CEATL
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Conseil européen des associations de traducteurs littéraires / European Council of European Literary Translators' Associations
Are you new to literary translation? Because if you are, this is just for you!
Illustrated by our very own Nina Frey, the guide presents articles that are brief, practical and informative, and we will keep the page updated with new entries and personal experiences, so stay tuned!
guide.ceatl.eu
Illustrated by our very own Nina Frey, the guide presents articles that are brief, practical and informative, and we will keep the page updated with new entries and personal experiences, so stay tuned!
guide.ceatl.eu
February 18, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Are you new to literary translation? Because if you are, this is just for you!
Illustrated by our very own Nina Frey, the guide presents articles that are brief, practical and informative, and we will keep the page updated with new entries and personal experiences, so stay tuned!
guide.ceatl.eu
Illustrated by our very own Nina Frey, the guide presents articles that are brief, practical and informative, and we will keep the page updated with new entries and personal experiences, so stay tuned!
guide.ceatl.eu
This week for #CeatlFriday we share the video of the panel discussion on “Translating and Publishing as a Political Act” from our #StrasbourgConference in October 2024
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrPB...
#EuropeanTranslators
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrPB...
#EuropeanTranslators
February 15, 2026 at 12:47 PM
This week for #CeatlFriday we share the video of the panel discussion on “Translating and Publishing as a Political Act” from our #StrasbourgConference in October 2024
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrPB...
#EuropeanTranslators
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrPB...
#EuropeanTranslators
This #CeatlFriday we take you on a trip to the Château de Seneffe in Wallonia, Belgium, to a residency for authors and translators of Belgian francophone literature organized by Passa Porta, international house of literature in Brussels. Apply by 20/02/26:
www.passaporta.be/en/in-reside...
www.passaporta.be/en/in-reside...
February 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This #CeatlFriday we take you on a trip to the Château de Seneffe in Wallonia, Belgium, to a residency for authors and translators of Belgian francophone literature organized by Passa Porta, international house of literature in Brussels. Apply by 20/02/26:
www.passaporta.be/en/in-reside...
www.passaporta.be/en/in-reside...
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Last call, literary translators. It will only take you 5 minutes!
Hi everyone,
If you are a literary translator, please fill our survey ! It only takes a few minutes and we need your feedback to get a clearer picture 😊
www.ceatl.eu/ceatls-ai-su...
If you are a literary translator, please fill our survey ! It only takes a few minutes and we need your feedback to get a clearer picture 😊
www.ceatl.eu/ceatls-ai-su...
CEATL's AI survey
CEATL is reaching out to invite you to participate in a survey regarding literary translation and artificial intelligence.
www.ceatl.eu
January 30, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Last call, literary translators. It will only take you 5 minutes!
Taking you on a trip to… This #CeatlFriday we would like to introduce a new feature where we’ll present literary translation residencies throughout Europe. Each month you’ll see a new home-from-home workspace that you can apply for. Stay tuned!
Read more: companion.ceatl.eu?page_id=1015
Read more: companion.ceatl.eu?page_id=1015
January 23, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Taking you on a trip to… This #CeatlFriday we would like to introduce a new feature where we’ll present literary translation residencies throughout Europe. Each month you’ll see a new home-from-home workspace that you can apply for. Stay tuned!
Read more: companion.ceatl.eu?page_id=1015
Read more: companion.ceatl.eu?page_id=1015
This #CeatlFriday, we would like to introduce yet another of our member associations: Associació d’Escriptors en Llengua Catalana. Read all about AELC by scrolling down our homepage: www.ceatl.eu
#EuropeanTranslators
#EuropeanTranslators
January 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM
This #CeatlFriday, we would like to introduce yet another of our member associations: Associació d’Escriptors en Llengua Catalana. Read all about AELC by scrolling down our homepage: www.ceatl.eu
#EuropeanTranslators
#EuropeanTranslators
Hi everyone,
If you are a literary translator, please fill our survey ! It only takes a few minutes and we need your feedback to get a clearer picture 😊
www.ceatl.eu/ceatls-ai-su...
If you are a literary translator, please fill our survey ! It only takes a few minutes and we need your feedback to get a clearer picture 😊
www.ceatl.eu/ceatls-ai-su...
