Translators Day
Wednesday 21 April
The Translators Day is specially dedicated to all those who make the fascinating world of Russian literature accessible to an English speaking audience. ACADEMIA ROSSICA's aim is to bring writers, publishers and translators together and to help create structures to support the publication and distribution of Russian literature in the English speaking world. The Translators Day will be a key element of this project, which will set the ground for a stronger recognition and promotion of literary translation.
Time | Venue | Event | Speakers |
10.00 | PEN Café, EC2 | Rossica Translation Prize Special Commendation, Young Translators Prize award
| Alexander Drozdov, Oliver Ready, Robert Chandler, Amanda Love Darragh, Svetlana Adjoubei |
11.30 | BFR, Y455 | Russkiy Mir Translation Grants Presentation | Vladimir Grigoriev, Svetlana Adjoubei |
12.00 | BFR, Y455 | Rossica Translators' Forum
| Alexander Drozdov, Oliver Ready, Robert Chandler, Amanda Love Darragh. All translators are welcome |
13.30 | BFR, Y455 | Presentation: Famous Englishmen, Known Only in Russia Presentation: Misreading English Literature – A few true stories from Soviet translations | Victor Sonkin, Alexandra Borisenko |
15.00 | BFR, Y455 | The Enthusiast Award presented by the New Millennium Foundation to Mary Hobson, poet and translator | Umuta Kemelbekova, New Millennium Foundation |
16.00 | PEN Café, EC2 | Market Focus Handover Ceremony, Champagne Reception. Join us for a celebration of Russia Market Focus 2011! | Alistair Burtenshaw, Vladimir Grigoriev, Dmitry Bykov |
Call for interpreters
For those interested in offering their professional translation skills during the London Book Fair, ACADEMIA ROSSICA will have a series of events and seminars where interpreters will be needed in order for Russian and UK guests to communicate with each other. This is an excellent opportunity for professional translators to play an involved and encouraging role in the development of future publishing projects that will lead to the further promotion and distribution of Russian literature in the English speaking world.
To register as an interpreter, please contact Rodrigo@academia-rossica.org by 15th April.