Asia Writes

05 July 2011

Deadline: 30 September 2011

The 2011 Kurodahan Press Translation Prize is now accepting submissions, until the end of September 2011.

Kurodahan Press is pleased to announce the 2011 Kurodahan Press Translation Prize, awarded for translation excellence of a selected Japanese short story into English. In the event that the prize is awarded, the winning translation will be published in the upcoming Kurodahan Press anthology Speculative Japan Volume 3, which is tentatively scheduled for publication in late 2012.

1. Eligibility

There are no restrictions whatsoever on translator participation. All translators are encouraged to apply, regardless of whether or not you have worked with us before.

2. Submission

Send your translation to the below address, by regular postal mail or (preferably) E-mail.
Please be sure to read the submission instructions, which cover formatting requirements (for both printouts and electronic files) and provide information on Kurodahan Press standards and other points. Submission instructions are given in the style sheet included in the contest package available as a PDF .

Submitted translations will not be returned, but the translator will retain all applicable rights to the translation. Kurodahan Press will receive first publication rights to the winning translation, to be arranged under a separate and specific agreement.

No information about any submissions, including the names or contact information for people submitting translations, will be made available to any third party, including the jurors, with the exception of the name of the winner (or a pseudonym, if the winner prefers). Translators are of course free to tell anyone they wish that they have made a submission.

3. Source material

The story to be translated for the 2011 Prize is 蝶の断片 by 加門七海. It is roughly 6,000 characters in length.

The submission package with style sheet and instructions, is available as a downloadable PDF . Note that because the story is in print, translators are requested to purchase the book (伯爵の血族 紅ノ章), which is available at most bookstores, including Amazon Japan:

http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4334742319/kurodahanpres-22

If you are unable to purchase the book for some reason (such as not being in Japan), please contact me directly.

4. Application Deadline

Translations must be received no later than September 30, 2011. A notice confirming receipt will be issued. The results should be announced by the end of the year.

5. Prize information

Grand Prize, to one winner

30,000 yen prize money, and contract for publication in the upcoming Speculative Japan Volume 3 anthology, scheduled for publication in late 2012, for an additional payment to the winner (first English publication rights; translator retains all other applicable rights to the translation).
Note: Prize payments will be subject to source-tax deductions as required by Japanese law.

6. Submission address and contact

Submissions should be sent (electronically, if possible) to:
Click here to upload file >>
or to:
Kurodahan Press
3-9-10-403 Tenjin
Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
810-0001 JAPAN

7. Notification

All contest entrants will be informed of the contest results. The winner's name will be posted on the Kurodahan Press website.

8. Judging

All decisions will be final and except in extremely unusual circumstances the reasons for the decision and the specific votes of the jurors will not be revealed. The goal of the contest, simply stated, is to produce an English translation faithful to the original, which can be read and enjoyed by someone with no specialized knowledge of Japan or Japanese.

The winner of the Prize is selected by a panel of three jurors. The jurors for the 2011 Prize will be announced shortly.

The guidelines provided to the jurors for scoring are given here, but note that these are guidelines only. Often jurors use different approaches.

Scoring scheme for Kurodahan Press Translation Prize submissions

The goals of the contest are given in the announcement as "to produce an English translation faithful to the original, which can be read and enjoyed by someone with no specialized knowledge of Japan or Japanese."

Scoring is broken down into three sections, all of which are left up to your individual subjective judgments. You do not have to give any reason for your decisions; that's why you're jurors.

1. Translation accuracy

This part is fairly straightforward, and can be handled fairly simply by merely rating the translation as

Unsatisfactory: 0 points

Significant translation errors or Japanese-specific issues that are not explained sufficiently for the English-only reader.

Acceptable: 5 points

No major problems, but a lot of nuances and peripheral meanings that would add depth to the work in English have been lost in translation.

Good: 10 points

Pretty obvious.

2. Representation of the original

Probably the most subjective part of all, this is your judgment of how well the translator captured the style, atmosphere, thrust, etc of the author. Naturally no translation will provide the same reading experience as the original, but how close did the translator come? Do you feel that the translator has inserted too many of his own interpretations? Or failed to reasonably convey the intent of the author?

Just go ahead and assign a point total from 0 (terrible) to 10 (superb). Again, 5 would be "acceptable," representing the average translator.

3. English flow

Regardless of how the translator has actually translated the work, how was the English itself? Vocabulary, structure, readability, flavor, etc. Does it still have that "醤油臭さ" with the source Japanese visible between the lines? Does it feel like it was written in English? Perhaps all traces of Japan have been obliterated and it could work equally well in Poughkeepsie?

Just go ahead and assign a point total from 0 (terrible) to 10 (superb). Again, 5 would be "acceptable," representing the average translator.

If everything works properly, this should give each work a total point count of from zero to 90 (three jurors), which should be enough to eliminate ties.

