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Sep 30, 2015



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Literary Translation Chat

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Schedule:This session ended at 12:40
Description:A group discussion for aspiring/established literary translators - discussing potential sources of works for translation, funding sources, etc.
People who signed up for this focus group:

Ksenia66
Ksenia66
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How to translate literary works effectively and creatively
nhunglt90
nhunglt90
เวียดนาม


tips to make a literary translation. And how to expand my working field..


Karen Cleary (X)
Karen Cleary (X)
สหราชอาณาจักร


mafers
mafers
อาร์เจนตินา


How to translate literature terms ( metaphor, simile and irony)


Rita Pang
Rita Pang
แคนาดา


Literary Translation
Oludamilola I. Oyetoyan
Oludamilola I. Oyetoyan
นอร์เวย์




how to approach publishers/clients
sara viscardi
sara viscardi
สหราชอาณาจักร


how to best find clients
Anja Kowalewiez
Anja Kowalewiez
เยอรมนี


How to gain experience in literary translation. How to approach clients.
mourishin
mourishin
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cblee (X)
cblee (X)
ไอร์แลนด์


I have a specific biography translation project I want to develop (English-Spanish). I am interested in advice on how to approach publishers, literary translation rates and other considerations I should be aware of (I generally do commercial translation).


I have experience as a literary translator in Spain and would love to see other fellow translators' approach to the topic. I can offer up-to-date information on contacting publishers/ publishing houses and literary translation rates in Spain, so feel free to contact me.
Pvicente (X)
Pvicente (X)


Stefania Marinoni
Stefania Marinoni
อิตาลี


How to approach potential clients.
Gemma Tarres
Gemma Tarres
ญี่ป่น


Mihaela Ghitescu
Mihaela Ghitescu
โรมาเนีย


how to approach publishers
Renata Nascimento
Renata Nascimento
บราซิล


How to approach potential customers, including publishing houses.
Victoria Yasenskaya
Victoria Yasenskaya
รัสเซีย


Margarita Sivets
Margarita Sivets
เบลารุส


How to pick literary works for translation?
Vera Gordienko
Vera Gordienko
แคนาดา


I am glad that this group has the same interests and topics to discuss! Looking forward to answers we are all concerned about. Not alone in this 'wonder of translation land' :)
Grand piano
Grand piano
มอนเตนีโกร


How is the literary translation market?
Mariel Kozynski
Mariel Kozynski
อุรุกวัย


Ahmed Eid
Ahmed Eid
อียิปต์


discuss about the literary gender (roman,...) and how to traduce each one.
Laurence Benazet
Laurence Benazet
ฝรั่งเศส


ELENA BOGDANOVA
ELENA BOGDANOVA
เบลารุส


Emilia M
Emilia M
โปแลนด์


Cristina Firoiu (X)
Cristina Firoiu (X)
โรมาเนีย


OrionBetelgeuse
OrionBetelgeuse
กรีซ


How to gain experience in literary translation. How to approach clients.
Tiago Starling
Tiago Starling
บราซิล


How does one obtain work as a literary translator...
Noreen Brenner
Noreen Brenner
สหรัฐอเมริกา


How to approach possible clients or offering to translate a book.
NMCastellanos
NMCastellanos
สหราชอาณาจักร


Ann Southwick
Ann Southwick
สหราชอาณาจักร


Rosario Meriles
Rosario Meriles
อาร์เจนตินา


Sarah Wachilonga
Sarah Wachilonga
เคนยา


It would be nice if more experienced in this area translators share their tips and pitfalls.
lparashina
lparashina
สหรัฐอเมริกา


AnnSur
AnnSur
สหราชอาณาจักร


How to approach publishers/clients
Fernanda Carrascosa
Fernanda Carrascosa
เนเธอร์แลนด์


It would be great to hear anyone's experiences of translating literary texts.
Sean Jinks
Sean Jinks
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Corbett AM
Corbett AM
ไอร์แลนด์


Aleksandra Mišak
Aleksandra Mišak
โครเอเชีย


Mirela-AT
Mirela-AT
บอสเนียและเฮอร์เซโกวินา


Liudmyla Chernyshevska
Liudmyla Chernyshevska
ฝรั่งเศส


Ljubica Grgin
Ljubica Grgin
เซอร์เบีย


sleeptalker
sleeptalker
อิสราเอล


Herdis Engels
Herdis Engels
เยอรมนี


Johana Duarte Rey
Johana Duarte Rey
โคลัมเบีย


Polarull
Polarull
สวีเดน


Yevgen C
Yevgen C
ยูเครน


Georgia Morg (X)
Georgia Morg (X)
สหราชอาณาจักร


Abdelkader NADIR
Abdelkader NADIR
แอลจีเรีย




author's rights for translators - are there any? I worked in an authors' rights agency in 1992-93 - they existed on paper, but in legal practice were hard to get..although I sued a publisher ten and received damages..but now I have 2 books translated (one under contract) and published under another 'translators' names..and did not even start proceedings, knowing how the legal system has deteriorated
Ljiljana Krstic
Ljiljana Krstic
เซอร์เบีย


Mihaela Niță
Mihaela Niță
เนเธอร์แลนด์


Capitefactum
Capitefactum
เยอรมนี


Nita Shah
Nita Shah
สหรัฐอเมริกา


M Albert
M Albert
เนเธอร์แลนด์


- How to approach publishing houses and potential clients
Elise FARHAT
Elise FARHAT
สหราชอาณาจักร


