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WAAT #62: A Literary Translation Links Roundup

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.

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WAAT #60: Literary Translation Trivia Quiz

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 #55: Translating Motifs in Literary Works

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 #52: 2022 Practice in Review

This is the last newsletter of 2022. Here’s a recap of some highlights and an invitation for you to join me in an annual word-of-the-year exercise.

WAAT #51: Nature + Nurture + ?

A reader asked, “How do I know if I have it in me to become a good literary translator?” In my response, I got into the divisive nature-nurture discussion.

Jenny Bhatt is an author, a literary translator, and a book critic. She teaches 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. She lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, Texas.

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