Note on Romanization:

There are many ways to Romanize Japanese, and I don't think we should penalize translators for using uncommon ones. Translating 太郎 as Tarō, Tarou, Taroh or Taro is acceptable (although I personally prefer the first one). If the translator chooses to write Tom instead, that's just flat wrong.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: click here

For submissions: submit online here

Website: http://www.kurodahan.com/

02 July 2011

Deadline: 1 October 2011

A.K. Ramanujan (1929–1993) was born and educated in Mysore, India. He taught at the University of Chicago for more than three decades, where he served as the chairman of the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations. He earned the Padma Shri in 1976 and a MacArthur Fellowship in 1983. In recognition of the excellence of his translations, the South Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies has established the A.K. Ramanujan Book Prize for Translation.

The award of $1,000, is given every other year, and is intended to recognize and encourage translations from South Asian languages into English. Translations will be judged by their aesthetic quality and contributions to the field of South Asian studies. Special consideration will be given to innovative work that reaches a wide audience. Please note that books published in 2009 or 2010 are eligible for the prize which will be announced at the AAS annual conference next spring.

The deadline for submissions is OCTOBER 1, 2011. Copies should be sent to each committee member at the following addresses:

Ramanujan Committee:

* (Chair) Indira Peterson, Asian Studies Program, Mount Holyoke College, 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA 01075
* Syed Akbar Hyder, 1 University Station, G9300, Austin, TX 78712
* Tony Stewart, Department of Religious Studies, 301 Garland Hall, Vanderbilt University, VU Box #351585, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37235-1585

Via: asian-studies.org

Contact Information:

For submissions: see above

Website: http://www.aasianst.org

01 July 2011

If you LOVE fashion and lifestyle, LOVE a sense of achievement and LOVE feeling great … you will LOVE working for Lane Crawford. Lane Crawford invites top talent to join us and become part of our winning team.

Senior Writer/Translator (Simplified Chinese)

Responsibilities:

* Create the industry benchmark for editorial and retail synergy through innovation, creativity and commercial success Ensure reliable and secure infrastructure.
* Assist on detailing a content strategy for the Lane Crawford website and positions Lane Crawford as the authority on international fashion and lifestyle for China, ensuring constant traffic to the website.
* Write, translate and/or top-edit all multi-media editorial and website text in Simplified Chinese, ensuring nuance is retained for the luxury fashion market in China.
* Assist on creating and managing an international network of first-class contributors, particularly Simplified-Chinese writers or bloggers from China.
* Create a best-in-class bi-lingual multi-media fashion/lifestyle editorial team, working to tight and changing deadlines.
* To assist with the planning and allocation of manpower and resources for the Editorial team, in order to meet publishing deadlines

Requirements:

* Degree in in Journalism or related discipline.
* Editorial background in the Hong Kong or China media industry, with strong, fast translation skills from English to Simplified Chinese (and vice versa).
* Preferably has a minimum of 5 years in the fashion editorial industry, with China experience and knowledge.
* A creative ideas person who can write, translate and top-edit in Simplified Chinese, with expertise in fashion, luxury, lifestyle and China, plus e-commerce terminology.
* Well-organized, strong on planning and deadline-orientated.
* Self-motivated and able to work under pressure in a dynamic environment.
* Good interpersonal and communication skills.
* Has news sensibility, with printed, online media experience and an international network within the fashion industry and media
* Multi-media generation and production experience is an asset.

In addition to a competitive basic salary, discretionary bonus, medical & dental benefits, staff purchase privileges, we offer the best-in-class training and development as well as regional and local career advancement opportunities to the right candidate.

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please send your full resume, expected salary and contact telephone number to NewRecruits@lanecrawford.com.

Via: jobsdb.com

Contact Information:

For inquiries: NewRecruits@lanecrawford.com

For submissions: NewRecruits@lanecrawford.com

Website: http://www.lanecrawford.com

09 June 2011

Deadline: 2 December 2011

The William F. Sibley Memorial Translation Prize was established by the Department of East Asian Languages & Civilizations and the Committee on Japanese Studies of the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Chicago in honor of their late colleague William F. Sibley. The competition is held annually and judged by members of the Committee on Japanese Studies.

In keeping with William Sibley's lifelong devotion to translation and to the place of literature in the classroom, up to three awards of $2500 each will be given each year for previously unpublished translations. In order to encourage variety of time period and genre, the annual competitions will alternate between categories. In all cases, the word limit for submissions is 15,000.

For 2011, we solicit translations of poetry, essays, and drama of modern and pre-modern (pre-Meiji) works.

In the case of poetry, the submission is likely to consist of a selection of poems. In the case of prose, short pieces by a single writer or on a single subject may be combined as long as the word limit is observed. "Essays" include criticism, reportage, or aesthetic treatises. "Drama" includes film scenarios (but not subtitles). New translations of works that have previously been translated are acceptable (the introductions to these should cite the previous translations and provide a rationale for the new rendition), and applicants in general are encouraged to think of translation as a creative act.