How to approach publishing houses and potential clients.
Francisco Vare
Francisco Vare
โปแลนด์


faranak soudagari
faranak soudagari
อิหร่าน


How to approach potential clients.
nloesener
nloesener
กัวเตมาลา


Débora Santos
Débora Santos
บราซิล


Antonella Mastropieri
Antonella Mastropieri
อิตาลี


How to approach clients


Can we suggest books' title for publishers and send them the translation in advance of contract negotiation? How to make useful questions to survey market's demand? What if they refuse our translation but still publish it under other person's name? What should we do to protect our intellectual work?
Vu Hong Nhung
Vu Hong Nhung
เวียดนาม




Transcreation vs translation when dealing with literary transaltion
Elena Kravchenko
Elena Kravchenko
ยูเครน


How to gain experience in literary translation? Is it possible to translate books independently and then sell the translations to publishing houses?
Sofia Gutkin
Sofia Gutkin
ออสเตรเลีย


Miguel Marqués
Miguel Marqués
สเปน


Routes into literary translation - how to make contacts, approaching publishers, and different sources of work.
Hannah Weatherill
Hannah Weatherill
สหราชอาณาจักร


fdevalier
fdevalier
ฝรั่งเศส


Irena Křiváková
Irena Křiváková
สาธารณรัฐเช็ก


Caterina Di Bernardo
Caterina Di Bernardo
ลักเซมเบิร์ก


How to gain experience in literary translation? Is it possible to translate books independently and then sell the translations to publishing houses?
Badar Tsani Ramadhan
Badar Tsani Ramadhan
อินโดนีเซีย


Margarita_Kh
Margarita_Kh
รัสเซีย


Kaisa I
Kaisa I
แคนาดา


Elodie Bernard (X)
Elodie Bernard (X)


How to approach publishers
Daria_KK
Daria_KK
รัสเซีย


Approaches to rendering idioms and slang.
Translate OT
Translate OT
สหรัฐอเมริกา




its my pleasure to join this event. i want to know what the translator needs to know before starting literary translation?
Ahlam Alsuleimani
Ahlam Alsuleimani
โอมาน


Jenny Wemlert Tacchino
Jenny Wemlert Tacchino
อิตาลี


Esther Y Meugang K
Esther Y Meugang K
สหรัฐอเมริกา


annat22 (X)
annat22 (X)
อิสราเอล


How to approach publishers. Legal aspects of copyright.


How to tackle a big project like that, how to charge for it
afuhrm
afuhrm
สหราชอาณาจักร


Traductrice PRO
Traductrice PRO
แคนาดา




Patricia Hannon
Patricia Hannon
สหรัฐอเมริกา


Alexey Larin
Alexey Larin
เบลารุส


Do I have the right to ask the foreign publisher for a free copy of the book I intend to translate to send it to publishers who accept just proposals on paper?
ElisaFrati
ElisaFrati
อิตาลี


I translate film scripts and screenplays from German into English and would love to compare notes with others who work in the same area.
Karin Weldy
Karin Weldy
สหรัฐอเมริกา


Technological tools that are especially useful in dealing with literary projects
Dr. Ellen Yutzy Glebe
Dr. Ellen Yutzy Glebe
เยอรมนี


How to begin - does translating a book on your own work? How to submit it to publishing houses?
Giulia Bettinsoli
Giulia Bettinsoli
อิตาลี


How to approach publishers and clients. How to face a literary translation: Does the translation work end somewhere to give way to the translator's creativity? How close to the original should we stay?
Carolina Rodrigo
Carolina Rodrigo
สเปน


Tips for translating fiction and advice on rates and royalties
Katie Morrissey
Katie Morrissey
สหราชอาณาจักร


What is the best way to translate Shakespeare prose into Arabic Language? Best Regards..
Mustafa Kayyali
Mustafa Kayyali
ซีเรีย


Alessandra Verde
Alessandra Verde
สเปน


How can I improve my skills to be a better Literary translator and how is the market for the new translators who are starting their carreer in the Literary field?
Thainá André
Thainá André
บราซิล


Marjorie Yerushalmi
Marjorie Yerushalmi
ฝรั่งเศส




How to gain experience and approach publishing houses? Literary translation and transcreation - are we talking about the same approach here?
Natalia Dowding
Natalia Dowding
สหราชอาณาจักร


Translators of theatre plays
Radica Schenck
Radica Schenck
เยอรมนี


My education was focused on Literary translation, I would like to understand better how to approach the publishers to propose a translation of a new novel that was never before published in my target language.




Interested in how to acquire longer-term contracts for novels, short fiction and non-fiction in the arts & humanities.
Keith C
Keith C
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Non-fiction publications
Kim Sanderson
Kim Sanderson
สหราชอาณาจักร


GHP (X)
GHP (X)


Finding books to translate and approaching publishers.
Delaina
Delaina
สหราชอาณาจักร


For future translation activities.
Ingrid Genis (X)
Ingrid Genis (X)
เนเธอร์แลนด์


Joanna Borycka
Joanna Borycka
เนเธอร์แลนด์


Clive Phillips
Clive Phillips
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Irene Besson
Irene Besson
ฝรั่งเศส


I have experience of literary translation one was Genetic in social aspect and another was proz com Tomatini Translation contest.It will require ductionary references and grammetical comptency.Literary translation differ in different translation But the test is Hoew to make the ense that original author thought.it isreally difficult.If any of you know good Eng<>Hindi translation plase speak.
Ahmed Girach
Ahmed Girach
อินเดีย


Olga Sinitsyna
Olga Sinitsyna
รัสเซีย



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