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ProZ.com 2015 virtual conference for International Translation Day

Sep 30, 2015



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Literary Translation Chat

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Schedule:This session ended at 12:40
Description:A group discussion for aspiring/established literary translators - discussing potential sources of works for translation, funding sources, etc.
People who signed up for this focus group:

Ksenia66
Ksenia66
संयुक्त राज्य अमरीका


How to translate literary works effectively and creatively
nhunglt90
nhunglt90
वियतनाम


tips to make a literary translation. And how to expand my working field..


Karen Cleary (X)
Karen Cleary (X)
यूनाइटेड किंगडम


mafers
mafers
आर्जेंटीना


How to translate literature terms ( metaphor, simile and irony)


Rita Pang
Rita Pang
कनाडा


Literary Translation
Oludamilola I. Oyetoyan
Oludamilola I. Oyetoyan
नोर्वे




how to approach publishers/clients
sara viscardi
sara viscardi
यूनाइटेड किंगडम


how to best find clients
Anja Kowalewiez
Anja Kowalewiez
जर्मनी


How to gain experience in literary translation. How to approach clients.
mourishin
mourishin
संयुक्त राज्य अमरीका


cblee (X)
cblee (X)
आयरलैंड


I have a specific biography translation project I want to develop (English-Spanish). I am interested in advice on how to approach publishers, literary translation rates and other considerations I should be aware of (I generally do commercial translation).
Karen Campos McCormack
Karen Campos McCormack
स्पेन


I have experience as a literary translator in Spain and would love to see other fellow translators' approach to the topic. I can offer up-to-date information on contacting publishers/ publishing houses and literary translation rates in Spain, so feel free to contact me.
Pvicente (X)
Pvicente (X)


Stefania Marinoni
Stefania Marinoni
इटली


How to approach potential clients.
Gemma Tarres
Gemma Tarres
जापान


Mihaela Ghitescu
Mihaela Ghitescu
रोमानिया


how to approach publishers
Renata Nascimento
Renata Nascimento
ब्राजील


How to approach potential customers, including publishing houses.
Victoria Yasenskaya
Victoria Yasenskaya
रूसी संघ


Margarita Sivets
Margarita Sivets
बेलारूस


How to pick literary works for translation?
Vera Gordienko
Vera Gordienko
कनाडा


I am glad that this group has the same interests and topics to discuss! Looking forward to answers we are all concerned about. Not alone in this 'wonder of translation land' :)
Grand piano
Grand piano
मोंटेनीग्रो


How is the literary translation market?
Mariel Kozynski
Mariel Kozynski
उरुग्वे


Ahmed Eid
Ahmed Eid
मिस्र


discuss about the literary gender (roman,...) and how to traduce each one.
Laurence Benazet
Laurence Benazet
फ्रांस


ELENA BOGDANOVA
ELENA BOGDANOVA
बेलारूस


Emilia M
Emilia M
पोलैंड


Cristina Firoiu (X)
Cristina Firoiu (X)
रोमानिया


OrionBetelgeuse
OrionBetelgeuse
यूनान


How to gain experience in literary translation. How to approach clients.
Tiago Starling
Tiago Starling
ब्राजील


How does one obtain work as a literary translator...
Noreen Brenner
Noreen Brenner
संयुक्त राज्य अमरीका


How to approach possible clients or offering to translate a book.
NMCastellanos
NMCastellanos
यूनाइटेड किंगडम


Ann Southwick
Ann Southwick
यूनाइटेड किंगडम


Rosario Meriles
Rosario Meriles
आर्जेंटीना


Sarah Wachilonga
Sarah Wachilonga
केन्या


It would be nice if more experienced in this area translators share their tips and pitfalls.
lparashina
lparashina
संयुक्त राज्य अमरीका


AnnSur
AnnSur
यूनाइटेड किंगडम


How to approach publishers/clients
Fernanda Carrascosa
Fernanda Carrascosa
नीदरलैंड


It would be great to hear anyone's experiences of translating literary texts.
Sean Jinks
Sean Jinks
यूनाइटेड किंगडम


Corbett AM
Corbett AM
आयरलैंड


Aleksandra Mišak
Aleksandra Mišak
क्रोएशिया


Mirela-AT
Mirela-AT
बोसनिया हरजेगोविना


Liudmyla Chernyshevska
Liudmyla Chernyshevska
फ्रांस


Ljubica Grgin
Ljubica Grgin
सर्बिया


sleeptalker
sleeptalker
इजराईल


Herdis Engels
Herdis Engels
जर्मनी


Johana Duarte Rey
Johana Duarte Rey
कोलंबिया


Polarull
Polarull
स्वीडन


Yevgen C
Yevgen C
युक्रेन


Georgia Morg (X)
Georgia Morg (X)
यूनाइटेड किंगडम


Abdelkader NADIR
Abdelkader NADIR
अल्जीरीया




author's rights for translators - are there any? I worked in an authors' rights agency in 1992-93 - they existed on paper, but in legal practice were hard to get..although I sued a publisher ten and received damages..but now I have 2 books translated (one under contract) and published under another 'translators' names..and did not even start proceedings, knowing how the legal system has deteriorated
Ljiljana Krstic
Ljiljana Krstic
सर्बिया


Mihaela Niță
Mihaela Niță
नीदरलैंड


Capitefactum
Capitefactum
जर्मनी


Nita Shah
Nita Shah
संयुक्त राज्य अमरीका


M Albert
M Albert
नीदरलैंड


- How to approach publishing houses and potential clients
Elise FARHAT
Elise FARHAT
यूनाइटेड किंगडम


