Josephine Murray

Writer, journalist, French to English literary translator, Secretary of @petraenetwork. MA Literary Translation UEA. Loves languages, books & cooking

[Int'l Research Society for Children's Literature @IRSCL_News]

#CFP: The Child and the Book Conference:
Making, Building, Mending: Creativity and Craftsmanship in Children’s Literature and Culture
Deadline for submissions: 31 October 2023
2-4 May 2024, University of Rouen Normandy
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://t.co/PcfJgamMln

[Sophie Heywood @HeywoodSophie]

The fully-open access children's literature and culture journal Strenae has just launched this CFP:
Children’s Literature in Times of War
Deadline for abstract submission : 15 January 2024
Editors: Svetlana Maslinskaia and Kirill Maslinsky
Details here 👇https://t.co/j7hIsnYlwC

[Stroud Book Festival @BookStroud]

Happy #BookshopDay! What better excuse to get yourself down to #Stroud Bookshop to treat yourself…& pick up a copy of the #StroudBookFestival programme while you’re there! #InStroud 📚 📖🤓

[rosie goldsmith @GoldRosie]

Today we relaunch our #RivetingReviews @eurolitnet - to celebrate #InternationalTranslationDay & to ensure that translated literature in English receives the attention it deserves. Our editor this Quarter is the great @west_camel & published by @Anna__Hyde https://t.co/NOroePQ9fc

[Josephine Murray @MsJHMurray]

@ITIFoodDrinkNet biscuits and ...ferns?! Well I never!

[ianVisits @ianvisits]

Have you ever wondered if there's any significance in the design of a Custard Cream biscuit?

A biscuity thread...

[World Kid Lit: global literature for young people @worldkidlit]

Where is the largest collection of translated children’s books in the UK?

#WorldKidLitMonth

[Claire Cox @Claire_Cox16]

Thanks to @MsJHMurray for mentioning the Foodie Translators Facebook group in her lovely article on food translation in the @ITIBulletin. Anyone else now also craving toad in the hole?! #xl8

[Josephine Murray @MsJHMurray]

As a reader, or a translator or writer, how do you feel about words left untranslated?https://t.co/liubUzvMz1

[Asymptote Journal @asymptotejrnl]

“I’ll be the first Romani woman to write sci-fi."”

Journey through Romani heritage, from folklores to challenging taboos, and explore the quest for identity and revival in literature with Maria Siváková: https://t.co/oMZdr25kr0

[Josephine Murray @MsJHMurray]

New Fiction in Translation section in Richard Booth's Bookshop, Hay on Wye.

[Neil Drysdale @NeilDrysdale]

Sad news about the death of Robbie Shepherd at 87. He may have described himself as "just a loon fae Dunecht", but he was "Mr Doric" to so many. Robbie loved the north-east, the music and the people of the region and he was a genuinely nice man!
https://t.co/0QGJ0luWK6

[Petra-E Network @petraenetwork]

I'm delighted to take over the reins @petraenetwork Twitter. I'm @MsJHMurray, Literary Translator, Journalist & now Secretary of PETRA-E Network. Looking forward to sharing literary translation ideas & events with you all.

[Julia Churchill @JuliaChurchill]

If you’re writing for children or young adults and you’re ready to share your work with agents, keep me in mind. I’m very much on the lookout for a new talent to work with. Submissions guidelines are on the AMH website.

[#womenintranslation @Read_WIT]

Oh, and by the by... due to the miracle of air travel and time zones, I will have a 34-hour long August 1st this year. Happy 10th #WITMonth, everyone!!!!!!

[Josephine Murray @MsJHMurray]

This is going on my reading list!

[Krishnendu Ray @Raykris1]

This mother-son, historian-anthropologist, duo is just stellar. A beautiful book to read. They also give us a few revealing glimpses outside of Mediterranean-North Atlantic provincialisms!

[Read A Little Poetry @readalittlepoem]

“The world is full of paper. // Write to me.”

— Agha Shahid Ali
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This poem appeared in The Half-Inch Himalayas by Agha Shahid Ali, published by Wesleyan University Press, 1987. Shared here with profound gratitude.

[WordsWithoutBorders @wwborders]

We’re hiring! As WWB’s books editor, you’ll be right in the middle of the global literary conversation, commissioning and editing reviews of new books in translation. Find out more at: https://t.co/pfbDqpHsEk

[Chartered Institute of Linguists @CIOL_Linguists]

Interested in #art and looking to add to your specialisms as a #translator / #interpreter?
This 1.5-hour session focuses on museum audio description – the visual description of artworks, cultural artefacts and archaeological findings.
Highly qualified in her field, Chiara Bartolini runs this fascinating focus session for #language #professionals on audio description for #museums for #accessibility.
Book your place here: https://t.co/1vmjva02Eh
#museums #accessibility #art #archeology #translation

[cbcp_UniRdg @cbcp_UniRdg]

If you missed the wonderful @julioserrano and @lawrenceschimel reading poems in Spanish and English, talking translation for children and so much more, you can catch the recording here 👇👇
We highly recommend!
@TheEmmaPress @OutsideInWorld
https://t.co/D03BZho1ce

[Josephine Murray @MsJHMurray]

My delicious (enormous!) vanilla panna cotta with forest fruit compote and honeycomb @saracensheadinn overlooking the Wye at Symonds Yat East. Gorgeous combination of flavours and textures.