Each submission must be accompanied by an introduction of no more than 800 words, situating the work for the general reader. The introduction should help readers understand why they should care about the work translated.

Translations will be evaluated, in a blind review process, according to three criteria: significance of the original work; quality of the translation; and quality of the introduction.

Co-translations will be accepted, but the committee will only consider one submission per person per year.

Applications should include:

• A cover letter with the applicant's full name, mailing address, email, and telephone number. The cover letter is the only place the applicant's name should appear since the review process is blind.

•A single printed version of both the English translation and the Japanese original, as well as a digital copy of each.

•If applicable, proof of permission to translate and publish to the web must accompany the application. It is the responsibility of applicants to secure permission from copyright holders for any works not in the public domain.

The deadline for the 2011 competition is Friday, December 2, 2011.

Mail materials to:

Chair, Selection Committee, Sibley Memorial Translation Prize
Committee on Japanese Studies
5835 S. Kimbark Ave.
Judd Hall 302
Chicago, IL 60637

For additional inquires, contact Sarah Arehart at sarehart@uchicago.edu or 773-702-2715.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: sarehart@uchicago.edu

For submissions: Chair, Selection Committee, Sibley Memorial Translation Prize, Committee on Japanese Studies, 5835 S. Kimbark Ave., Judd Hall 302, Chicago, IL 60637

Website: http://ceas.uchicago.edu/

04 June 2011

The 2011 Kurodahan Press Translation Prize is scheduled to be held in the fall.

Kurodahan Press is delighted to announce the Kurodahan Press Translation Prize, awarded for excellence in translation of a selected Japanese short story into English. In the event that the prize is awarded, the winning translation will be published in an upcoming Kurodahan Press publication.

1. Eligibility

There are no restrictions whatsoever on translator participation. All translators are encouraged to apply, regardless of whether or not you have worked with us before.

2. Submission

Send your translation to the below address, by regular postal mail or (preferably) E-mail.
Please be sure to read the submission instructions, which cover formatting requirements (for both printouts and electronic files) and provide information on Kurodahan Press standards and other points. Submitted translations will not be returned, but the translator will retain all applicable rights to the translation. Kurodahan Press will receive first publication rights to the winning translation, to be arranged under a separate and specific agreement.

No information about any submissions, including the names or contact information for people submitting translations, will be made available to any third party, including the judges, with the exception of the name of the winner (or a pseudonym, if the winner prefers). Translators are of course free to tell anyone they wish that they have made submission.

3. Source material

The story to be translated for the 2011 Prize will be announced in the fall.

4. Application Deadline

The deadline for submissions is usually the end of September each year, Japan time. An email confirming receipt is issued as soon as we confirm the file can be opened normally.

5. Prize information

Grand Prize, to one winner

30,000 yen prize money, and contract for publication in an upcoming book for an additional payment to the winner (first English publication rights; translator retains all other applicable rights to the translation).

Note: Prize payments will be subject to source-tax deductions as required by Japanese law.

6. Submission address and contact

Submissions should be sent (electronically, if possible) to:
Click here to upload file
or to:
Kurodahan Press
3-9-10-403 Tenjin
Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
810-0001 JAPAN

7. Notification

All contest entrants will be informed of the contest results. The winner's name will be posted on the Kurodahan Press website.

8. Judging

All decisions will be final and except in extremely unusual circumstances the reasons for the decision and the specific votes of the judges will not be revealed. The goal of the contest, simply stated, is to produce an English translation faithful to the original, which can be read and enjoyed by someone with no specialized knowledge of Japan or Japanese.

The winner of the Prize is selected by a panel of three judges. The judges for the 2010 Prize were:

- Alfred Birnbaum
- Juliet Winters Carpenter
- Meredith McKinney

The guidelines provided to the judges for scoring are given here, but note that these are guidelines only. Often judges use different approaches.

Scoring scheme for Kurodahan Press Translation Prize submissions

The goals of the contest are given in the announcement as "to produce an English translation faithful to the original, which can be read and enjoyed by someone with no specialized knowledge of Japan or Japanese."

Scoring is broken down into three sections, all of which are left up to your individual subjective judgments. You do not have to give any reason for your decisions; that's why you're jurors.

1. Translation accuracy

This part is fairly straightforward, and can be handled fairly simply by merely rating the translation as

Unsatisfactory: 0 points

Significant translation errors or Japanese-specific issues that are not explained sufficiently for the English-only reader.

Acceptable: 5 points

No major problems, but a lot of nuances and peripheral meanings that would add depth to the work in English have been lost in translation.

Good: 10 points

Pretty obvious.

2. Representation of the original

Probably the most subjective part of all, this is your judgment of how well the translator captured the style, atmosphere, thrust, etc of the author. Naturally no translation will provide the same reading experience as the original, but how close did the translator come? Do you feel that the translator has inserted too many of his own interpretations? Or failed to reasonably convey the intent of the author?