How to approach publishing houses and potential clients.
Francisco Vare
Francisco Vare
पोलैंड


faranak soudagari
faranak soudagari
ईरान


How to approach potential clients.
nloesener
nloesener
ग्वाटेमाला


Débora Santos
Débora Santos
ब्राजील




How to approach clients


Can we suggest books' title for publishers and send them the translation in advance of contract negotiation? How to make useful questions to survey market's demand? What if they refuse our translation but still publish it under other person's name? What should we do to protect our intellectual work?
Vu Hong Nhung
Vu Hong Nhung
वियतनाम




Transcreation vs translation when dealing with literary transaltion
Elena Kravchenko
Elena Kravchenko
युक्रेन


How to gain experience in literary translation? Is it possible to translate books independently and then sell the translations to publishing houses?
Sofia Gutkin
Sofia Gutkin
आस्ट्रेलिया


Miguel Marqués
Miguel Marqués
स्पेन


Routes into literary translation - how to make contacts, approaching publishers, and different sources of work.
Hannah Weatherill
Hannah Weatherill
यूनाइटेड किंगडम


fdevalier
fdevalier
फ्रांस


Irena Křiváková
Irena Křiváková
चेक गणराज्य


Caterina Di Bernardo
Caterina Di Bernardo
लक्समबर्ग


How to gain experience in literary translation? Is it possible to translate books independently and then sell the translations to publishing houses?
Badar Tsani Ramadhan
Badar Tsani Ramadhan
इंडोनीशिया


Margarita_Kh
Margarita_Kh
रूसी संघ


Kaisa I
Kaisa I
कनाडा


Elodie Bernard (X)
Elodie Bernard (X)


How to approach publishers
Daria_KK
Daria_KK
रूसी संघ


Approaches to rendering idioms and slang.
Translate OT
Translate OT
संयुक्त राज्य अमरीका




its my pleasure to join this event. i want to know what the translator needs to know before starting literary translation?
Ahlam Alsuleimani
Ahlam Alsuleimani
ओमान




Esther Y Meugang K
Esther Y Meugang K
संयुक्त राज्य अमरीका


annat22 (X)
annat22 (X)
इजराईल


How to approach publishers. Legal aspects of copyright.


How to tackle a big project like that, how to charge for it
afuhrm
afuhrm
यूनाइटेड किंगडम


Traductrice PRO
Traductrice PRO
कनाडा




Patricia Hannon
Patricia Hannon
संयुक्त राज्य अमरीका


Alexey Larin
Alexey Larin
बेलारूस


Do I have the right to ask the foreign publisher for a free copy of the book I intend to translate to send it to publishers who accept just proposals on paper?
ElisaFrati
ElisaFrati
इटली


I translate film scripts and screenplays from German into English and would love to compare notes with others who work in the same area.
Karin Weldy
Karin Weldy
संयुक्त राज्य अमरीका


Technological tools that are especially useful in dealing with literary projects
Dr. Ellen Yutzy Glebe
Dr. Ellen Yutzy Glebe
जर्मनी


How to begin - does translating a book on your own work? How to submit it to publishing houses?
Giulia Bettinsoli
Giulia Bettinsoli
इटली


How to approach publishers and clients. How to face a literary translation: Does the translation work end somewhere to give way to the translator's creativity? How close to the original should we stay?
Carolina Rodrigo
Carolina Rodrigo
स्पेन


Tips for translating fiction and advice on rates and royalties
Katie Morrissey
Katie Morrissey
यूनाइटेड किंगडम


What is the best way to translate Shakespeare prose into Arabic Language? Best Regards..
Mustafa Kayyali
Mustafa Kayyali
सीरिया


Alessandra Verde
Alessandra Verde
स्पेन


How can I improve my skills to be a better Literary translator and how is the market for the new translators who are starting their carreer in the Literary field?
Thainá André
Thainá André
ब्राजील


Marjorie Yerushalmi
Marjorie Yerushalmi
फ्रांस


Fraukje van Boheemen
Fraukje van Boheemen
स्पेन


How to gain experience and approach publishing houses? Literary translation and transcreation - are we talking about the same approach here?
Natalia Dowding
Natalia Dowding
यूनाइटेड किंगडम


Translators of theatre plays
Radica Schenck
Radica Schenck
जर्मनी


My education was focused on Literary translation, I would like to understand better how to approach the publishers to propose a translation of a new novel that was never before published in my target language.




Interested in how to acquire longer-term contracts for novels, short fiction and non-fiction in the arts & humanities.
Keith C
Keith C
संयुक्त राज्य अमरीका


Non-fiction publications
Kim Sanderson
Kim Sanderson
यूनाइटेड किंगडम


GHP (X)
GHP (X)


Finding books to translate and approaching publishers.
Delaina
Delaina
यूनाइटेड किंगडम


For future translation activities.
Ingrid Genis (X)
Ingrid Genis (X)
नीदरलैंड


Joanna Borycka
Joanna Borycka
नीदरलैंड


Clive Phillips
Clive Phillips
यूनाइटेड किंगडम


Irene Besson
Irene Besson
फ्रांस


I have experience of literary translation one was Genetic in social aspect and another was proz com Tomatini Translation contest.It will require ductionary references and grammetical comptency.Literary translation differ in different translation But the test is Hoew to make the ense that original author thought.it isreally difficult.If any of you know good Eng<>Hindi translation plase speak.
Ahmed Girach
Ahmed Girach
भारत


Olga Sinitsyna
Olga Sinitsyna
रूसी संघ



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