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The shelf life of a translator
I’ve just had a fine time at the annual Vertaaldagen, the literary translation symposium and workshop days organised by the Vertalershuis in Amsterdam. The symposium day, held this year in the beautiful cultural centre De Rode Hoed in Amsterdam, focused on the ’shelf life’ of the translator. How do older translators cope with texts by [...]
My office and the big world out there
Working as a freelance translator can be a somewhat lonely existence. You want some praise? Well, there’s always the freelance thanks website. Clickety click! Works Christmas lunch for one? I’ve done it. And I actually rather enjoyed it. Even so, it’s good to build up networks, groups of people you can share your work stories [...]
More Bologna interviews
Here are three more interviews that I did in the run-up to the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators symposium in Bologna. They’re hosted on Cynsations, Cynthia Leitich Smith’s fabulous blog, which is packed with fascinating information, stories and tips for anyone who’s interested in children’s books. Go and check it out!
I linked to [...]
Bologna and Beyond!
Had a great meeting at the American Book Center in The Hague yesterday, talking with other SCBWI members about the book fair in Bologna and sharing all our news.
I passed on some stories from the SCBWI symposium and talked about the Netherlands showcase that I hosted at the SCBWI stand on Thursday afternoon.
Thanks to Barbara [...]
Off to Bologna!
I’m heading to Bologna next week for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) symposium on Monday, followed by the Bologna children’s book fair. I first went to the book fair two years ago. It’s such an incredible sight – just about every children’s publisher in the world, all in the same place.
I’ll be presenting [...]
A Celebration of Soldier Bear