Steven Walker on LinkedIn: #namethetranslator (2024)

It's almost June and that means that preparing for the October Frankfurt Book Fair should be top of your mind if you have one or more books to sell for foreign rights either additional English language rights or for translations. What can you do to get your book seen by the thousands of exhibitors and/or visitors (estimated at 180,000 in 2022) even if you can't take the time or spend the money to personally go to Frankfurt as an exhibitor or a trade visitor? You can read my book, FOREIGN RIGHTS AND WRONGS, one of the only step-by-step guides to selling (or buying) foreign rights by someone who's been doing it since she was 25 and has sold one or more titles into 35 languages, or you can hire me as a speaker and/or coach to work with you individually or to share my expertise with your group or association. One of my many accomplishments was selling my own book, WHEN FRIENDSHIP HURTS, published by Simon & Schuster, into 29 languages. (But I’ve also sold books published by authors at my small press, Hannacroix Creek Books, Inc., or other authors with indie or small presses to the subcontinent of India and/or into foreign languages.)Here's the link to FOREIGN RIGHTS AND WRONGS and if you want to hire me as a speaker or a coach, just message me through LinkedIn or use my contact information to send me an e-mail:https://lnkd.in/eiXFCWeF

Rights director Kate Rizzo handles UK and translation rights for our titles at Lucinda Literary. In my interview with her, she shares what makes an American book suitable for translation, what foreign publishers look for, how translators come into the mix, and much more. For writers interested in foreign rights, don’t miss this! You can view the full interview on our blog:#rights #books #agents #amwriting #publishing #translation

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Did you know that...?Women have played a crucial role in#Translationfor a long time, translating classical literature and non-secular texts, and helping popularize and democratize access to several authors we still read nowadays. ✍️Discover 3 women translators who made history in today's carousel!(This post is an adaptation fromKarla Ceballos' post on www bureauworks com / blog)————September is all about acknowledging the importance oftranslationand recognizing#Translatorsfor their meaningful work.That's why we will share...🎉Weekly shout-outs highlighting current impactful translators📜Posts featuring important translators in history💬What do some translators love the most about the jobStay tuned!—PLUS, we are also offering a special discount on BWX,our innovative translation software!!!🤩Follow the link in the comments to get 50% off for 3 months!Only valid during September.—#TranslationMonth#TranslationTogethernessMonth#Localization#l9n#t8n#Languages

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STAMPING OUT ADVERSE WESTERN CULTURAL INFLUENCE: THE CURRENT ESTABLISHED IRANIAN POLICY..WHAT A TRAGEDY FOR A CULTURALLY THIRSTY AND GLORIOUSLY LITERATE, DIVERSELY CREATIVE COUNTRY"With the advent of the internet and social media, the reliance on translated books as the primary conduit of learning about what lies beyond the national boundaries was challenged and supplanted with new availabilities, but the books didn’t lose their luster. Indeed, reading translated literature continues to be an emblem of enlightenment and cosmopolitan, pro-Western attitudes.This is largely why resistance to translation has been a hallmark of the cultural policies of the various conservative, hard-line administrations that have been in power on and off since 1979—including the current government of Raisi.Censorship has been the most effective tool used by hard-line administrations to sideline translation and stymie the intimate cultural connections that Iranians could have forged with unfamiliar Western cultures, even when those bonds were solely cognitive and cerebral. At times, translators complained that entire paragraphs or even chapters were eliminated from their drafts, often convincing them to withdraw the manuscripts in favor of their own reputation or that of their publishers.Conservative administrations also often teamed up with like-minded publishers, earmarking substantial funds to purchase their books written by Iranian authors en masse, both as an economic stimulus and to proselytize a specific cultural and political viewpoint. The outcome was that in a barely competitive book market, publishers that primarily produced translated works were inevitably marginalized.Since coming to power in August 2021, the Raisi government has been defined by its Orwellian aversion to civil liberties, women’s rights, and artistic expression. And translated literature has not been spared. Although no official road map has been announced on curtailing translation, it’s clear that the administration and its allies have been quietly working to thwart Western literature from influencing Iranian hearts and minds.According to local mediareports, in the three-month period ending on Sept. 22, 2022, a total of 1,431 translated books were published in Iran—a 37 percent decline compared to the summer of 2021, when 2,258 works of translation were printed over the same three-month period. In the first three months of the current Persian calendar year, 5,713 translated books have beenreleased, while the number stood at 7,936 for the corresponding period last year, suggesting a steep decrease." #iran #iranianliterature #westernliterature #censorship

Spokesperson, Intellectual, and… More? On the New and Shifting Role of the #Translator. Lawrence Venuti Considers the “New Visibility” of Literary Translation -- "I tend to be on the look-out for places where the translator is materializing, taking on a form or identity, visible but not imaginary, open to interpretive possibility. In the anglophone world, the start of the new millennium brought changes in publishing and award-giving that moved literary translation from the shadows, closer to the center of cultural and political debates. As a result, a more public role has been created for translators...In the new visibility, the literary translator possesses a different sort of identity: still the articulate spokesperson for another #language and #culture, but self-conscious as an interpreter, at once scholarly and creative. The translator as writerly intellectual."

