Monthly Archives: October 2015

Miss Queenie Hennessey and Mr Harold Fry

Posted on October 21, 2015 by forwardtranslations

I finished reading Rachel Joyce’s The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessey (Transworld, 2014) a little while ago. There haven’t been as many book reviews on here as I’d like lately, because of the summer holidays, and trying to move … Continue reading →

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ITD and ITI – a whirlwind weekend, part 2

Posted on October 7, 2015 by forwardtranslations

After spending Friday at the British Library for ITD 2015, Saturday was spent at the Museum of London in the company of the ITI German Network for the annual Work and Playshop. Having walked from Liverpool Street, the first challenge … Continue reading →

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ITD and ITI – a whirlwind weekend, part 1

Posted on October 6, 2015 by forwardtranslations

The past weekend was full of firsts for me – I was on the panel for one of the seminars at this year’s International Translation Day conference at the British Library; I attended the ITI German Network’s annual workshop and … Continue reading →

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On being more than a dictionary: translators as poets

Posted on October 4, 2015 by forwardtranslations

I’ve just got back from a weekend of translation events, socialising, networking. There was the annual International Translation Day conference at the British Library, and then there was the ITI German network workshop. They were both great events and I … Continue reading →

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