CEATL's AI survey
CEATL is reaching out to invite you to participate in a survey regarding literary translation and artificial intelligence.
www.ceatl.eu
January 13, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Hi everyone,
If you are a literary translator, please fill our survey ! It only takes a few minutes and we need your feedback to get a clearer picture 😊
www.ceatl.eu/ceatls-ai-su...
If you are a literary translator, please fill our survey ! It only takes a few minutes and we need your feedback to get a clearer picture 😊
www.ceatl.eu/ceatls-ai-su...
Welcome to the first #CeatlFriday of 2026! Let’s greet the New Year with a recap of our Instagram project #WeekInTranslation that took us around Europe in the past year. Huge thanks to our colleagues who shared a week in their daily lives with us
#EuropeanTranslators
#EuropeanTranslators
January 9, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Welcome to the first #CeatlFriday of 2026! Let’s greet the New Year with a recap of our Instagram project #WeekInTranslation that took us around Europe in the past year. Huge thanks to our colleagues who shared a week in their daily lives with us
#EuropeanTranslators
#EuropeanTranslators
Season’s greetings from the human literary translators of CEATL! Take some well deserved rest, read good books and enjoy quality time with your dear ones. #CeatlFriday will be back on the 8th January with news and inspiration from the translation world!
#protecthumancreativity
#protecthumancreativity
December 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Season’s greetings from the human literary translators of CEATL! Take some well deserved rest, read good books and enjoy quality time with your dear ones. #CeatlFriday will be back on the 8th January with news and inspiration from the translation world!
#protecthumancreativity
#protecthumancreativity
French translators for Harlequin are being told they will no longer be needed - French organisations react:
www.ceatl.eu/france-harle...
www.ceatl.eu/france-harle...
France: Harlequin moves to AI
The French literary translators association (ATLF) and the collective En Chair et en Os (In the Flesh) have just published a press release (in French) relating how translators working for Harlequin we...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
French translators for Harlequin are being told they will no longer be needed - French organisations react:
www.ceatl.eu/france-harle...
www.ceatl.eu/france-harle...
Happy 15th anniversary to our member, Macedonian Association of Translators and Interpreters! Enjoy a celebration video 🎉
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15 години ЗПРМ / MATA's 15th Anniversary
YouTube video by ЗПРМ / MATA
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December 17, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Happy 15th anniversary to our member, Macedonian Association of Translators and Interpreters! Enjoy a celebration video 🎉
youtu.be/Sibs5oefTxE?...
youtu.be/Sibs5oefTxE?...
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Kate Tough on the threat of AI translations.
themadridreview.com/f/books-ai-a... #translation #translator @ceatl.bsky.social @societyofauthors.bsky.social @europeanwriterscouncil.eu
themadridreview.com/f/books-ai-a... #translation #translator @ceatl.bsky.social @societyofauthors.bsky.social @europeanwriterscouncil.eu
Books, AI, and the Future of Translation
By Kate Tough
themadridreview.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Kate Tough on the threat of AI translations.
themadridreview.com/f/books-ai-a... #translation #translator @ceatl.bsky.social @societyofauthors.bsky.social @europeanwriterscouncil.eu
themadridreview.com/f/books-ai-a... #translation #translator @ceatl.bsky.social @societyofauthors.bsky.social @europeanwriterscouncil.eu
This #CeatlFriday Rebekka Zeinzinger from Austria tells us about her week in #WeekinTranslation. She translates from Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian to German. Visit our Instagram page for the whole story: www.instagram.com/ceatlnews/
#EuropeanTranslators
#EuropeanTranslators
December 12, 2025 at 10:39 AM
This #CeatlFriday Rebekka Zeinzinger from Austria tells us about her week in #WeekinTranslation. She translates from Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian to German. Visit our Instagram page for the whole story: www.instagram.com/ceatlnews/
#EuropeanTranslators
#EuropeanTranslators
Sebastià Portell, of AELC (Associació d’Escriptors en Llengua Catalana) and EWC (European Writers’ Council), writes about Gen AI and authors’ rights in The New Barcelona Post.
in Catalan: www.thenewbarcelonapost.cat/ia-drets-aut...
in Spanish: www.thenewbarcelonapost.com/ia-derechos-...
in Catalan: www.thenewbarcelonapost.cat/ia-drets-aut...
in Spanish: www.thenewbarcelonapost.com/ia-derechos-...
