British Centre for Literary Translation

Italian-English Advanced Translation Workshop

Delivered by the British Centre for Literary Translation, in partnership with National Centre for Writing and the Italian Cultural Institute.

This event will run ONLINE from from Monday 3rd November - Wednesday 5th November 2025.

PLEASE ONLY REGISTER IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED AN OFFER EMAIL FROM BCLT.

BCLT Literary Translation Workshop

Ethics and Translation: Beyond Professional Ethics - Ceci Rossi

Delivered by the British Centre for Literary Translation.

What is the role of the literary translator when tasked with the translation of literary texts resulting from the experience of recent conflict? This workshop will address practical questions concerning what a literary translator needs to know when working in contexts which are difficult, conflict-ridden, and multi-vocal, and how they deal with such texts in practice. It will provide an introduction to the Professional Ethics of literary translators and examine its potential conflict with 'Philosophical Ethics'.  

This event will run IN-PERSON from 5.30-7.00pm (GMT) on Wednesday 5 November 2025 at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

BCLT Literary Translation Workshop

Reviewing Translations: Making the Translator Visible - Annie Rutherford

Delivered by the British Centre for Literary Translation.

Book reviews are an essential part of the literary ecosystem. They play a huge part in helping books to find readers, particularly for international titles, which often don't have the advantage of lots of promotional events. And as a translator, writing reviews is a great way to put your name out there and pick up a bit of extra income, as well as a chance to scope out what books are being translated in your language pairing. 

Join us as we create a toolbox for reviewing translations.

This event will run ONLINE from 2.00-3.30pm (BST) on Wednesday 22 October 2025.

BCLT Literary Translation Workshop

Translating for the Stage - William Gregory

Delivered by the British Centre for Literary Translation.

Join translator and dramaturg William Gregory to explore the specific challenges of translating for the stage. For translators of any and all languages, this workshop will cover elements such as 'speakability', cultural references and voice, and cover some aspects of the practicalities of working as a translator in the theatre sector.

This event will run IN-PERSON from 5.30-7.00pm (GMT) on Wednesday 12 November 2025 at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

BCLT Literary Translation Workshop

Translating Style -Jean Boase-Beier

Delivered by the British Centre for Literary Translation.

In order to be able to translate a literary text well, it is crucial to understand its style. Without due attention to style the resulting translation might be linguistically correct, but there will be something missing. 

This event will run ONLINE from 3-4.30pm (BST) on Wednesday 1 October 2025.

BCLT Literary Translation Workshop

What is Young Adult Fiction and how should we pitch it? - Sawad Hussain

Delivered by the British Centre for Literary Translation.

In this workshop Sawad will take us on the journey of The Djinn’s Apple by Djamila Morani (Neem Tree Press, 2024) from pitch to publication through a series of exercises that will offer you a comprehensive introduction to the translation of YA Fiction.

This event will run IN-PERSON from 5.30-7.00pm (BST) on Wednesday 15 October 2025 at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.