BCLT is a research centre within the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. We support the MA in Literary Translation at the University of East Anglia and an extensive programme of PhD research.

We also work in close partnership with National Centre for Writing and a wide range of other national and international organisations to deliver a programme of activities which support the professional development of literary translators and promote the recognition of literary translation as a profession. These include the annual Sebald Lecture and the International Summer School in Literary Translation and Creative Writing.

Sebald Lecture 2024: Rowan Williams
1:36:45
Sebald Lecture 2024: Rowan Williams
The Other Moving Pieces in Literary Translation: Agents, Editors, and Funders
59:56
The Other Moving Pieces in Literary Translation: Agents, Editors, and Funders
BCLT Publishers panel: How do I speak to a publisher?
57:56
BCLT Publishers panel: How do I speak to a publisher?
Translation and Mysticism: The Rose and the Wherefore
1:33:39
Translation and Mysticism: The Rose and the Wherefore
Research Seminar with Ian Giles- Translating the Profession through the Lens of Patricia Crampton
1:29:17
Research Seminar with Ian Giles- Translating the Profession through the Lens of Patricia Crampton
Research Seminar with Paschalis Nikolaou- Classical Arrangements: Ancient Texts, Beyond Translation
1:31:22
Research Seminar with Paschalis Nikolaou- Classical Arrangements: Ancient Texts, Beyond Translation
Publishers Panel - The Place of Digital Publishing
1:16:57
Publishers Panel - The Place of Digital Publishing
Translators as Labour Organisers
59:42
Translators as Labour Organisers
Translating Don Quixote into Arabic
1:19:19
Translating Don Quixote into Arabic
Speaking in Many Tongues - Multilingualism as an Aesthetic
1:26:12
Speaking in Many Tongues - Multilingualism as an Aesthetic
Kari Dickson - Active Listening - Music and Translation
1:25:34
Kari Dickson - Active Listening - Music and Translation
Mohini Gupta - Language Politics, Education and Translation in India
1:30:14
Mohini Gupta - Language Politics, Education and Translation in India
Henri Bloemen - Translating ‘Sensitive’ Texts and the Question of the Authenticity of Translations
1:33:40
Henri Bloemen - Translating ‘Sensitive’ Texts and the Question of the Authenticity of Translations
Helen Gibson - Translation and Stylistic Variation
1:35:22
Helen Gibson - Translation and Stylistic Variation
Hold Your Nose and…Translate?
1:00:23
Hold Your Nose and…Translate?
Publishers Panel: Trends, Challenges and Perspectives
1:02:57
Publishers Panel: Trends, Challenges and Perspectives
Kobus Marais - Explorations into the Thermodynamics of Semiosis
1:29:56
Kobus Marais - Explorations into the Thermodynamics of Semiosis
Publishers Panel - BCLT Summer School 2023
1:31:05
Publishers Panel - BCLT Summer School 2023
Translators With Luv: Collaboration in Translation
1:05:54
Translators With Luv: Collaboration in Translation
The Reluctant Editor: Translating Unstable Originals - Jessica Cohen
59:40
The Reluctant Editor: Translating Unstable Originals - Jessica Cohen
Ambivalent Translation: Slurs and Slights - Dr. Mariam Rahmani
24:54
Ambivalent Translation: Slurs and Slights - Dr. Mariam Rahmani
Marketing and Promoting Literary Translations with Less Noise and More Signal - Jenny Bhatt
34:45
Marketing and Promoting Literary Translations with Less Noise and More Signal - Jenny Bhatt
Pitching for Professionals - Michele Hutchison
21:58
Pitching for Professionals - Michele Hutchison
On Translation, Bridges and Collaboration: Working with Latin American Indigenous Languages
46:35
On Translation, Bridges and Collaboration: Working with Latin American Indigenous Languages
From Mother Tongue to Other Tongue - Jayasree Kalathil
1:14:08
From Mother Tongue to Other Tongue - Jayasree Kalathil
‘The Life-Art of Translation: Hybrid Life Writing by Literary Translators’ - Jen Calleja
1:30:01
‘The Life-Art of Translation: Hybrid Life Writing by Literary Translators’ - Jen Calleja
Book Launch for 'Uruguayan Theatre in Translation' with Dr Sophie Stevens
1:32:07
Book Launch for 'Uruguayan Theatre in Translation' with Dr Sophie Stevens
Sebald Lecture 2023: Alberto Manguel
1:33:02
Sebald Lecture 2023: Alberto Manguel
Stylistic Border Crossings in Multilingual and Translated (Con)texts
59:58
Stylistic Border Crossings in Multilingual and Translated (Con)texts
Influence in Slavic Contexts
1:11:20
Influence in Slavic Contexts