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What a truly remarkable historical review, Bureau Works! Absolutely sensational! As a woman and a translator, I feel deeply honored.#translation #womenintranslation #translatorsday #translatorlife #translationmonst #t8n #portuguesetranslator #englishtranslator #spanishtranslator #localization #l9n

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It’s not every day the best MFA #creativewriting program in the United States (also the world, perhaps?) invites you to interview about learning your heritage language, writing #poetry & working with #translators to publish your books in #Romania. Mersi Jacquelyn Bengfort & EXCHANGES Journal & the University of IOWA.My interview really is a story, I share one excerpt below. I thank a number of people in this piece for making my books published in Romanian translation happen. Mersi din inima: Radu Vancu Mădălina Mangalagiu #teodorduna Mircea Scurtu Ioana Bâldea Constantinescu Alina Pavelescu Stella Radulescu Andrei Oișteanu & Liviu Neagoe.My poems did not manifest in a MFA program, rather they came to life on stolen nights in a Washington DC basem*nt filled with hookah smoke at the monthly open mic Pure Poetry Live. I was invited to by Orville The Poet - he saw me perform at Busboys and Poets 14th & V. That was my classroom and I learned way more than just poetry from my fellow spoken word poets and artists. I did this while supporting myself working a psychologically and physically exhausting job at the US Holocaust Museum. And finally I learned Romanian not just for my spirit but for my older brother Roman Gafiteanu and my mătușa Veronica Ene. Vă iubesc.Now for excerpts (screenshots later obvs)…Jacquelyn: When I heard that your collection had been translated into Romanian, my biggest question was how your translator would handle the multilingual aspect of these poems. Because they mix English and Romanian.Cristina: In terms of the multilingualism that I wrote in originally, that’s just how the poems came out. I never thought, “… and these lines have to now be translated into Romanian.” That’s just how they were originally written. I think that speaks to people who are bilingual or going between languages; it feels like you're not thinking in only one language, because sometimes things are better said in one language than another. In terms of getting Green Horses on the Walls and my history book translated, it was essential that they be translated by professional translators in Romania. What I’ve really learned from these Romanian translations is just how much luck is involved, how much chance of who you're talking to, and who responds to you or notices your work in the first place. This story returns to my hometown—Durham became Sister Cities with Sibiu, which is one of the most beautiful cities in Transylvania ...#author #authorlife #translator #romanianamerican #poet #historian

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TOC: Translation Spaces Vol. 12, No. 2 (2024): 2023. v, 181 pp.Table of ContentsIntroduction to the Special IssueIndirect translation and sustainable developmentJan Buts, Hanna Pięta, Laura Ivaska & James Hadleypp. 167–176Special Issue ArticlesFan indirect subtitling of Cdramas by women in Latin America and the Caribbean: A tool for the promotion of autodidacticism, global citizenship, and cultural diversity appreciationLuis Damián Moreno Garcíapp. 177–203Is indirect translation a friend or a foe of sustainable development?

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Women have played a crucial rolein #Translation for a long time, translating classical literature and non-secular texts, and helping popularize and democratize access to several authors we still read nowadays. ✍️Discover 3 women translators who made history in today's carousel!💬 Did you know about them, their work, and their impact?(This post is an adaptation fromKarla Ceballos' post on www bureauworks com / blog)————September is all about acknowledging the importance oftranslationand recognizing#Translatorsfor their meaningful work.That's why we will share...🎉Weekly shout-outs highlighting current impactful translators📜Posts featuring important translators in history💬What do some translators love the most about the jobStay tuned!—PLUS, we are also offering a special discount on BWX,our innovative translation software!!!🤩Follow the link in the comments to get 50% off for 3 months!Only valid during September.—#TranslationMonth#TranslationTogethernessMonth#Localization#l9n#t8n#Languages

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Translation is an art and it is an essential service. In the global world, companies need to stretch their wings to other markets, if that expansion is not done properly the company may lose millions and their reach could be very limited. Having a professional translator helping them is the key to success, as that professional will ensure that everything is done in accordance with the language and culture of that market. And this is just for the business field, now imagine literary, legal, financial .... and the list goes on!#translation #translators #business #entrepreneurs #valueoftranslation #translationindustry