Just go ahead and assign a point total from 0 (terrible) to 10 (superb). Again, 5 would be "acceptable," representing the average translator.

3. English flow

Regardless of how the translator has actually translated the work, how was the English itself? Vocabulary, structure, readability, flavor, etc. Does it still have that "醤油臭さ" with the source Japanese visible between the lines? Does it feel like it was written in English? Perhaps all traces of Japan have been obliterated and it could work equally well in Poughkeepsie?

Just go ahead and assign a point total from 0 (terrible) to 10 (superb). Again, 5 would be "acceptable," representing the average translator.

If everything works properly, this should give each work a total point count of from zero to 90 (three jurors), which should be enough to eliminate ties.

Note on Romanization:

There are many ways to Romanize Japanese, and I don't think we should penalize translators for using uncommon ones. Translating 太郎 as Tarō, Tarou, Taroh or Taro is acceptable (although I personally prefer the first one). If the translator chooses to write Tom instead, that's just flat wrong.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: click here

For submissions: click here to upload file

Website: http://www.kurodahan.com/

31 May 2011

For our friends in the US:

Deadline: 15 June 2011

VSC awards a number of fellowships for 4-week residencies throughout the year. In addition to VSC Awards, a variety of special fellowships are also available for full or partial funding as well as specific international fellowships. To apply for a fellowship, please use our brochure or download an application. To apply for a special fellowship award, applicants should note any additional award name(s) for which they are eligible.

Zoland Translation Fellowship

Offered in conjunction with Zoland Poetry, this 4-week residency fellowship is open to translators. Applicants should submit 3 copies of the original poems/translations, along with a description of English-language rights, author bio, and translator CV.

Download application form >>

Contact Information:

For inquiries: info@vermontstudiocenter.org

For submissions: Vermont Studio Center, P.O. Box 613, Johnson, Vermont 05656 USA

Website: http://vermontstudiocenter.org

26 May 2011

Conmigo is the world’s first journal of international collaborative poetry. Conmigo is…

Collaborative

Conmigo only publishes collaborative poetry. At least two authors must contribute to every poem we publish, each contributing an approximately equal share. Good poets should enjoy writing together the way good musicians enjoy playing together. And we believe that in both cases, the result can move the earth.

International

Every poem published in Conmigo must have two or more authors, and each must have a different nationality. In this way, we promote cross-cultural literary exchange and work toward a unified world. Our two co-editors are from India and the United States. And we are quickly picking up additional staff across the globe to help us on our quest.

All of our content will be multilingual. We will be a free, online, not-for-profit literary journal.
We are currently seeking volunteers to translate to and from the following languages:

• Chinese (Simplified)
• Chinese (Traditional)
• Indonesian
• Japanese
  

We already have translators for Hindi, Korean, and Urdu. Translators of any other Asian languages are welcome. All translators must be close to 100% literate in English.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: benjamin@conmigo.co

For submissions: benjamin@conmigo.co

Website: http://conmigo.co/

20 May 2011

Date: 19 June 2011

The art of literary translation is at the heart of World Literature Weekend. This will be marked in the 2011 festival through a programme of workshops led by a team of Britain’s most distinguished literary translators. This half-day workshop led by Paul Starkey focuses on the Arabic language and will be structured around close work on texts sent in advance to participants. Discussion will centre on the differences in approach evident in variant translations of the same texts. Participants should have a good working knowledge of the language and will be invited to prepare their own translations of the texts under discussion.


Paul Starkey is Professor of Arabic and Head of the Arabic Department at Durham University, England, and a Co-Director of the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World. His research interests include Arabic literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, literary translation theory and practice, and travel to and from the Middle East. He is the author of Modern Arabic Literature (Edinburgh University Press, 2006) and was co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature (Routledge, 1998).

He is currently working on a study of the Egyptian novelist Sonallah Ibrahim. Paul teaches Arabic-English translation at Durham and has published English translations of Arabic novels by Rashid Al-Daif, Edwar al-Kharrat, Turki Al-Hamad, Mansoura Ezz Eldin, and Mahdi Issa al-Saqr. He has also translated a number of short stories and novel excerpts which have appeared in Banipal and other international journals. He is currently working on a translation of the Palestinian author Adania Shibli’s second novel, We Are All Equally Far from Love, which is due to be published by Clockroot Books later in 2011.

To book two workshops at the discounted prices of £110 (£70 concessions) please call Claire Williams on 020 7269 9030

Book here.

Sunday 19 June at 10.00 a.m.

Venue: London Review of Books offices

Contact Information:

For inquiries: call 020 7269 9030

Website: http://www.lrbshop.co.uk

18 May 2011

Deadline: 31 December of each year

(For our friends in the US.)

Through a bequest from Witter Bynner in 1972, The Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry perpetuates the art of poetry. The foundation promotes poetry in American culture and encourages grant proposals that expand awareness of the positive effects of poetry on society.


