Event details
AUSIT NAT Presents
Careers in Literary Translation: A Conversation Webinar Via Zoom
Wednesday 23 October 2024
7.00 pm - 9.00 pm AEDT
Thinking about a career in literary translation?
Join us for a stimulating discussion with a distinguished panel of translators from across the globe, who have successfully navigated the competitive field of literary translation.
From how to build relationships with authors and publishers to tips on honing your translation skills, this conversation will offer invaluable guidance to help you succeed as a literary translator.
As an attendee, you will also have the chance to pose questions to the panel you have always wanted to ask about literary translation.
Our Presenters
Sandra Tamele holds a Bachelor's degree in Architecture but her love for languages and reading spurred her to literary projects. In 2007, she published the first work that she translated and has since translated 27 novels and short story collections written by, among others, Nobel Literature Laureates Wole Soyinka and Naguib Mahfouz.
Understanding the importance of translation, in 2015 she started hosting an annual literary translation competition among young Mozambicans which led to the establishment of her publishing house Editora Trinta Zero Nove. Tamele and her publishing house were recipients of the London Book Fair International Excellence for Literary Translation Initiatives Award in 2021. Loose Ties, her translation of Yara Monteiro’s novel was longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award in 2023.
Richard Coombes has been a classics scholar, a musician, and an international tax specialist, and is now a translator of Russian-language literature.
Richard’s published translations include short stories and poetry in literary journals; poetry in the bilingual World War II poetry collection ‘Frontovaya Lira’; and poetry in the bilingual anthology ‘Disbelief’.
Richard’s translation of Elena Dolgopyat’s short story collection ‘Someone Else’s Life’ is now available worldwide. Soon to come out are ‘The Food Block’ (a novel by Alexei Ivanov), and Pavel Basinsky’s documentary-thriller ‘Liza’s Waterfall’. ‘Dislocation’, a bilingual follow-up to ‘Disbelief’, is out on 1 October 2024.
Lilit Žekulin Thwaites is an award-winning Australian literary translator (Spanish>English), Adjunct Professor in contemporary Spanish literature at La Trobe University, and current President of the Australian Association for Literary Translation (AALITRA). Her book translations include the bestselling The Librarian of Auschwitz (A. Iturbe, 2023 & 2017), Australian Connection (multiple authors, 2019), 2 futuristic novels by Rosa Montero, Tears in Rain (2012), and Weight of the Heart (2016), and Luisa Etxenike’s Crossing Waters (Oct 2024) Her translations of short stories, essays and poetry have been published in journals and anthologies. In 2016, she received Spain’s Cross of the Order of Civil Merit for her promotion of Spain’s literatures and cultures.
Edwige Renée Dro is a writer and a literary translator from Côte d’Ivoire. She has translated short stories by the writer Hemley Boum, the graphic novel series, Aya, written by Marguerite Abouet and children’s literature. As a writer herself, her short stories and essays have been widely anthologised.
Edwige is an Africa39 laureate, a 2019 Miles Morland Fellow, and a 2021 Writing Fellow of the Iowa International Writing Program.
In 2020, she founded 1949: the library of women’s writings from Africa and the black world in Abidjan.
Joining the Webinar
The Zoom links for the webinar will be sent out 1 day prior to the event. Please ensure you have downloaded the latest version of Zoom in preparation.
PD Logbook
Introductory PD.
Please consult the NAATI Recertification Catalogue to allocate the relevant PD Points. Some activities can be included under different categories, so please choose the most appropriate category for your recertification purposes. Certificates and recordingsWebinar recordings and Certificates for PD purposes may take approximately two (2) weeks to be released following the event.
This is a live webinar event and will be recorded. The recording will be shared with registrants.
Wednesday 23 October 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT
Click here to view time zone converter
Zoom online Webinar
AUSIT Members - AUD $30 AUSIT Students - AUD $15 Members of ASLITA, NZSTI and associations that are FIT-ITF members - AUD $30 Non-Members - AUD $90
Register HERE
Not a member of AUSIT? Join us to benefit from discounted member fees and future opportunities! When you sign up as an AUSIT Member you will pay lower fees for our Professional Development workshops and social events - Click HERE to find out more.