Johanna McCalmont
@jo_mccalmont
Curious linguist discovering the world word by word | #Interpreter | #Translator | #AIIC | #Bookworm | @WorldKidLit blog co-editor | NL, FR, DE, IT to English
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Translation and Race by Corine Tachtiris is available in open access: taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/…
“This book explores the 'unbearable whiteness of translation' in the West that excludes scholars and translators of color from the field and also upholds racial inequities more broadly.”
This was a great talk about book scouting, translation and publishing.
Catch up on the presentation by Claire Storey & Rosemarie Hudson from HopeRoad now!
cbcp_UniRdg Outside In World
m.youtube.com/watch?v=lTe-SW…
#1949books is 4 years old!!! With a lot of trepidations did we open 4 years ago, not knowing exactly where we were going. We still don't but we have an idea. From a library opened with 150 books, we have about 1,000 books today, a (little) bookstore, a writing residency.
Die #Shortlist für den Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse 2024 steht fest! Alle Nominierten werden ausführlich vorgestellt unter preis-der-leipziger-buchmesse.de/nominierungen
Der #PreisderLeipzigerBuchmesse wird am 21. März 2024 um 16 Uhr auf der #lbm24 verliehen.
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📢 We're seeking a literary translator to become our third Translation Advisory Co-Chair, supporting and advising English PEN's translation and international literature programme.
Apply & share!
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worldkidlit.org/2024/02/26/int… some great tips for Flemish children's books here! from Johanna McCalmont, Lien Devos and Rachel Toogood #flipthroughflanders
Great to see some #worldkidlit featured by our friends eurolitnet to mark the end of #worldkidlit month last week!
There's a Monster in my Kitchen, written by Patricia Strauch, illustrated by Natalia Aguerra, translated by Kit Maude Tapioca Stories - reviewed by Ayọ̀ Oyèkù