Tag Archives: Norwich

BCLT Summer School

Posted on July 30, 2016 by forwardtranslations

I had wanted to do the BCLT Summer School for years, and particularly since gatecrashing the lovely German group at the Millennium Library in Norwich way back in 2012, and again in 2013, and hearing what fun they were having. … Continue reading →

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All the Acronyms: ITI CPD in the UEA JPC

Posted on February 12, 2015 by forwardtranslations

UEA was frequently observed in my day (doesn’t that make me sound old!) to stand for the University of Endless Acronyms, so it was a fitting venue for a CPD day with the ITI EARG (East Anglia Regional Group) on … Continue reading →

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It’s been a little bit crazy lately…

Posted on May 7, 2014 by forwardtranslations

… which is why I still haven’t managed to get back into any kind of blogging rhythm. Sorry about that. The latest news is that the fight to stop our school being forced into becoming an academy has now been … Continue reading →

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Travesty, treachery, betrayal!

Posted on February 13, 2014 by forwardtranslations

So, things had quietened down a bit. I was getting back to work, back in the swing of blogging about books and translation and other matters that this blog is supposed to be about. We had started to breathe a … Continue reading →

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Summer Reads 2013 – Beside the Sea

Posted on June 7, 2013 by forwardtranslations

Having very much enjoyed last year’s event on Down the Rabbit Hole, I was looking forward to finding out what would be in Writers’ Centre Norwich’s Summer Reads programme this time around. The first translation-related event was on Wednesday, when … Continue reading →

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10 Years Down the Line – Expectations and Reality of Literary Translation

Posted on August 6, 2012 by forwardtranslations

This time ten years ago I was working on my MA dissertation – an annotated translation of Gudrun Pausewang‘s Die Verräterin, which would be published by Andersen Press as Traitor about two years later – eight years ago yesterday, in fact. … Continue reading →

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City of Literature – Update

Posted on June 1, 2012 by forwardtranslations

Norwich skyline from Mousehold Heath A while ago I blogged about Norwich’s bid to become England’s first UNESCO City of Literature. In case you missed the anouncement, it was confirmed on 10 May that the bid was successful: see here … Continue reading →

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Norwich: UNESCO City of Literature?

Posted on April 16, 2012 by forwardtranslations

By KoS (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Norwich is a lovely place to live, most of the time, but having just got back from visiting my brother in London, it can seem a little, um, lacking in bustle. … Continue reading →

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