Grant Categories

The following categories may serve as a guideline to applicants in determining whether their programs fall within the foundations funding priorities.

Individual Poets

In 1997 the Board of Directors approved an annual grant to the Library of Congress for Witter Bynner Fellowships selected by the Poet Laureate. To date, Witter Bynner Fellowship recipients have been selected by Robert Pinsky, Stanley Kunitz, Billy Collins, and Louise Gluck. For further information go to www.loc.gov.

Translation and the Process of Translation

The translation of poetry from languages not currently available to English readers and poetry which has not been translated or merits a new translation. Projects, which explore the art and the process of translation, are also encouraged. The foundation does not fund publications of poetry-in-translation; it rather makes it a priority to give grants to individual translators. Samples from the proposed translation should accompany the application.

Developing the Poetry Audience

Organizations applying in this category should indicate who the target audience will be. Please describe previous programming the organization has successfully completed. Past programming has included documentary film production, dramatic presentations, school poetry programs, reading series, conferences, and seminars.

Uses of Poetry

Programs that use poetry for the greater public good. Model programs or curriculums that can be transferred to and used by other organizations are preferred. Past programs have focused on youth-at-risk, hospital and therapeutic programs, minorities, people with disabilities, prison programs, curriculum development, and documentary films.

Grant Amounts and Duration

Organizations may apply for grant support from $1,000 to $10,000 for a maximum of three years. The foundation does not support indirect costs for grant administration, endowment funds, capital improvements, or general operating expenses.

Letter of Intent

A Letter of Intent is required before a grant application can be approved. The letter should be two typewritten pages describing the organization, the program for which funding is requested, the total budget, the portion of the budget for which foundation funds are being requested, and other funding sources committed to the project. Deadline submission for the Letter of Intent is December 31 each year. Receipt of your letter will be acknowledged. If the foundation finds the request appropriate and within the scope of our mission, an invitation to submit an application will follow.

Completed applications must be postmarked by February 15 each year. Funding decisions are made at the April meeting of the Board of Directors. Applicants will be notified as to the status of their proposals by the end of May.

Grants are generally paid in installments beginning on a project start date after June 1, the beginning of the foundation's fiscal year.

Review Process

Foundation staff reviews applications before they are submitted to independent reviewers for additional evaluation. Reviewers rotate each year and are selected from professionals in the field, including former grant recipients. The Board of Directors review selected applications and make the final determination of annual proramming. Reviewers' comments are not available to applicants.

Application Requirements

Grant support is provided to non-profit, tax exempt organizations as defined under section 501 (c) (3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. The foundation will review proposals submitted by tax exempt organizations that assume legal, fiscal, and administrative responsibility for approved grants.

Mail letters of intent from August 1 through December 31 to:

Letter of Intent
The Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry
Post Office Box 10169
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-0169

Contact Information:

For inquiries: info@bynnerfoundation.org

For submissions: info@bynnerfoundation.org

Website: http://www.bynnerfoundation.or

08 May 2011

Deadline: 31 May 2011 (extended from 30 April 2011)

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the National Taiwan University is hosting its first NTU Literary Translation Awards, sponsored by J&V 2000 Foundation . They are looking for English translated works of Chinese poems, particularly poems written in the lushi (律詩) and jueju (絕句) style. Submissions will be accepted until 31 May.


Download rules and procedures >>

Download registration form >>

Contact Information:

Website: click here for more information

15 April 2011

Kingdee International Software Group (H.K.) Ltd (www.kingdee.com.hk) is the leading ERP provider in Asia Pacific and Greater China. Kingdee is public listed on the Main Board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and has more than 9000 professionals in around 80 offices providing enterprise software suite includes ERP, HRM, and BI. If you share the same vision with ours and wish to become a key contributor of the most exciting and fast-growing enterprise software company in Asia Pacific, please join us!

Translator / Website Content Writer

To cope with our expansion, we are looking for high calibre to join our professional team

Responsibilities:

* Prepare translation of commercial documents, marketing materials, newsletter, and webpage contents write up from Chinese to English, vice versa
* Proof-read, review and edit translation draft and documents

Requirements:

* University graduate specializing in translation, journalism or languages and English studies
* 2 years working experience in IT document translation, website contents writing or journalism is an advantage
* Conscientious, self motivated, detail-oriented, responsible, well organized and able to work independently in tight schedule
* Experienced in writing media articles and press release would be advantage
* Excellent in English and Chinese language writing, translating and editing skills
* Other Language translation such as Thai is a plus
* Computer literacy in MS applications including Chinese word processing
* Able to work under pressure

We offer comprehensive remuneration, bonus and benefits. Successful candidate will have comprehensive training. Interested party, please send resume with expected salary and availability to email kaphr1@kingdee.com.hk

Via: jobsdb.com

Contact Information:

For inquiries: kaphr1@kingdee.com.hk

For submissions: kaphr1@kingdee.com.hk

Website: http://global.kingdee.com/en/

14 April 2011

America Abroad Media is a non-profit organization that provides in-depth reporting and analysis on the critical issues of our time for America and the world. We believe high-quality journalism has the power to promote the free exchange of ideas, foster critical thinking, and empower self-governing citizens worldwide.


