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The Art of Reading Aloud

By Sharon E. Rhodes On 26 April 2026 we gathered on zoom for a workshop with Translators Aloud’s Tina Kover. Tina, with our own Misha as moderator, discussed some finer points and practicalities for reading aloud (summarized below) and then we got to practice. Practicing readings in the breakout rooms…

Sharon E. Rhodes07/05/2026

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DELT at LBF 2026

By Rob Myatt For literary translators working from and into English, the month of March can mean only one thing – London Book Fair. In its final year at the iconic Olympia in west London, this year’s fair was, as ever, a hive of meetings, networking, industry conversations and long…

Rob Myatt25/03/2026

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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

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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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DELT Panel at ALTA47

By Paul Norlén DELT was present at the 47th annual conference of the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA), held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from October 25–28, 2024, in the form of a panel titled “Building a Translator-Led Nonprofit to Support Literary Translators.” The panelists included DELT Chair Paul Garrett and DELT…

Trine Garrett11/11/2024

Member Stories Workshops

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

Member Stories Workshops

Wild Translation Workshop #1

On a cold, dark Copenhagen day in April 2024, a small troupe of translators met up at Kulturhuset in Islands Brygge, in the inaptly-named room, Solisten.

Trine Garrett17/04/2024

Member Stories

AGM & BogForum 2023 Recap

For DELT members, the beginning of November was a busy time. Kick-off was DELT’s sixth Annual General Meeting at Kulturhuset in Copenhagen.

Trine Garrett28/01/2024

Member Stories

The Art of Reading Aloud

DELT at LBF 2026

Wild Workshop #4: Say Translation is Activism!

BCLT Summer School 2025

Wild Workshop #3: Mistakeology was no mistake!

LBF as a Fledgling Translator

DELT Panel at ALTA47

Wild Translation Workshop #2

Wild Translation Workshop #1

AGM & BogForum 2023 Recap

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