Tag Archives: UEA

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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BCLT Summer School, Part 2: creative writing?!

Posted on July 30, 2016 by forwardtranslations

The BCLT summer school now has a creative writing focus as well as the main emphasis on translation, and I was awaiting the writing workshops with a certain trepidation – the whole point of being a translator is that you … 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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Careless People by Sarah Churchwell

Posted on November 8, 2013 by forwardtranslations

The first time I read The Great Gatsby, a few years ago now, I didn’t get it. I couldn’t see what all the fuss was about although I found the book entertaining enough. In other words, I fell into the … 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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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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