The Literary Translator’s Association of Canada presents a Words on the move event in partnership with the Student Association in Translation

The Literary Translators Association of Canada (LTAC) and the Student Association in Translation are happy to invite all literature enthusiasts to translate two selected texts in the language of their choice.

The selected texts for this edition of “Words on the move” are Sherry Simon’s introduction to her latest book Speaking Memories. How translation shapes city life (2016) as well as Benoit Léger’s preface to his translation of Carol Shields’ work The Orange Fish (“L’eau et le feu ou la transcendance postmoderne chez Carol Shields”).

The event (hosted by Danièle Marcoux) takes place March 31st, 4 pm at Concordia’s Département d’études françaises (LB-619), 1400 Maisonneuve B. West.

Click here to view the texts to be translated as well as the participating authors’ bibliographies.

Participants have until March 29th, 5 pm to submit their translations to the following address: tragrad1@gmail.com.