IA i drets d’autor: una imatge en moviment
És una sensació semblant a mirar una foto moguda: en els darrers tres anys, la intel·ligència artificial generativa (IAG) ha inundat gairebé tots els
www.thenewbarcelonapost.cat
December 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Sebastià Portell, of AELC (Associació d’Escriptors en Llengua Catalana) and EWC (European Writers’ Council), writes about Gen AI and authors’ rights in The New Barcelona Post.
in Catalan: www.thenewbarcelonapost.cat/ia-drets-aut...
in Spanish: www.thenewbarcelonapost.com/ia-derechos-...
in Catalan: www.thenewbarcelonapost.cat/ia-drets-aut...
in Spanish: www.thenewbarcelonapost.com/ia-derechos-...
This #CeatlFriday we bring you a #WeekInTranslation of our colleague Jolanta Pētersone from Latvia! See the Glass Mountain of Books, Meta the Cat, the icy streets of Riga getting ready for Christmas, and so much more on our Instagram page at:
www.instagram.com/ceatlnews/
www.instagram.com/ceatlnews/
December 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This #CeatlFriday we bring you a #WeekInTranslation of our colleague Jolanta Pētersone from Latvia! See the Glass Mountain of Books, Meta the Cat, the icy streets of Riga getting ready for Christmas, and so much more on our Instagram page at:
www.instagram.com/ceatlnews/
www.instagram.com/ceatlnews/
On this #CeatlFriday, check out our panel “Literary Translation and Artificial Intelligence – Useful Tool or False Friend?” held at the European Parliament in Strasbourg last year:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_1Y... (EN)
youtu.be/F7oQALJthp0?... (FR)
#EuropeanTranslators
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_1Y... (EN)
youtu.be/F7oQALJthp0?... (FR)
#EuropeanTranslators
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
On this #CeatlFriday, check out our panel “Literary Translation and Artificial Intelligence – Useful Tool or False Friend?” held at the European Parliament in Strasbourg last year:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_1Y... (EN)
youtu.be/F7oQALJthp0?... (FR)
#EuropeanTranslators
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_1Y... (EN)
youtu.be/F7oQALJthp0?... (FR)
#EuropeanTranslators
Les livres de ne traduisent pas en un clic !
Le CEATL et l’EWC appellent l’ensemble du secteur du livre à la solidarité avec les traductrices et traducteurs littéraires après l’annonce du lancement de Kindle Translate par Amazon.
www.ceatl.eu/fr/les-livre...
@actualitte.bsky.social
Le CEATL et l’EWC appellent l’ensemble du secteur du livre à la solidarité avec les traductrices et traducteurs littéraires après l’annonce du lancement de Kindle Translate par Amazon.
www.ceatl.eu/fr/les-livre...
@actualitte.bsky.social
Les livres ne se traduisent pas en un clic !
Le CEATL et l'EWC appellent l'ensemble du secteur du livre – notamment auteurs et autrices, agents et agentes, éditeurs et éditrices, lecteurs et lectrices – à la solidarité avec les traductrices et t...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Les livres de ne traduisent pas en un clic !
Le CEATL et l’EWC appellent l’ensemble du secteur du livre à la solidarité avec les traductrices et traducteurs littéraires après l’annonce du lancement de Kindle Translate par Amazon.
www.ceatl.eu/fr/les-livre...
@actualitte.bsky.social
Le CEATL et l’EWC appellent l’ensemble du secteur du livre à la solidarité avec les traductrices et traducteurs littéraires après l’annonce du lancement de Kindle Translate par Amazon.
www.ceatl.eu/fr/les-livre...
@actualitte.bsky.social
CEATL and EWC call on the book sector, including writers, agents, publishers and readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary translators after Amazon’s launch of its Kindle Translate platform. Read more here:
www.ceatl.eu/books-cannot...
@europeanwriterscouncil.eu @fiteurope.bsky.social
www.ceatl.eu/books-cannot...
@europeanwriterscouncil.eu @fiteurope.bsky.social
Books cannot be translated in a click!
CEATL and EWC call on the global book sector, including writers, agents, publishers and readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary translators after the announcement of Amazon to launch Kindl...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
CEATL and EWC call on the book sector, including writers, agents, publishers and readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary translators after Amazon’s launch of its Kindle Translate platform. Read more here:
www.ceatl.eu/books-cannot...
@europeanwriterscouncil.eu @fiteurope.bsky.social
www.ceatl.eu/books-cannot...
