A series of new chapbooks published by UEA-based Stranger’s Press is part of the New Dutch Writing campaign. Short works by eight talented Dutch writers who had not yet been published in English have been translated by eight emerging Dutch-to-English translators, mentored by established literary translators. In the first of a two-part blog, four of the emerging translators share what they learned from the project.
There’s an article on the wall in the Translators’ House that says it’s important for translators to live in the language and culture of the country whose books they translate. To wander the streets, do the food shop at Albert Heijn and go for a run in the Vondelpark.
I’ve just started my new role as Translator in Residence, and this position encompasses so much more than just translating, as my first period of residence, ten days in Norwich, revealed.
On the evening of Wednesday 3rd July 2019 Dutch and British representatives from the world of books and translation will gather to celebrate the launch of New Dutch Writing at The Union Club in Soho.
