Translation Resources
For poets, translators and readers
Please find information below about literary translation organisations, poetry translation prizes, translation magazines, other literary magazines and on-line resources which you may find of use. If you would like to add a link to this list please e-mail the Web Editor.
UK Literary translation organisations
- UK Translators Association
The Translators Association provides general and individual advice to members on a range of issues, as well as producing model contracts and other reference documents. The TA also runs a number of translation awards and prizes for published books (see below). - The British Centre for Literary Translation
BCLT was founded in 1989 by the late W G 'Max' Sebald, and is based at the University of East Anglia. The Centre works to raise the profile of literary translation in the UK through an imaginative and varied programme of events, activities, publications, and research.
An organisation dedicated to translating contemporary poetry from Africa, Asia and Latin America.
English PEN is a registered charity working to promote literature and human rights. From defending the rights of persecuted writers to promoting literature in translation and sending writers in to refugee centres and prisons, English PEN promotes literature as a means of greater understanding between the world's people. English PEN's work is made possible by the generosity of our sponsors, donors and members
Translation awards and prizes
For published work:
- The UK Translators Association Awards
The Translators Association administers prizes for published translations from Dutch, French, Italian, German, Greek (modern), Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish. - The Corneliu M Popescu Prize for European Poetry Translation
This prize, awarded every two years, is open to collections of published poetry which feature poetry translated from a European language into English.
For previously unpublished work:
- The Stephen Spender Memorial Award.
An annual prize run by The Times and the Stephen Spender Memorial Trust. Winning poems are published in The Times newspaper. - The John Dryden Translation Competition
This competition, sponsored jointly by the British Comparative Literature Association and the British Centre for Literary Translation (University of East Anglia), awards prizes for the best unpublished literary translations from any language into English.
Translation magazines
- In Other Words
Published by the British Centre for Literary Translation with the support of the Translators Association (Society of Authors), 'In Other Words' is the journal for Literary Translators and anyone interested in good writing and the creative process. - Translation and Literature
This magazine, published by Edinburgh University Press is a journal for all those concerned with translation, in all its forms, as a literary phenomenon.
Other Literary Magazines
- Mslexia
The magazine for women who write. Advice and inspiration; news, reviews, interviews; competitions and grants. Submit your work now! - Transcript
The European Internet Review of Books and Writing published by Literature Across Frontiers. - Poetry London
The international poetry magazine. Internationally acclaimed poets share pages with exciting new names, alongside poetry features, reviews and listings
Online Poetry
- The Poetry Library
- poetrymagazines.org.uk
A free-access site to the full-text digital library of 20th and 21st century UK poetry magazines from the Poetry Library collection - Poetry International Web
A monthly online international poetry magazine featuring work by acclaimed modern poets alongside English translations.
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