this article, Charlotte Ryland reflects on how the learning from creative translation and languages advocacy projects can feed into languages curriculum reform. By focusing in particular on the lin...

What does it really mean to think like a linguist?
Charlotte Ryland argues it's time to move beyond grammar drills and embrace creativity, culture, and collaboration in language education. 🔗 www.lspjournal.com/post/think-l...
✍️ Collection Edited by @wendya-b.bsky.social & @cforsdick.bsky.social

5 weeks left to enter the Stephen Spender Prize!

There’s still time to make the most of all our wonderful online resources for translating poetry: www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...

Submit your translations by 31 July!

#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #PortugueseSpotlight

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Celebrate #HHCL with the Stephen Spender Prize!

Our bank of poems covers 50+ languages: www.stephen-spender.org/suggested-po...

Our Poems From Home project encourages young people to translate a poem from their family’s country of origin: www.stephen-spender.org/poems-from-h...
#SSTPoetryPrize2025

💫 ANNOUNCING THE POETRY IN TRANSLATION PRIZE 💫

Fitzcarraldo Editions, Giramondo Publishing and New Directions are pleased to announce the Poetry in Translation Prize, a new biennial award for an outstanding poetry collection translated into English: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/2025/06/anno...

Feeling enthused after delivering a creative translation workshop to a group of Y6 students, who really engaged with the Spanish-language poem. Translation is a powerful tool for developing a range of transferible cross-curricular skills! @stephenspender.bsky.social @translationexch.bsky.social

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