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Frankfurter Buchmesse

7 - 11 October 2026

Conditions for young translators and what the future holds
Discussion

Conditions for young translators and what the future holds

Guest of Honour 2026: Czechia
Guest of Honour 2026: Czechia
Czechia
Guest of Honour Czechia
Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | Europe/Berlin

Forum

Forum 1 | A1
English
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This discussion with female translators will introduce two international projects that support young literary translators: the Susanna Roth Award, for translators from Czech under 40, which for twelve years has been promoting Czech Studies abroad while showcasing contemporary Czech literature beyond the Czech Republic; and the CELA project, which since 2017 has been bringing together emerging European writers, translators and others active in literature from eleven countries through workshops, residencies and participation in literary festivals, thus cultivating conditions in which these professionals can work and creating new opportunities for their cooperation.

Christina Frankenberg, Olha Futoran, Małgosia Briefjes. Moderation: Martina Kutková