Translation Workshop: German and English
Tyrone Guthrie Centre (Annaghmakerrig) in Ireland
September 20-26, 2010
Sponsored by the German Translation Fund, Goethe-Institut in Dublin, and Ireland Literature Exchange.
We invite translators from German to English and English to German to apply for our fourth translators’ workshop, which will provide the opportunity for twelve translators (six German-English and six English-German) to present and discuss their translations-in-progress. We will spend six days working in depth on the submitted texts to scrutinize problematic passages and hone our translations. Many translators have found it invaluable to work with colleagues on concrete textual issues - sentence by sentence and word by word, in a constructive environment. We also anticipate the formation of lasting collegial bonds between professional literary translators in English-speaking and German-speaking countries.
Workshop leaders: Karen Nölle (D-Niederkleveez) and Shelley Frisch (USA-Princeton)
Participants: Translators of prose fiction, nonfiction, essays, and poetry who have published at least two book-length translations or the equivalent.
Cost: Financial support from the German Translation Fund will enable us to reimburse participants for a portion of their travel costs up to a maximum of 250 euros. Room, board, and workshop costs will be fully covered.
Arrival: Monday, September 20, 2010, early afternoon. Departure: Sunday, September 26, 2010, around noon.
Application deadline: June 10, 2010.
Submitted texts should be excerpted from a translation-in-progress, or at least from a translation that is not yet in print. Admitted applicants will be informed of their acceptance by June 19, 2010.
Applications consist of the following materials:
1. Brief translator bio and list of publications (max. 1 page)
2. Approximately 4 pages of the translation to be discussed at the workshop (double spaced, supply line numbers along the left margin, room for comments on the right margin, problem spots highlighted)
3. Original text (supply line numbers along the left margin)
4. Brief description of the author and work from which this text is excerpted (max. 1 page)
Please include your name on all submitted materials. All photocopies need to be clearly legible for distribution to workshop participants. Incomplete applications cannot be considered.
Applicants can only be considered for the full duration of the workshop.
Applications should be submitted (by e-mail if possible) to both of the following addresses:
Karen Nölle
Am Wiesengrund 1
D-24306 Nieerkleveez
Tel. ++49 (0)4523 880562
E-Mail: knoefi@karen-noelle.de
Shelley Frisch
114 Jefferson Road
Princeton, NJ 08540 - USA
Tel. ++(609) 497-1788
E-Mail:shelfrisch@aol.com
For further information about the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, see the following Website
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