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Twerking Lizards, Wizards and Creative Writing: Translators in Schools 2

Posted on October 20, 2014 by forwardtranslations

Back in the summer I wrote about the Translators in Schools training I’ve been doing, so after that it was a case of going off to work out my own workshop with a mentor and another translator, and then just … Continue reading →

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A Wooden Tortoise and a Bag Full of Cuddly Toys: Translators in Schools

Posted on February 2, 2014 by forwardtranslations

At the end of last year, I attended an initial Translators in Schools training day at the Free Word Centre in London. As well as learning about lesson planning, behaviour management and so on, leaders Sarah Ardizzone and Sam Holmes … 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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Paradises by Iosi Havilio, tr. Beth Fowler

Posted on October 22, 2013 by forwardtranslations

My reading for Summer Reads reviews has so far focussed largely on translated titles, a lot of them from And Other Stories, and that’s not changed here. Paradises by Iosi Havilio, translated by Beth Fowler (And Other Stories, 2013), is … Continue reading →

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How to Promote Writers in Translation

Posted on June 13, 2013 by forwardtranslations

I’ve been meaning to write up some of the events I went to at this year’s London Book Fair ever since I got back, but life and work have been getting in the way. The Blogathon seems a good opportunity … Continue reading →

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It’s a split digraph at school and a magic E at home

Posted on May 7, 2013 by forwardtranslations

As I’ve mentioned before, watching my son learn to read is an endlessly fascinating process. I have absolutely no intention of getting into the merits or otherwise of phonics or any other system for teaching reading on here, but I … Continue reading →

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Tu/vous and all that jazz

Posted on September 21, 2012 by forwardtranslations

Most of the time I’m entirely happy that English long ago lost the thou/you distinction – it’s more democratic, it’s easier to learn and so on. But there are times when my life as a translator would be so much … Continue reading →

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