Robin Munby
@robmunb.bsky.social
Translator. Raitán. Swappin' yarns tae cowe the gowan. https://linktr.ee/robinmunby
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This Imbolc, we are thrilled to unveil the cover of 'The Posthumous Book of Shahrazad', the award-winning Asturian collection by @raquelmenendez.bsky.social, in an extraordinary translation by @robmunb.bsky.social! Design & illustration by Patrick Fisher at Frontwards Design. Pre-orders now open!
So many amazing people involved in getting this book to this point, cannot wait for it to be out in the world. And my word, that cover...
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Keshed — Stu Hennigan
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minorliteratures.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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Fernán-Coronas, "Montañegas". Uviéu, Trabe, 2025.
February 16, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Fernán-Coronas, "Montañegas". Uviéu, Trabe, 2025.
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La de Vallecas es una batalla contra el derrotismo.
February 14, 2026 at 11:49 AM
La de Vallecas es una batalla contra el derrotismo.
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“A victory for freedom for all”
Some good news from the High Court today:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/13/uk-ban-palestine-action-unlawful-high-court-judges-rule
Some good news from the High Court today:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/13/uk-ban-palestine-action-unlawful-high-court-judges-rule
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:29 PM
“A victory for freedom for all”
Some good news from the High Court today:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/13/uk-ban-palestine-action-unlawful-high-court-judges-rule
Some good news from the High Court today:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/13/uk-ban-palestine-action-unlawful-high-court-judges-rule
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Congrats to everyone longlisted for the Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize 2026 (formerly Republic of Consciousness).
Delighted to see Toothpull of St Dunstan by Kevin Davey there - I reviewed it for @irishtimes.com last year.
therepublicofconsciousness.substack.com/p/the-queen-...
Delighted to see Toothpull of St Dunstan by Kevin Davey there - I reviewed it for @irishtimes.com last year.
therepublicofconsciousness.substack.com/p/the-queen-...
The Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize 2026 longlist
The wait is over! Till the shortlist wait
therepublicofconsciousness.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Congrats to everyone longlisted for the Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize 2026 (formerly Republic of Consciousness).
Delighted to see Toothpull of St Dunstan by Kevin Davey there - I reviewed it for @irishtimes.com last year.
therepublicofconsciousness.substack.com/p/the-queen-...
Delighted to see Toothpull of St Dunstan by Kevin Davey there - I reviewed it for @irishtimes.com last year.
therepublicofconsciousness.substack.com/p/the-queen-...
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I have some readings coming up this month, starting Monday in Bristol at East Bristol Books where I’ll be launching my Crater broadside with the amazing Jèssica Pujol Duran and Richard Parker, in town from Santiago, Chile! www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/eas...
February 13, 2026 at 7:38 AM
I have some readings coming up this month, starting Monday in Bristol at East Bristol Books where I’ll be launching my Crater broadside with the amazing Jèssica Pujol Duran and Richard Parker, in town from Santiago, Chile! www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/eas...
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MANCHESTER IN TRANSLATION 2026 🗣️
📅 FEB 23 @ 5:30pm
📍 Club Academy
Uni of Manchester Students Union
Oxford Road M13 9PR
Come to Manchester in Translation '26 for talks & Chinese translation workshops - no experience necessary!
🎫 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
📅 FEB 23 @ 5:30pm
📍 Club Academy
Uni of Manchester Students Union
Oxford Road M13 9PR
Come to Manchester in Translation '26 for talks & Chinese translation workshops - no experience necessary!
🎫 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
January 26, 2026 at 1:41 PM
MANCHESTER IN TRANSLATION 2026 🗣️
📅 FEB 23 @ 5:30pm
📍 Club Academy
Uni of Manchester Students Union
Oxford Road M13 9PR
Come to Manchester in Translation '26 for talks & Chinese translation workshops - no experience necessary!
🎫 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
📅 FEB 23 @ 5:30pm
📍 Club Academy
Uni of Manchester Students Union
Oxford Road M13 9PR
Come to Manchester in Translation '26 for talks & Chinese translation workshops - no experience necessary!
🎫 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
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Read guest editor Emyr Wallace Humphreys's contextual essay about our latest Celtic issue, the decision to focus on the more prominent languages within the Celtic family, and the fragile status of the languages themselves.
Read: “A Subtle Confluence”: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
Read: “A Subtle Confluence”: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
February 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Read guest editor Emyr Wallace Humphreys's contextual essay about our latest Celtic issue, the decision to focus on the more prominent languages within the Celtic family, and the fragile status of the languages themselves.
Read: “A Subtle Confluence”: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
Read: “A Subtle Confluence”: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
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Bullaun Press was thrilled to be represented at @thesocietyofauthors #TranslationPrizes2025 awards ceremony at the British Library last night, where translators Karen Fleetwood and Laëtitia Saint-Loubert were in the running for the Scott Moncrieff Prize.
