Authors Susanna Alakoski, Eija Hetekivi Olsson, Mats Jonsson and Anneli Jordahl will be coming to the UK this autumn. As part of their visit, SELTA is organising a full-day translation workshop at the Swedish Embassy in London. (Covid permitting)
An important part of the day will be practical workshop sessions, where we will examine and discuss participants’ translations (prepared in advance) of brief extracts from works by the authors. This promises to be a very rewarding experience, with the authors on hand to answer questions and discuss their work. Source texts for the workshop will be sent out to SELTA members in mid-September. In previous years, participants in SELTA workshops have found these events to be stimulating opportunities to develop and hone their craft as literary translators. Materials will be made available for reading and translation well in advance of the workshop to all members of SELTA.
To get an idea of what to expect from the workshop day, you can read the reports on our previous author events held in 2014 (Children’s and YA literature), 2017 (Nature writing) and 2019 (Emerging voices). This year’s focus is on working class writers and the authors will also speak on a panel at the Working Class Writers’ Festival, which takes place October 22nd–24th in Bristol. For more information, see the festival website.
If you wish to attend the 2021 SELTA translation workshop, you can book your ticket here. The ticket price has been set at £20 to cover the cost of providing catering and refreshments during the day. The last date to book is 13 October 2021. Please note that a health policy is in place for this workshop event in light of current circumstances and that by booking you agree to adhere to all aspects of it. Read the policy in full here.
If you have any questions about the event, please contact the Chair by email at chair@swedishenglish.org.