@europeanwriterscouncil.eu @fiteurope.bsky.social
This #CeatlFriday we would like to share our legal newsletter. Click on the link to read the latest news. Scroll all the way down and subscribe, so you’ll always be in the loop about the legal stuff!
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November 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This #CeatlFriday we would like to share our legal newsletter. Click on the link to read the latest news. Scroll all the way down and subscribe, so you’ll always be in the loop about the legal stuff!
mailchi.mp/42420a78d6a1...
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How visible are translators? Last year at the #StrasbourgConference, a report about this subject was presented: “Translators on the Cover – a European Report to reinforce the translation sector”. This #CeatlFriday watch the video to hear all about it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi2g...
November 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
How visible are translators? Last year at the #StrasbourgConference, a report about this subject was presented: “Translators on the Cover – a European Report to reinforce the translation sector”. This #CeatlFriday watch the video to hear all about it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi2g...
This #CeatlFriday let’s celebrate translators of comics! Last week at Lucca Comics & Games, Europe’s biggest pop festival, with our Italian member associations AITI and STRADE we headed the jury of Gran Guinigi Pro Award for Best Translation! Read more: www.ceatl.eu/gran-guinigi...
Gran Guinigi Pro Awards at Lucca Comics & Games 2025
CEATL, with its Italian member associations AITI and STRADE, headed the jury of the Gran Guinigi Pro Award for the Best Translation from French, English and Japanese at Europe’s biggest pop festival, ...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This #CeatlFriday let’s celebrate translators of comics! Last week at Lucca Comics & Games, Europe’s biggest pop festival, with our Italian member associations AITI and STRADE we headed the jury of Gran Guinigi Pro Award for Best Translation! Read more: www.ceatl.eu/gran-guinigi...
On this #CeatlFriday we would love to remind you of the informative panel on Creative Europe – Supporting the book sector and literary translation, by Arnaud Pasquali and Corinne Rigaud.
Full video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSBg... (EN)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BcF... (FR)
#EuropeanTranslators
Full video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSBg... (EN)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BcF... (FR)
#EuropeanTranslators
October 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
On this #CeatlFriday we would love to remind you of the informative panel on Creative Europe – Supporting the book sector and literary translation, by Arnaud Pasquali and Corinne Rigaud.
Full video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSBg... (EN)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BcF... (FR)
#EuropeanTranslators
Full video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSBg... (EN)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BcF... (FR)
#EuropeanTranslators
CEATL, AITI - Associazione Italiana Traduttori e Interpreti and Strade - Traduttori Editoriali, head the jury of the Gran Guinigi Pro Award for the Best Translation from French, English and Japanese at Europe’s biggest pop festival, Lucca Comics & Games 2025.
www.ceatl.eu/lucca-comics...
www.ceatl.eu/lucca-comics...
Lucca Comics & Games 2025
CEATL, with its Italian member associations AITI and STRADE, heads the jury of the Gran Guinigi Pro Award for the Best Translation from French, English and Japanese at Europe's biggest pop festival, L...
www.ceatl.eu
October 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
CEATL, AITI - Associazione Italiana Traduttori e Interpreti and Strade - Traduttori Editoriali, head the jury of the Gran Guinigi Pro Award for the Best Translation from French, English and Japanese at Europe’s biggest pop festival, Lucca Comics & Games 2025.
www.ceatl.eu/lucca-comics...
www.ceatl.eu/lucca-comics...
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hey I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere but - if you're using Chrome and you don't want this gross little AI Mode button to pop up in your address bar, paste "chrome://flags" into your address bar and search the flags for "AI Mode." find "AI Mode Omnibox Entrypoint" then you can just disable it!
October 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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This #CeatlFriday we bring you a #WeekInTranslation of our colleague, Lena Folwarczny, from Düsseldorf! She took us for a stroll through the Frankfurt Book Fair and showed us the importance that networking and cats in the life of every translator. More at
www.instagram.com/ceatlnews/
www.instagram.com/ceatlnews/
October 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
This #CeatlFriday we bring you a #WeekInTranslation of our colleague, Lena Folwarczny, from Düsseldorf! She took us for a stroll through the Frankfurt Book Fair and showed us the importance that networking and cats in the life of every translator. More at
www.instagram.com/ceatlnews/
www.instagram.com/ceatlnews/