Language:
English & languages of the countries of the Western Balkans
Duration:
4 weeks (May 2023)
Application guidelines:

These residencies are open to UK and EU translators working from the languages of the Western Balkans into English. The NCW are particularly keen to welcome translators interested in translating contemporary British writing.

More information on the 2023 call can be found here.

To apply, candidates are invited to send a letter of interest outlining their reasons for applying for the residency in Norwich; why they want to take part and what they hope to get out of it; a description of the literary translation project they will work on during the residency; and a CV including a list of publications. Please send your application to [email protected] with Translation in Motion residency as the subject of your message. The deadline for applications is Monday 9th January 2023. The National Centre for Writing and the Steering Committee of the Translation in Motion consortium will make the selection, with results announced by the end of January 2023.

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The National Centre for Writing

The National Centre for Writing

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Description

The National Centre for Writing in Norwich, England is partnering with the RECIT network and the Translation in Motion consortium to offer a month-long residency in Norwich in May 2023 to one or two literary translators working from English into the languages of the countries of the Western Balkans – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.

Outcome

During their residency, the translators will have the opportunity to work intensively on their literary translation project, using the time to research and translate. This residency offers translators from the Western Balkans an opportunity to find out more about contemporary British writing they may be interested in translating in the future. The host will introduce their residents to local translators, writers, booksellers and the literary community in Norwich. They will be invited to talk about their work at the monthly Dragon Hall Social. They will also arrange a meeting with their colleagues at the British Centre for Literary Translation and the University of East Anglia. They will commission a short piece from the translators in residence about their time in Norwich for the Walking Norwich section of the NCW website.

Accommodation Information

The Dragon Hall Cottage is a small two-bedroom house with sitting room, library, kitchen and bathroom. There is a small terrace, leading to the Dragon Hall Garden, and a library in the reception area in the main building. Please note that the stairs up to the bedrooms are rather steep, in typical Norwich style.

Location

Norwich is a small, tranquil city with a lively cultural scene two hours by train from London. You can find out more about Norwich UNESCO City of Literature on their website. The translators from the Western Balkans will be hosted in the Dragon Hall cottage. You can find out more about all our residents’ experience of Norwich UNESCO City of Literature in Walking Norwich.

Contact information

Norwich
United Kingdom

Website
https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/residencies/