Category Archives: blogging

The Mouse that Roared (in Different Dialects)

Posted on April 2, 2020 by forwardtranslations

To mark the publication of The Train Mouse, here’s a slightly edited version of an article I wrote for the ITI Bulletin, which first appeared in their January-February edition (please consider buying it from an independent bookshop in these challenging … Continue reading →

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On Reviewing – Translations and Other Things

Posted on March 26, 2018 by forwardtranslations

There are several controversies/discussions/debates swirling around my Twitter at the moment which are at least partly related. There are issues about how to review translations, what to do if you think a translation is flawed or poor, and about whether … Continue reading →

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Standing Up for Education and Cavell

Posted on March 26, 2014 by forwardtranslations

I was somewhat surprised and more than a little nervous to be asked by the local NUT rep if I’d speak at their strike rally this lunchtime. Having got my head round the idea though, I agreed to give it … Continue reading →

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On Being Promised a Pig in a Poke

Posted on November 24, 2013 by forwardtranslations

Thank you to everyone who shared my last blog post and sorry for having rather neglected the blog since then. There’ve been all kinds of interesting things that I’d normally rather like to write about, but strangely enough, the whole … Continue reading →

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(Another) Open Letter to Michael Gove

Posted on November 9, 2013 by forwardtranslations

Dear Mr Gove, I know you’re getting a lot of open letters these days, but I do hope that you will read and pay attention to them. Maybe it would be a good idea to consider why so many people … Continue reading →

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On Working Directly with the Author

Posted on November 7, 2013 by forwardtranslations

A few people have asked me if I’d write something about my experience of working directly with a self-published author rather than a publisher. I’m not too sure what to say about it but so as not to contradict my … Continue reading →

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“The Language of Languages”: International Translation Day 2013

Posted on October 9, 2013 by forwardtranslations

This year’s International Translation Day Conference was held last week at the British Library. Again, the day was bursting with inspiration and encouragement. We got the chance to talk, to share experiences and ideas and to wonder where the world … Continue reading →

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A Shakespearian Interlude

Posted on July 22, 2013 by forwardtranslations

  You know those competitions on Twitter that say “RT and follow to win”? Perhaps not, but anyway, they’re a thing. There was one from Mumsnet Towers a while ago to win a family day out at Shakespeare’s Globe, which … Continue reading →

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Wordle Day 2013

Posted on June 30, 2013 by forwardtranslations

June 30th – I made it! The last theme day for the Blogathon is to make a word picture of your blog and here’s mine. I like the way it orders you to “read books”. Last year’s version is here, … Continue reading →

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Blogathon 2013 Round-Up – the month in figures

Posted on June 29, 2013 by forwardtranslations

So, June 29th, I’ve nearly made it! With tomorrow being wordle day, I thought I’d take a look back at what I’ve written about this month: Number of picture books discussed = 12 Posts on translation and related matters = … Continue reading →

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