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OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Aug 13

We are offering up to 10 studentships for PhD students to attend the conference. They must be based in the UK and not at Oxford. It will cover a one-night stay at St John's College and conference dinner on the 11th of September and a small contribution towards local travel.

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OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Aug 13

Tickets available for International Conference: Comparative Literature and Decoloniality (September 11-12, Oxford).

A collab with the British Comparative Literature Association (BCLA), sponsored by @britishacademy.bsky.social, @stjohnsox.bsky.social, OCCT, and the BCLA.

shorturl.at/AdoHA

International Conference: Comparative Literature and Decoloniality

Reimagining comparative literature through the lens of decoloniality, 11-12 September 2026, St John's College, University of Oxford

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OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Aug 12

We are offering up to 10 studentships for PhD students to attend the conference. They must be based in the UK and not at Oxford. It will cover a one-night stay at St John's College and conference dinner on the 11th of September and a small contribution towards local travel.

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OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Aug 12

Tickets available for International Conference: Comparative Literature and Decoloniality (Sep 11-12, Oxford).

A collab with the British Comparative Literature Association (BCLA), sponsored by @britishacademy.bsky.social, @stjohnsox.bsky.social, OCCT, and the BCLA.

shorturl.at/AdoHA

International Conference: Comparative Literature and Decoloniality

Reimagining comparative literature through the lens of decoloniality, 11-12 September 2026, St John's College, University of Oxford

shorturl.at

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OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Aug 11

We are offering up to 10 studentships for PhD students to attend the conference. They must be based in the UK and not at Oxford. It will cover a one-night stay at St John's College and conference dinner on the 11th of September and a small contribution towards local travel.

OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Aug 11

Tickets available for International Conference: Comparative Literature and Decoloniality (Sep 11-12, Oxford).

A collab with the British Comparative Literature Association (BCLA), sponsored by @britishacademy.bsky.social, @stjohnsox.bsky.social, OCCT, and the BCLA.

shorturl.at/AdoHA

International Conference: Comparative Literature and Decoloniality

Reimagining comparative literature through the lens of decoloniality, 11-12 September 2026, St John's College, University of Oxford

shorturl.at

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · Jul 14

Reminder that the deadline for the Stephen Spender Translation Prize is 31 July - find out more and get your entries in at stephen-spender.org/stephen-spender-prize

Open to pupils & teachers in UK & Ireland schools! You can enter in any language

#SSTPoetryPrize2025

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OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Jul 14

Calling young translators and teachers! Just 2 weeks left to submit to the #SSTPoetryPrize2025! Translate into English any poem from any language, or a Portuguese poem from the #PortugueseSpotlight booklet! @stephenspender.bsky.social

www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spender-prize/

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OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Jun 18

We have launched an Instagram!

Follow us at: www.instagram.com/oc...

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Jeffrey Zuckerman @jmz.bsky.social · Jun 15

Oh my gosh!!! 🪼💙🪼💙🪼💙!!!

OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Jun 15

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize 2025 is

Jeffrey Zuckerman's translation of Jellyfish Have No Ears (MacLehose) by Adèle Rosenfeld.

Many congratulations to to all the short- and longlisted translators!

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OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thank you so much for coming! Hope you feel better soon!

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Monica Cure @monicacure.bsky.social · Jun 14

Slowly getting ready to announce the Oxford-Weidenfeld translation prize @oxfordcct.bsky.social. Minna Jeffrey, Thom Murphy, @acantrill.bsky.social, and I had our work cut out for us!

All the 8 shortlisted titles spread out on a table

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So Mayer @suchmayer.bsky.social · Jun 15

🪼🪼🪼 I love this book so much!! Felicitations @jmz.bsky.social 🙌🏻

OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Jun 15

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize 2025 is

Jeffrey Zuckerman's translation of Jellyfish Have No Ears (MacLehose) by Adèle Rosenfeld.

Many congratulations to to all the short- and longlisted translators!

