International Translation Workshop

181:205:0001; IWP:5205:0001
Christopher Merrill, Natasa Durovicova
January 1, 2012 - 2:30pm to 4:20pm
Fall 12
Day(s) of Week: 
Friday
100 Shambaugh House

The Internatonal Translation Workshop partners IWP residents with writer-translators from the University of Iowa to create new works of poetry and fiction in English. The group meets in an informal environment for discussions of problems that arise from the projects at hand, and for shared presentations. After the IWP residents depart Iowa City, the remaining month is spent revising the translations, reading translation criticism, and debating issues in the practice of translation.

Syllabus (PDF)

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  • We regret the passing, on April 11, 2024, of the distinguished Romanian author and critic Dan Cristea, who served as the editor in chief of the Luceafărul de Dimineață cultural monthly. In addition to being an alum of the 1985 Fall Residency, Cristea received his PhD in Comparative Literature at the University of Iowa.

  • Our congratulations to 1986 Fall Residency writer Kwame Dawes, who has been named the new poet laureate of Jamaica.

  • Congratulations to our colleagues Jennifer Croft and Aron Aji, who are among those serving as judges for the National Book Awards this year, in their case in the category of translated literature.

  • Ranjit Hoskote’s speech at the 2024 Goa Literary Festival addresses the current situation in Gaza.

  • In NY Times, Bina Shah worries about the state of Pakistani—and American—democracy.

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