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I have flown the nest! (Too many bad eggs...) 🪺
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We collaborate with @LoudTranslators to bring you a playlist of #translator readings from our selection of recommended new German books.
Check out 60+ readings here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
This week we're releasing even more.
Watch this space 👀
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Only one day to go until the #BookerPrize2024 ceremony. ✨ A reminder that we'll be live-streaming the announcement via YouTube, Instagram and TikTok from 9:45pm GMT tomorrow evening.
In the meantime: which book(s) did you spend your weekend with?
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OTHELLO 15th Nov 7.15pm @TheRSC Integrated #BSL interpreter
Othello is at the peak of his powers: Venice’s greatest general but now husband to the noble & beautiful Desdemona. But by not promoting his servant Iago, he has created a deadly–& brilliant–enemy
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Please read this. It's literally been 8 years in the writing.
The first wave of tech disruption of democracy 2016-2024 is over. What starts now is something much, much worse: the age of information chaos.
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✨Join Our Workshop for BSL Interpreters: Deaf Dementia 🌸
We’re excited to announce an insightful workshop inspired by Deafinitely Theatre’s production of The Promise, which explored the experiences of deaf individuals living with dementia.
This workshop will delve into the current state of British Sign Language (BSL) and how it can be adapted to communicate effectively and sensitively about dementia-related issues. It will be led by Dr. Emma Ferguson-Coleman, a Lecturer in Dementia and Ageing at the University of West London.
🗓 Saturday 30th November
📄 Participants will receive 6 CPD points
✅ Minimum Requirements: Qualified or registered trainee BSL Interpreter
🔗 Reserve your spot now! deafinitelytheatre.co.uk/Eve…
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The largest book publisher in The Netherlands has confirmed it plans to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to translate some of its books into English, The Bookseller can exclusively reveal 👇 thebookseller.com/news/dutch…
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Monday Japanese lit recs short stories edition 🌟. I enjoyed bizarre & entertaining collection of stories and I found these collection to be brilliant! I adored Akutagawa & Izumi Suzuki the most so would love for people to read their works
ALT 1. Rashomon and seventeen other stories - Ryunosuke Akutagawa (translated Jay Rubin) 2. Where the wild ladies are - Aoko Matsuda (translated Polly Barton) 3. Toddler hunting & other stories - Taeko Kono (translated Lucy North) 4. Asa: The girl who turned into a pair of chopsticks (translated Lucy North) 5. Japanese tales of mystery & imagination - Edogawa Rampo (translated James B. Harris 6. Terminal boredom stories - Izumi Suzuki (translated Daniel Joseph, David Boyd, Sam Bett, Helen O'Haran,Aiko Masubuchi, Polly Barton)
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Can you imagine the outrage if Welsh was being taught by unqualified teachers who didn't know Welsh and that pupils in Wales were limited to just 5 hours of Welsh during the education.
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Congratulations to colleagues @drcastone @crathmann and Jeremie Segouat for securing funding for this important project on deaf interpreters!
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Just putting it out there that I will absolutely write an affordable two-hander for a limited West End run that you can put famous people in. That is a thing I can do.
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Announcing the shortlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2024! From Brazil to South Korea to Poland, we honour superbly translated work from great writers of the present and the recent past.
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ALT A photograph of the six titles shortlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2024. The books are stood on their side with spines showing. They are on a wooden surface against a brick wall.
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We’re absolutely thrilled and proud to announce that #Deaffest Co-founders and Festival Directors, Nikki Stratton and Marilyn Willrich, have been recognised as #GameChangers! deaffest.co.uk/2024/10/31/na… #30YearsOfGoodCauses #NationalLottery30 @LottoGoodCauses
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The story of Nicaraguan Sign Language is the story of many sign languages. Deaf people have created their own sign languages throughout history and continue to do so #qi @sanditoksvig
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So many people have asked me about my feelings on Han Kang’s Nobel win that I decided to write an essay, yay! Thank you @WasafiriMag for giving me the space to do it 💜✨ wasafiri.org/content/we-have…
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Reviewers, wannabe reviewers, readers of literature in translation and supporters @eurolitnet : our quarterly #RivetingReviews are open for your ideas, reviews and submissions. Read The Rules and contact details here - and get in touch!
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