AAM’s television department is seeking a part-time Urdu to English translator for its Pakistan Information Network division. Applicant must be fluent in both Urdu and English and have excellent command in reading, writing, and speaking both languages.

Additional Qualifications:

• Available to work from home and office
• Legal right to work part time in the United States
• Open to doing additional administrative and production work if required
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines

This position is available immediately. Pay and benefits to be negotiated post interview.

E-mail/Mail/Fax Cover Letter , Resume, and 3 References to:

AAM Jobs
America Abroad Media
1020 19th St NW, Suite 650
Washington, DC 20036

Email: jobs@americaabroadmedia.org

Fax: 202-457-8056

No phone calls, please.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: jobs@americaabroadmedia.org

For submissions: jobs@americaabroadmedia.org

Website: http://www.americaabroadmedia.org/

11 April 2011

Deadline: 29 July 2011

This year’s prize is for translation from Arabic to English

The Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize was launched in 2010 as part of Harvill Secker's centenary celebrations. It is an annual prize, which focuses on a different language each year, with the aim of recognising the achievements of young translators at the start of their careers. For the 2011 prize Harvill Secker has teamed up with Foyles, and the prize is kindly supported by Banipal. This year’s chosen language is Arabic, and the prize will centre on the short story ‘Layl Qouti' by Mansoura Ez Eldin.


Egyptian novelist and journalist Mansoura Ez Eldin was born in Delta Egypt in 1976. She studied journalism at the Faculty of Media, Cairo University and has since published short stories in various newspapers and magazines: she published her first collection of short stories, Shaken Light, in 2001. This was followed by two novels, Maryam's Maze in 2004 and Beyond Paradise in 2009. Her work has been translated into a number of languages, including an English translation of Maryam's Maze by the American University in Cairo (AUC) Press. In 2010, she was selected for the Beirut39, as one of the 39 best Arab authors below the age of 40. Her second novel Wara’a al-Fardoos (Beyond Paradise) was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (the Arabic Booker) 2010. She was also a participant of the inaugural nadwa (writers’ workshop) held by the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in Abu Dhabi in 2009 and was a mentor at the second nadwa in October 2010.

The winning translator will receive £1,000, a selection of Harvill Secker titles and Foyles tokens.
How to enter

Deadline for entries: Friday 29th July 2011

You must be between 18 and 34 years of age on the submission deadline. For further terms and conditions please see the entry form.

Download and print the entry form here (you will need Acrobat Reader to do so)

Download or print the Arabic text here (you will need Acrobat Reader to do so)

Simply send your completed entry form with your translated text to the postal address provided on the entry form. Please note that we are unable to consider entries submitted by email.

If you have any queries, please contact us on: youngtranslatorsprize@randomhouse.co.uk

The judges

Anthony Calderbank (translator)

Anthony Calderbank has been a translator of Arabic literature since the early nineties. He has translated a number of Egyptian novels including Rhadopis of Nubia by Najib Mahfouz, Zaat by Sonallah Ibrahim, and The Tent, Blue Aubergine and Gazelle Tracks by Miral Al-Tahawy, and two novels by Saudi author Yousef Al-Mohaimeed, Wolves of the Crescent Moon and Munira’s Bottle. His translations of short stories include a collection by Nubian writer Haggag Hassan Odoul entitled Nights of Musk: Stories of Old Nubia, and have appeared in a Palestinian collection edited by Nur and Abdulwahab El Messiri entitled Land of Thyme and Stone.

He has contributed to a number of anthologies of modern Arabic Literature including Unbuttoning the Violin (Banipal 2006), the collection Madinah, edited by Joumana Haddad (2008), and the Beirut 39 project. He has also translated numerous pieces for Banipal Magazine. In 2010 he translated an excerpt from Abdo Khal’s novel Spewing Sparks as Big as Castles, which went on to win the Arab Booker Prize.

He has spoken on translation and translation theory at international conferences and cultural gatherings and has conducted translation workshops for the British Council and the Emirates Airline International Festival of Literature. His translation of Yousef Al-Mohaimeed’s novel Wolves of the Crescent Moon was shortlisted for the 2010 Jan Michalski Prize. He has lived in the Middle East for many years and is currently based in Riyadh Saudi Arabia where he is Deputy Director of the British Council.

