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Wild Workshop #4: Say Translation is Activism!

This fourth and final instalment of the Wild Translation Workshop series encouraged participants to view their translation practice through the lens of political activism. Participants discussed the idea of activist translation and the genre of the manifesto in translation, before having a go at penning activist translation manifestos of their…

DELTCommittee16/12/2025

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BCLT Summer School 2025

In 2025, twelve Danish-English literary translators descended on Norwich to attend the renowned BCLT (British Centre for Literary Translators) Summer School. The Danish workshop was led by Paul Russell Garrett and supported by Danish author Eva Tind. DELT supported three Danish-English literary translators with a bursary – here is a…

DELTCommittee15/11/2025

Events Workshops

Wild Workshop #4 Activist Practices

Nielsine Nielsen presents: Wild Workshop #4: Activist Practices This fourth and last instalment of the Wild Translation Workshop series encourages participants to view their translation practice through the lens of political activism. We will study the works of 21st-century activist translators – such as Sawako Nakayasu – and pay special…

DELTCommittee03/10/2025

Events Workshops

Crafting a Translation from Start to Finish

A Day of Translation with DELT Crafting a Translation from Start to Finish The Association of Danish to English Literary Translators (DELT) is delighted to be returning to the University of Edinburgh on Wednesday 17 September 2025 for a day of hands-on, engaging and industry-focused workshops. This marks our third…

DELTCommittee31/07/2025

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Wild Workshop #3: Mistakeology was no mistake!

By Helene Hecquet Embracing mistakes is something we could all be a little better at, and this is exactly what Nielsine Nielsen’s workshop “Mistakeology” is all about. The workshop, hosted by DELT, is on the topic of translation with special focus on the so-called “mistakes” translators make, and it dares…

DELTCommittee09/05/2025

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LBF as a Fledgling Translator

By Freddie Garforth A few weeks ago, I attended the London Book Fair for the first time. As a newly qualified translator fresh out of a master’s degree, just starting to get literary translation work and keen to get a foot in the door of the industry, this was a…

DELTCommittee27/04/2025

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Wild Translation Workshop #2

By Sheila Nyholm D'Souza Imagine if the world’s biggest pop star sang in Danish. Imagine her filling stadiums the world over with adoring fans who had camped out for nights, queueing for tickets. At a minimum, there would be a massive surge in Google Translate hits for Danish to English.…

DELTCommittee29/10/2024

DELTCommittee

Wild Workshop #4: Say Translation is Activism!

BCLT Summer School 2025

Wild Workshop #4 Activist Practices

Crafting a Translation from Start to Finish

Wild Workshop #3: Mistakeology was no mistake!

LBF as a Fledgling Translator

Wild Translation Workshop #2

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