February 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Bullaun Press was thrilled to be represented at @thesocietyofauthors #TranslationPrizes2025 awards ceremony at the British Library last night, where translators Karen Fleetwood and Laëtitia Saint-Loubert were in the running for the Scott Moncrieff Prize.
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Tonight we announce the winners of our 2025 Translation Prizes. Nine literary translators and one editor will be honoured at a ceremony at the British Library, celebrating outstanding translations of prose, poetry and non-fiction, from languages from around the globe and across a range of genres.
February 10, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Tonight we announce the winners of our 2025 Translation Prizes. Nine literary translators and one editor will be honoured at a ceremony at the British Library, celebrating outstanding translations of prose, poetry and non-fiction, from languages from around the globe and across a range of genres.
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Beth yw Gwobr Anthea Bell i Gyfieithwyr Ifanc?
Now available on our website are introductory slides to the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators in both Welsh and English! These are perfect for learning more about the Prize, sharing information with students and MFL colleagues, or [...]
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Now available on our website are introductory slides to the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators in both Welsh and English! These are perfect for learning more about the Prize, sharing information with students and MFL colleagues, or [...]
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February 11, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Beth yw Gwobr Anthea Bell i Gyfieithwyr Ifanc?
Now available on our website are introductory slides to the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators in both Welsh and English! These are perfect for learning more about the Prize, sharing information with students and MFL colleagues, or [...]
(1/5)
Now available on our website are introductory slides to the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators in both Welsh and English! These are perfect for learning more about the Prize, sharing information with students and MFL colleagues, or [...]
(1/5)
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Don't buy books on Amazon
Don't publish through Amazon
Don't publish through Amazon
Amazon is reportedly preparing to launch a marketplace for publishers to sell their content to firms offering AI products www.reuters.com/business/ret...
February 10, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Don't buy books on Amazon
Don't publish through Amazon
Don't publish through Amazon
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📓Pre-orders now open for our latest #poetry book #ThePosthumousBookofShahrazad! Orders made through our online shop receive a custom design enamel pin featuring the pelican on the cover. Publishing on 21 March, @unesco #WorldPoetryDay, gift-wrapped and posted to you!🦢
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The Posthumous Book of Shahrazad
‘A remarkable testament to all that is found in translation: a collection of poems, a matrilineage, the Asturian poetic tradition, and a reminder that every storyteller since Shahrazad keeps …
skeinpress.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:13 PM
📓Pre-orders now open for our latest #poetry book #ThePosthumousBookofShahrazad! Orders made through our online shop receive a custom design enamel pin featuring the pelican on the cover. Publishing on 21 March, @unesco #WorldPoetryDay, gift-wrapped and posted to you!🦢
skeinpress.com/product/the-...
skeinpress.com/product/the-...
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Güei Xixón fai homenaxe a Xuan Bello y nun podemos dexar de participar y sumanos a l’alcordanza d’unu de los grandes poetes del Resurdimientu.
February 7, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Güei Xixón fai homenaxe a Xuan Bello y nun podemos dexar de participar y sumanos a l’alcordanza d’unu de los grandes poetes del Resurdimientu.
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A novel from @paveebeoir.bsky.social (author of the memoir 'Unsettled'), published by @skeinpress.bsky.social next month.
February 6, 2026 at 10:47 AM
A novel from @paveebeoir.bsky.social (author of the memoir 'Unsettled'), published by @skeinpress.bsky.social next month.
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We’re delighted to announce that 18 titles from 14 publishers, 12 languages and 16 regions have won #PENTranslates awards.
www.englishpen.org/posts/news/p...
www.englishpen.org/posts/news/p...
PEN Translates winners announced - News & Events - English PEN
www.englishpen.org
February 5, 2026 at 11:01 AM
We’re delighted to announce that 18 titles from 14 publishers, 12 languages and 16 regions have won #PENTranslates awards.
www.englishpen.org/posts/news/p...
www.englishpen.org/posts/news/p...
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We’re delighted to announce that 18 titles from 14 publishers, 12 languages and 16 regions have won #PENTranslates awards.
www.englishpen.org/posts/news/p...
www.englishpen.org/posts/news/p...
PEN Translates winners announced - News & Events - English PEN
www.englishpen.org
February 5, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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📣 @wasafirimag.bsky.social invites applications for a UK-based Translator in Residence working with/in Endangered Languages. Applications close on February 15. Learn more: buff.ly/w3JVGFD
Call for Applications: Wasafiri Translator in Residence – Endangered Languages
We are excited to open applications for a UK-based Translator in Residence working with/in Endangered Languages — and invite proposals from translators…
www.wasafiri.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
📣 @wasafirimag.bsky.social invites applications for a UK-based Translator in Residence working with/in Endangered Languages. Applications close on February 15. Learn more: buff.ly/w3JVGFD
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Such an important initiative.
