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The Week in Translation

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what: PEN World Voices Festival
when: April 28-May 4
where: NYC, various locations
more info: http://ow.ly/weU4N

what: 45th Poetry International Festival, In Other Words translation project
when: June 10-14
where: Rotterdam
more info: http://ow.ly/uSSSG

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what: University of Arkansas Arabic Translation Award 2014
The King Fahd Center awards an annual prize up to $10,000 for the best book-length translation of Arabic literature from any of the following genres: poetry, novel, short story collection, drama, or literary non-fiction such as autobiography or memoir. Submitted translations must be previously unpublished in book form. All translation rights must be cleared for publication.
application deadline: April 30
more info: http://ow.ly/vvKo8

what: Workshop in Scholarly and Literary Translation from Slavic Languages
when: June 16-20, 2014
where: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne 
more info: http://ow.ly/upTkp

what: Translation Lab 2014 at Ledig House
when: November 5-14, 2014
where: Omi International Arts Center
submission deadline: July 15
more info: http://ow.ly/weZLV

what: Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize (for translation from German into English this year)
The winning translator will receive £1000 and a selection of Harvill Secker titles. The winner will also participate in the BCLT mentorship scheme and in Crossing Border festival.
submission deadline: Friday, August 1, 2014
more info: http://ow.ly/vM02p

English

GO

what: PEN World Voices Festival
when: April 28-May 4
where: NYC, various locations
more info: http://ow.ly/weU4N

what: 45th Poetry International Festival, In Other Words translation project
when: June 10-14
where: Rotterdam
more info: http://ow.ly/uSSSG

APPLY

what: University of Arkansas Arabic Translation Award 2014
The King Fahd Center awards an annual prize up to $10,000 for the best book-length translation of Arabic literature from any of the following genres: poetry, novel, short story collection, drama, or literary non-fiction such as autobiography or memoir. Submitted translations must be previously unpublished in book form. All translation rights must be cleared for publication.
application deadline: April 30
more info: http://ow.ly/vvKo8

what: Workshop in Scholarly and Literary Translation from Slavic Languages
when: June 16-20, 2014
where: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne 
more info: http://ow.ly/upTkp

what: Translation Lab 2014 at Ledig House
when: November 5-14, 2014
where: Omi International Arts Center
submission deadline: July 15
more info: http://ow.ly/weZLV

what: Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize (for translation from German into English this year)
The winning translator will receive £1000 and a selection of Harvill Secker titles. The winner will also participate in the BCLT mentorship scheme and in Crossing Border festival.
submission deadline: Friday, August 1, 2014
more info: http://ow.ly/vM02p

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