The Swedish-English Literary Translators’ Association

Bringing Swedish Literature into English

SELTA is a professional association of translators from Swedish into English. We run networking and professional development events and maintain a register of translators. We engage with English-language and Swedish-language publishers, as well as relevant cultural and literary organisations in Britain, Sweden and Finland, in our promotion of Swedish and Finland-Swedish books in English.

About Selta

SELTA - The Swedish-English Literary Translators’ Association

Recent Publications by SELTA members

  • A dark green print of a forest where a wild board could live. The book title in pink lettering.
    Andy Turner
  • Elizabeth Clark Wessel
  • Linda McAllister
  • Ian Giles
  • Sarah Death
  • Brad Harmon
  • Paul Whittaker
  • Ian Giles
  • Ian Giles
  • Alex Fleming
  • Book cover image of The Rocks Will Echo Our Sorrow. Black and white photograph of a boat in a Northern landscape with a dejected figure in the foreground.
    Fiona Graham
  • Ian Giles
  • Ian Giles
  • Ian Giles
  • Deborah Bragan-Turner

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SELTA is a friendly group of professional translators.

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SELTA - The Swedish-English Literary Translators’ Association

News

  • News, SELTA Workshop, Translators
    SELTA CPD and Mentorship Programme 2024
    2024 saw SELTA’s commitment to the future development of the Swedish-English literary translation sphere crystalise in the form of the SELTA Mentorship and CPD programme, which ran between March and October and culminated in our autumn event.
  • News, SELTA Workshop
    Autumn event in Edinburgh
    Read more about the author-translator workshop SELTA held at the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh.
  • Nichola Smalley is wearing a yellow jumper and smiling at the camera.
    News, SELTA
    Nichola Smalley elected Chair of SELTA
    Nichola Smalley replaces Ian Giles following the 2024 AGM.

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