Some resources for literary translators.
The Literary Translation Database Extraordinaire is a collaborative resource I created for translators to share information on where to get published, translation residencies, opportunities, funding, etc.
Anyone can add to it, this is a resource for the whole literary translation community & one I hope will continue to be useful for many years to come.
“Ways In”: how translators can find opportunities to showcase work in literary journals & magazines, work with agents, take advantage of various resources and find paid opportunities.
Becoming a literary translator (and staying active as one) is not just about endlessly doing unpaid work and pitching to publishers in the hope of getting to translate a book you love.
There are many more ways into the profession - and I put together a presentation for Bristol Translates in 2022, talking about exactly this!
Unfortunately it wasn't recorded, but I have made the PDF of the presentation "Ways In" (complete with useful hyperlinks) available for download, for a small contribution of £5.
I will also make it available for free to anyone - no questions asked, please email me: charlie@cmctranslations.com
Translators Aloud is a YouTube channel that I co-founded in 2020 with Tina Kover.
The channel is devoted to sharing the work of literary translators, for both published and unpublished works.
We provide a space for translators to read their own work and a positive platform for sharing great literature, read aloud by the translators themselves.
We showcase the world’s best new and classic books, poetry, plays, and short stories, presented by the talented people who translate them.
