18.10.2024 - 20.10.2024, 16:00 - 20:00
The Association of Authors ZAiKS, the Polish PEN Club, and the editorial team of 'Literature in the World' invite you to a literary translation workshop, which will take place from October 18 to 20, 2024, in Warsaw.
We are reaching out to beginner translators who would like to improve their skills in insightful reading of foreign language texts and refining the Polish of their translations.
The classes will be led by translators associated with the editorial team of 'Literature in the World':
✮ Anna Górecka (Hungarian),
✮ Jakub Ekier (German),
✮ Marcin Szuster (English),
✮ Anna Wasilewska (Italian).
We start on Friday afternoon and finish on Sunday evening. The workshop includes 15 hours of translation seminar in small groups and the opportunity for individual discussions with the instructors.
❗️ Applications containing a short cover letter and a sample (up to 5 pages) of a prose literary translation (from English, German, Hungarian, or Italian) along with the original should be sent
☞ by July 7, 2024
☞ to the address warsztaty@penclub.com.pl.
We will notify you of the recruitment results by email no later than August 26, 2024.
If the number of qualified candidates based on the samples exceeds the number of available places, candidates will be invited for an online interview. Participation in the workshop is free of charge.