Maya Jaggi (journalist)

Maya Jaggi is an award-winning cultural journalist and an influential critic on international literature. Her arts profiles in the Guardian Review over a decade are credited with enhancing understanding of world writers, from Günter Grass, Umberto Eco and Jose Saramago to Chinua Achebe, Toni Morrison and Mario Vargas Llosa – as well as British figures such as Jeanette Winterson and Sir Tom Stoppard. The late critic Professor Edward Said described her interview with him as 'in a class of its own'. Her work has appeared widely in periodicals including the Guardian, Independent, Sunday Times Culture, Financial Times, Daily Telegraph, Economist, TLS and BookForum (New York), and in books such as Lives and Works, Writing Across Worlds and Women of the Revolution. She contributes to BBC radio (including Radio 4’s Any Questions?, Front Row and Open Book) and television.

She has interviewed 12 Nobel prizewinners in literature – as well as Arab writers including Mahmoud Darwish, Hanan al-Shaykh, Elias Khoury, Alaa al-Aswany, Tahar Ben Jelloun and Amin Maalouf. She has been a judge of literary awards including the Orange prize, the David Cohen, the Caine, the Commonwealth Writers prize and the Saif Ghobash-Banipal prize for Arabic literary translation. She was educated at Oxford University and the London School of Economics, and is an Associate Fellow of Warwick University and a member of English PEN’s Writers in Prison committee.

Penelope Lively (author)

Penelope Lively was born in Cairo, Egypt and spent her childhood there. She came to England at the age of twelve, in 1945, and went to boarding school in Sussex. She subsequently read Modern History at St. Anne's College, Oxford. In 1957 she married Jack Lively (who died in 1998). They had two children, Josephine and Adam. Jack Lively's academic career took the family from Swansea to Sussex and Oxford, and eventually to Warwick University, where he was Professor of Politics. Penelope Lively now has six grandchildren and lives in London.
Briony Everroad (editor)

Briony Everroad is an editor at Harvill Secker, where she publishes authors Jo Nesbø, Karin Fossum, and Andrey Kurkov, among others. She studied English literature at University College London and in 2002 began working at Random House. Always keen to explore new languages, she spent a term studying French at the Sorbonne in 2006 and is currently learning Spanish. In 2010 she founded the Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize.

Entry Guidelines:

To enter: complete the entry form and submit it with one translation of the story ‘Layl Qouti’ by Mansoura Ez Eldin to the following address:

Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize
Harvill Secker
The Random House Group Limited
20 Vauxhall Bridge Road
London SW1V 2SA
England

Note: entrants submitting a joint translation must complete and include separate forms in the same envelope.

1. T&Cs – By entering this competition you agree to accept and be bound by these terms and conditions.

2. Entrants – This competition is open to anyone aged 18 to 34 years on 29th July 2011 except for employees of Harvill Secker (‘promoter’), Foyles, their families or any other company connected with the competition. The promoter will accept one entry per entrant subject to point 5(c) below. The entrant must not have previously translated (or currently be contracted to translate) more than one full-length work for print or online publication.

3. Dates – Entries must be submitted by Friday 29th July 2011 (‘closing date’). The winning entrant will be notified by telephone in September 2011.

4. Prize – A prize of £1000.00 (one thousand pounds sterling) (‘prize’) will be awarded to the winning entrant.

5. Entry Specifications – Entrants are advised to retain a copy of their translations as the promoter will be unable to return any submitted entry. Each entry must be:

(a) an English translation of the story entitled ‘Layl Qouti’ by Mansoura Ez Eldin (‘story’).
(b) the entrant’s own original work, completed entirely without assistance from professional translators or academic staff. Joint entries involving one translation of the story by a maximum of two translators in accordance with these terms and conditions will be accepted.
(c) submitted as a typeset hard copy with the following specifications: double-spaced, set in 12-point type, with numbered pages and no staples.
(d) Entrants are advised not to include their name on the translation. This is to ensure anonymity.

6. Copyright – The copyright and publishing rights in the story are expressly and fully reserved by Mansoura Ez Eldin. Each entrant undertakes to obtain written permission from Mansoura Ez Eldin before selling, making available or otherwise publishing his/her translation of the story in any form throughout the world.

7. Unacceptable Entries – Entries which do not comply with point 5(c) above, are illegible, submitted electronically, or received after the closing date will not be accepted. The promoter is not responsible for delayed, undelivered or lost entries.

8. Events – Events may occur which render the awarding of the prize impossible due to reasons beyond the control of the promoter and the promoter may, at its absolute discretion, vary, amend, or suspend the prize with or without notice.

9. Judges – The competition will be judged by four judges looking for emerging talent and seeking to identify the most faithful translation of exceptional literary quality of the story. The judges’ decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into in relation to their joint or individual decisions or this competition.

