Deadline: April 17, 2020
Warwick Translates is the first literary translation summer school to be held at the University of Warwick. It offers the opportunity to translate texts across the literary genres into English, working with leading professional translators. Groups will be limited to a maximum of 20 students to allow for individual attention, and places will be allocated on a strictly “first-come-first-served” basis.
The course will be taught in an all-day workshop environment using a variety of texts including non-fiction (essays, journalism, academic) and fiction (poetry, fantasy, children’s literature and crime writing etc.). There will be plenty of opportunities for networking with publishers, agents, Warwick staff and one another. Lunch time and evening events will be organised: more details to follow soon.
Attendees can choose to work in one language or to split their time between two languages by attending morning workshops in one language and afternoon workshops in the other language. To see timings of workshops and events download the programme (coming soon).
Cost
Residential: £865 or £765 early bird
Residential fee includes tuition, breakfasts, two-course lunches, morning and afternoon refreshments, two-course dinners, lunchtime and evening events, and four nights’ campus accommodation. Residents have access to free swim and use of the gym in Warwick’s fantastic new Sports Hub. Register before 17 April 2020 to take advantage of the early bird rate.
Please note that the number of bedrooms on campus is limited and the residential fee is offered only while rooms are available: if you wish to stay on campus you are advised to book early to avoid disappointment.
Non-residential: £635 or £585 early bird
Non-residential fee includes tuition, two-course lunches, morning and afternoon refreshments, and lunchtime and evening events. Participants opting for the non-residential fee should organise their own accommodation. Please refer to the accommodation page for details of suitable reasonably priced accommodation nearby. Register before 17 April 2020 to take advantage of the early bird rate.
Please refer to the accommodation page for details of suitable reasonably priced accommodation nearby. See here to register (registration opening soon).
Tutors
Arabic – Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp
Catalan – Peter Bush
Chinese – Nicky Harman
French – Ros Schwartz
German – Ruth Martin
Japanese – Angus Turvill
Polish – Antonia Lloyd-Jones
Russian – Robert Chandler
Spanish – Rosalind Harvey
View tutors’ biographies
Eligibility
There are no formal entry requirements to take part in the course, except the language requirement detailed below.
English Requirements
As the workshops are all into English, it is essential that all applicants to the course are English mother-tongue level.