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OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Jun 15

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize 2025 is

Jeffrey Zuckerman's translation of Jellyfish Have No Ears (MacLehose) by Adèle Rosenfeld.

Many congratulations to to all the short- and longlisted translators!

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OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Jun 12

In 48 hrs we announce the winner of the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize!

Attend the prize-giving and an exclusive panel with some of the shortlisted translators and their editors on Saturday 14 June!

Panel: shorturl.at/wN6Pr
Prize-giving: shorturl.at/S8R0L

"This is Why": Translators on Translating, Editors on Editing

Join acclaimed translators and editors to hear more about their practices and choices in translation.

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OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Jun 12

We're delighted to showcase 3 poets and self-translators working in Welsh and Gaelic to Oxford Translation Day!

Join us to hear from Menna Elfyn, Petra Joana Poncarova, and Mererid Puw Davies

⏰: 14 Jun., 14-15:15
📍: Seminar Rm. 8, St Anne's College
🌐: shorturl.at/L2sgQ

Between Tongues: Poetry and Self-Translation in Celtic Languages

This roundtable brings together three contemporary poets who write and translate their own work in Welsh and Scottish Gaelic.

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OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Jun 11

We're so excited to have three incredible Welsh and Gaelic poets coming to read their work and speak about it at Oxford Translation Day!

Remember to register!

⏰: 14 June 2025, 14:00-15:15
📍: Seminar Room 8, St Anne's College
🌐: shorturl.at/ldqYS

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OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Jun 10

Have you ever wanted to try translating a language you don't know?

Give Utsa Bose's Bengali translation workshop a go - no Bengali required!

⏰: 14 June 2025, 09:30-10:45
📍: Seminar Room 7, St Anne's College
🌐: shorturl.at/IOzb7

"The One Who Has Arrived Late": Bengali Translation workshop with Utsa Bose

Collaboratively translate a Bengali poem into English. No knowledge of Bengali is required.

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OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Jun 10

Have you ever wanted to try translating a language you don't know?

Give Utsa Bose's Bengali translation workshop a go - no Bengali required!

⏰: 14 June 2025, 09:30-10:45
📍: Seminar Room 7, St Anne's College
🌐: shorturl.at/IOzb7

"The One Who Has Arrived Late": Bengali Translation workshop with Utsa Bose

Collaboratively translate a Bengali poem into English. No knowledge of Bengali is required.

shorturl.at

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OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Jun 7

Just 1 WEEK until we announce the winner of the Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize 2025!

🌐 Register for the prize-giving: shorturl.at/S8R0L
⏰ 14/06 @ 6:30pm
📍St Anne's College

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OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Jun 7

Just 1 WEEK until we announce the winner of the Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize 2025!

🌐 Register for the prize-giving: shorturl.at/S8R0L
⏰ 14/06 @ 6:30pm
📍St Anne's College

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Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social · Jun 6

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OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Jun 5

We are so excited to have the incredible Monica Cure at Oxford Translation Day as guest judge for the Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize 2025.

Register:

Prize giving: shorturl.at/S8R0L

In Conversation with Polly Barton and Monica Cure: shorturl.at/RRHoM

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OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Jun 6

DPhil in History, Utsa Bose's collection of translated short stories was recently published by Penguin!

Come along to his workshop on translating Bengali to learn his approach - no Bengali needed!

Register here: shorturl.at/IOzb7

OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Jun 6

We're excited to highlight the UK's linguistic diversity with #OxfordTranslationDay.

Join us to hear from three eminent poets + self-translators working in Welsh + Gaelic - Menna Elfyn, Petra Joana Poncarova, and Mererid Puw Davies.

⏰: 14/06, 2-3pm
🌐: shorturl.at/zAhy2

OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Jun 6

Nervous about applying for a PhD or postdoc in translation studies?

We've gathered together 4 ECRs to talk through applications and projects - bring your questions!

⏰: 14/06, 12:30-13:30
🌐: shorturl.at/5yHL1

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