Archives for Topic: WAAT

Topical deep dives, curated ideas, and inspiring conversations related to We Are All Translators (WAAT.)

WAAT #65: How Literary Translators Select Their Works (Part I)

Jul 28, 2023 2 Comments

A new five-part series on how literary translators select their works and a few other quick literary updates.

Apr 28, 2023 8 Comments

This fall, I will start a Ph.D. program in Literature and Translation Studies at the University of Texas in Dallas, Texas. Here are some thoughts about the whys and wherefores.

WAAT #63: Fathima E. V. and Nandakumar K. Discuss Various Aspects of Translator Collaboration in WAAT Session 03

Apr 14, 2023 No Comments

In the latest WAAT session, I talked with two Malayalam-to-English translators about their collaboration approaches for the 2021 JCB Literature Prize-winning novel, Delhi: A Soliloquy, by M. Mukundan.

WAAT #62: A Literary Translation Links Roundup

Mar 21, 2023 2 Comments

A monthly links roundup of recent essays, interviews, submission calls, and upcoming events exploring topics related to literary translation from around the world and across the publishing ecosystem.

WAAT #61: Crafting Neologisms in Literary Translation

Mar 14, 2023 2 Comments

Whether we’re crafting translations of authorial neologisms or coining our own neologisms, they require innovative creativity to be easily understood and fit seamlessly into the target language.

WAAT #60: Literary Translation Trivia Quiz

Feb 28, 2023 2 Comments

If you appreciate the discipline of literary translation and enjoy the process of collecting trivia facts, this brief, fun quiz combines both of those knowledge bases.

WAAT #59: Stepping Through the Twelve Levels of Literary Translation

Feb 21, 2023 7 Comments

Here’s a potential twelve-level framework for cultivating and maintaining a personal discipline of literary translation. With a hat tip to the scholar who shared the twelve levels of friendship in Arabic on Twitter.

WAAT #58: A Literary Translation Links Roundup

Feb 14, 2023 2 Comments

A links roundup of ten recent essays and interviews exploring literary translation works from around the world and across the publishing ecosystem.

WAAT #57: FAQs About the ‘We Are All Translators’ Newsletter

Feb 06, 2023 2 Comments

Where I respond to FAQs about the ‘We Are All Translators’ (WAAT) newsletter, especially for new readers.

WAAT #56: Resource Lists for Literary Translation, Language, and Linguistics

Jan 30, 2023 2 Comments

Introducing a new resource list (podcasts) and re-sharing some earlier ones for newer readers.

WAAT #55: Translating Motifs in Literary Works

Jan 23, 2023 6 Comments

When a word recurs as an important theme-driven motif in a story and is intentionally left untranslated, it can draw the reader’s attention and make them even more alert and attuned to its various, complex meanings. And a few interesting links at the end.

WAAT #54: Reader Question on Book Promotion (Part 2)

Jan 16, 2023 3 Comments

Here’s part two of my response to a reader’s question about the publicity and promotion of literary translation works. Also, there are a few interesting links at the end.

Jenny Bhatt is an author, a literary translator, and a book critic. Currently, she is a Ph.D. student of literature at the University of Texas at Dallas. She has taught creative writing at Writing Workshops Dallas and the PEN America Emerging Voices Fellowship Program. Sign up for her free newsletters, We Are All Translators and/or Historical Fiction Craft Notes. Jenny lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, Texas.

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