European Literature Night VII: The ELN Translation Pitch - New Literary Voices

Eight enthralling books by contemporary European writers, which have not yet been translated into English, will be pitched live to an audience and expert jury consisting of Max Porter (Granta Books), Kerry Glencorse (Susanna Lee Associates) and Stefan Tobler (And Other Stories Publishing). With just three minutes per pitch, and complemented by extracts read by actors, this whirlwind journey of discovery will uncover brilliant new European literary gems.

Featuring Jan Nemec's A History of Light (Czech Republic) by Melvyn Clarke, Vonne von der Meer´s Take 7 (Netherlands) by Laura Vroomen, Pierre Autin-Grenier´s That´s Just How (France) by Andrea Reece, Jan Van Loy´s Scraps (Flanders) by Anna Asbury, Vladimir Zarev´s Ruin (Bulgaria) by Angela Rodel, Krisztina Tóth´s Pixel (Hungary) by Owen Good, Verena Rossbacher´s Small Talk and Slaughter (Germany) by Anne Posten and Jesper Wung-Sung´s Proper Fractions (Denmark) by Lindy Falk van Rooyen. Hosted by Chris Gribble (Writers Centre Norwich).

The aim of The ELN Translation Pitch is to support and promote the work of EU writers who have not yet had a complete work published in English, whilst offering a public platform to emerging translators. The winning translator will be offered support and promotion from Free Word and English PEN, including a £250 PEN Samples grant and an interview published online.

Part of the European Literature Night VII
13 May – 9 June 2015
www.europeanliteraturenight.co.uk
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European Literature Night (ELN) is the annual literary showcase bringing the best of the continent’s authors to the UK. Now moving into its seventh year, the ELN 2015 is a series of events, including four events at the British Library and the ELN Translation Pitch at the Free Word Centre. European Literature Night is presented in partnership with EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture) London, the European Commission Representation in the UK, the British Library, the Czech Centre London and Speaking Volumes Live Literature Productions.


The ELN Translation Pitch is organised by the Czech Centre London in partnership with English PEN, Free Word, the Translators Association and the Emerging Translators Network and supported by the Ballassi Institute, Hungarian Cultural Centre, Bulgarian Cultural Institute, Czech Centre, Embassy of Denmark, Danish Arts Foundation, Flanders House, Institut francais, Goethe Institute, Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands.