International Translation Day, 29 September 2023 12-7pm London

This can be attended both in person and online:

 

We're delighted to announce that Khairani Barokka, Kavita Bhanot, Sarah Braybrooke, Rebecca Hart, Laurence Laluyaux, and Tiffany Tsao will join Daniel Hahn for "State of the Translation Nation", the closing plenary discussion at English PEN's International Translation Day 2023. Featuring 30 leading translators, writers, publishers, agents, booksellers and language experts, ITD will take place this Friday 29 September 2023 in London and online, 12–7pm BST. Join us for a day of workshops, talks and networking opportunities in person (British Council, 1 Redman Place, Stratford, London, E20 1JQ) and online. Ticket sales close at 11.59pm BST on Thursday 28 September. Sign-ups via our website for the Translation Clinic workshops close today at 6pm BST.   BOOK NOW     FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAMME   ITD 2023 is held in partnership with the British Council and supported by the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS).     English PEN is one of the world's oldest human rights organisations, championing the freedom to write and read. We are the founding centre of PEN International, a worldwide writers’ association with 147 centres in more than 100 countries. With the support of our members – a community of readers, writers and activists – we protect freedom of expression whenever it is under attack, support writers facing persecution around the world, and celebrate contemporary international writing with literary prizes, grants, events, and our online magazine PEN Transmissions. English PEN's work is made possible through core funding from Arts Council England and the TS Eliot Foundation alongside the support of members, project partners and Silver PEN partners. www.englishpen.org The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. We work with people in over 200 countries and territories and are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2021-22 we reached 650 million people. www.britishcouncil.org The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) is a not-for-profit organisation started by writers for the benefit of all types of writers. Owned by its members, ALCS collects money due for secondary uses of writers’ work. It is designed to support authors and their creativity; ensure they receive fair payment and see their rights are respected. It promotes and teaches the principles of copyright and campaigns for a fair deal. It represents over 120,000 members, and since 1977 has paid over £650million to writers. www.alcs.co.uk   Copyright © English PEN 2023, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 24 Bedford Row London WC1R 4EH Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.