10. Winning Entrant – The winning entrant grants the promoter and Foyles all necessary and relevant rights and permissions in relation to the marketing, publicising and publication of the winning entry on www.youngtranslatorsprize.com. The winning entrant agrees to the promoter’s use of his/her name and photograph in relation to any publicity material relating to this competition and the winning entry.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: youngtranslatorsprize@randomhouse.co.uk

For submissions: Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize, Harvill Secker, The Random House Group Limited, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA, England

Website: http://www.vintage-books.co.uk, www.youngtranslatorsprize.com

07 April 2011

Job Description

- Reading through original material and rewriting it in English

- Proofreading and editing final translated versions

- Providing clients with a grammatically correct, well-expressed final version of the translated text, usually as a word-processed document

- Writing Short message or Article in both Thai and English

Qualification

- Bachelor Degree in Liberal Arts (English Major)

- Thai Nationality

- Age 22 - 25 years old

- Excellent command of written and verbal communication both English and Thai (TOIEC 750+)

- A fast learner, energetic and has a proactive behavior, able to produce quality work under pressure with tight time-line

- Computer literacy in MS Office

Apply here.

06 April 2011

We are the publisher of a licensed international premium golfing lifestyle magazine and also offer our corporate clients the management of their tournaments.

Senior Editor/ Translator for Golf Magazine

General requirements :

* Male or Female, max. 32 years old
* S1 Graduate
* Have good ability and experience in preparation of magazine content
* Min. 2 years experience in similar position with good writing skill
* Have knowledge and passion for golf and sports in general
* Have ability to work under pressure and target oriented
* Ability to do accurate and timely translation (English - Indonesia)
* Fluent in English (speaking and writing)

Please send your complete resume with recent photograph to: hrd88hrd88@gmail.com

More information here.

05 April 2011

Deadline: 1 June 2011

Call for Submissions:

Seeking original translations of poetry and prose, as well as critical essays on translation.


Inventory publishes thoughtful translations and focuses critical attention on translation theory and practice. Based in Princeton University’s Department of Comparative Literature, Inventory finds and catalogues original translations of poetry and prose from any language into English, provides critical texts on the subject of translation, and offers suggestions by leaders in various fields of translation work left to be done.

Submission deadline for our next issue is June 1, 2011

Guidelines for Submission

We consider translations of poetry and prose from any language – ancient or modern – into English. We welcome new translations of previously translated work, and we encourage our translators to engage imaginatively with the conventions and possibilities of literary translation. We regret that we are unable to accept translations into languages other than English.

Poetry submissions should include 3-6 poems (no more than five pages), and fiction submissions should not exceed 2000 words. We do accept excerpts, but request that you include a single-paragraph summary of the full work. Please attach a copy of all pieces in their first language.

We also consider critical work, submissions of which should not exceed 2000 words and should focus on the topic of translation. Writers are encouraged not to limit their focus to the work of a single writer, but rather to address themselves to a larger conversation on contemporary artistic translation.

Submissions should be directed to invent@princeton.edu, indicating in the subject line the genre and first language of the submission, if applicable. We ask that you include in the body of your email a brief paragraph describing the piece's translation history, as well any relevant information about why you have chosen to translate the piece at this time.

Published writers retain copyright of their material and are free to publish again elsewhere.

We regret that we can accept unsolicited submissions by email only.

Please contact the editors at invent@princeton.edu with any questions.

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01 April 2011

Kalima, the translation project of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH), published the Arabic translation of a collection of poems written by the famous Indian poetess Kamala Suraiyya.

The book, entitled "The Suraiyya Resonance", contains a full collection of her poetry which had been originally published in Malayalam under the title “Ya Allah” (O God).


This collection reflects the unique life experiences of the great Indian poetess who was nominated for the Nobel Prize for literature in 1984.

She has spent decades looking for the truth of existence and she has made the discovery that in fact the truth lies in the existence of Almighty God, as depicted by Islam.

She expresses her feelings about her lengthy search for the discovery of this truth in her poetry collection "The Suraiyya Resonance"

Never before has either an Arabic or foreign poet been able to express such an experience, yet she has achieved her goal in this comprehensive collection.

Almost all her poems are variations on a theme: her euphoria at reaching and embracing the teachings of Islam.

Suraiyya was born in the Thrissur District of Kerala in1934 into a conservative Hindu Nair (Nallappattu) family known for their interest in culture and literature. Her father is the former managing editor of a widely-circulated daily, and her mother is a renowned poetess.

Until she embraced Islam she wrote most of her poetry in English under the name Kamala Das. Later she wrote under the assumed name of Kamala Suraiyya.

She is regarded as India’s most famous poetess and short story writer, despite not finishing her university studies. She was awarded an honorary doctorate and was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1984.

The poetry collection was translated by the UAE’s pioneer poet and translator Dr. Shihab Ghanem.

Ghanem, has published forty-four books, including ten poetry collections.

More information here.

28 March 2011

Reply to: ajpzhang@gmail.com

An editor and translator who is proficient in both Mandarin Chinese and English is needed ASAP. This editor and translator will be responsible for typing Chinese and be translating Chinese to English on a weekly basis for a novelist. If you are interested, please send resume and/or contact Angelina. Compensation can be discussed and negotiated based on experience.

Location: Preferably in NYC

Compensation: TBD

Telecommuting is ok.

More information here.