Tag Archives: Writers’ Centre 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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Of Mutability by Jo Shapcott – tentative steps towards poetry

Posted on August 1, 2013 by forwardtranslations

Apparently, the Summer Reads programme put together by Writer’s Centre Norwich always includes a book of poetry. And among the slim volumes I picked up after the Learning to Love Poetry event were this year’s poetry pick and the one … Continue reading →

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Where Stories Begin – of The Polish Boxer, the Writers’ Centre and the BCLT Summer School

Posted on July 25, 2013 by forwardtranslations

Yesterday evening I attended another fascinating Summer Reads event at the library. This time the book up for discussion was The Polish Boxer by Eduardo Halfon (Pushkin Press, 2012). It was translated by Ollie Brock, Lisa Dillman, Thomas Bunstead, Anne … 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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