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Such an important initiative.
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So many amazing people involved in getting this book to this point, cannot wait for it to be out in the world. And my word, that cover...
This Imbolc, we are thrilled to unveil the cover of 'The Posthumous Book of Shahrazad', the award-winning Asturian collection by @raquelmenendez.bsky.social, in an extraordinary translation by @robmunb.bsky.social! Design & illustration by Patrick Fisher at Frontwards Design. Pre-orders now open!
February 3, 2026 at 9:09 AM
So many amazing people involved in getting this book to this point, cannot wait for it to be out in the world. And my word, that cover...
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“Translation requires a lot of specialized knowledge, from jargon and slang to literary history. But that shouldn’t stop anyone from trying their hand at it for the pure pleasure of solving a puzzle and playing with form” — Bela Shayevich writes in her new @nplusonemag.com column:
Introducing Miss Translation | Bela Shayevich
You may have noticed that this column feels a little incestuous (there is that Saskia Vogel again . . .) but that’s our world in translation. It’s small, and its actors, often by necessity, are…
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February 2, 2026 at 9:34 PM
“Translation requires a lot of specialized knowledge, from jargon and slang to literary history. But that shouldn’t stop anyone from trying their hand at it for the pure pleasure of solving a puzzle and playing with form” — Bela Shayevich writes in her new @nplusonemag.com column:
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Literature Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland invite you to an online talk led by Sinéad Mac Aodha, Director of Literature Ireland, which will explore ways to engage with contemporary Irish writing across Latin America.
Sign up here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/literature...
Sign up here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/literature...
February 3, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Literature Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland invite you to an online talk led by Sinéad Mac Aodha, Director of Literature Ireland, which will explore ways to engage with contemporary Irish writing across Latin America.
Sign up here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/literature...
Sign up here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/literature...
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World Poetry Review is open for submissions, February 1st-February 28th, for issue 13.
Translators of poetry are encouraged to apply! Check out our submission guidelines to learn more about what we're looking for:
worldpoetryreview.org/submissions/
#translation #poetry #poem #poems
Translators of poetry are encouraged to apply! Check out our submission guidelines to learn more about what we're looking for:
worldpoetryreview.org/submissions/
#translation #poetry #poem #poems
February 1, 2026 at 3:24 PM
World Poetry Review is open for submissions, February 1st-February 28th, for issue 13.
Translators of poetry are encouraged to apply! Check out our submission guidelines to learn more about what we're looking for:
worldpoetryreview.org/submissions/
#translation #poetry #poem #poems
Translators of poetry are encouraged to apply! Check out our submission guidelines to learn more about what we're looking for:
worldpoetryreview.org/submissions/
#translation #poetry #poem #poems
So many amazing people involved in getting this book to this point, cannot wait for it to be out in the world. And my word, that cover...
This Imbolc, we are thrilled to unveil the cover of 'The Posthumous Book of Shahrazad', the award-winning Asturian collection by @raquelmenendez.bsky.social, in an extraordinary translation by @robmunb.bsky.social! Design & illustration by Patrick Fisher at Frontwards Design. Pre-orders now open!
February 3, 2026 at 9:09 AM
So many amazing people involved in getting this book to this point, cannot wait for it to be out in the world. And my word, that cover...
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No olvidéis enviar vuestras aportaciones antes de la medianoche de hoy: yo he incluido un pequeño preludio en lo tocante a nuestra profesión y he suscrito el fantástico texto de @varyingweion.neopaquita.es.ap.brid.gy. ¡Son cinco minutos de vuestras vidas que pueden suponer un cambio importantísimo!
RECHAZAMOS el artículo 13 de la modificación del RD que actualiza el Estatuto del Artista, en el que permiten el uso de IA generativa en el contrato artístico para generar contenidos.
TODA LA INFO + ejemplos de aportaciones enviadas, en nuestra web. Difundan! 🙏
arteesetica.org/el-estatuto-...
TODA LA INFO + ejemplos de aportaciones enviadas, en nuestra web. Difundan! 🙏
arteesetica.org/el-estatuto-...
El Estatuto del Artista es la nueva avanzada del gobierno de España para normalizar el uso de IA generativa – Arte es Ética
arteesetica.org
February 2, 2026 at 11:41 AM
No olvidéis enviar vuestras aportaciones antes de la medianoche de hoy: yo he incluido un pequeño preludio en lo tocante a nuestra profesión y he suscrito el fantástico texto de @varyingweion.neopaquita.es.ap.brid.gy. ¡Son cinco minutos de vuestras vidas que pueden suponer un cambio importantísimo!