Pitching your Translation with Anton Hur

Wasafiriis a leading magazine in the field of International Contemporary Writing. It publishes ground-breaking work on literary cultures from across the globe, and offers a rare platform to emerging writers from all backgrounds, in particular reaching out to marginalised voices. For over three decades, Wasafiri has created a dynamic platform for the publication of international contemporary writing, featuring a diverse range of cultural contexts, both in Britain and elsewhere.

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How does a translation project find a publishing house?

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Wasafiri is excited to announce an in-person translation workshop tutored by our 2025 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize Fiction judge <a href="https://www.wasafiri.org/people/anton-hur/" title="https://www.wasafiri.org/people/anton-hur/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Anton Hur</a>.How does a translation project find a publishing house? Translator and writer Anton Hur describes the pitching process behind bringing a translated book to the attention of Anglophone publishers and discusses various issues surrounding the profession of literary translation.When: Tuesday, 8 October, 6-8pmWhere: ArtsOne, Queen Mary University of London (Mile End campus)Tickets: Full price tickets from £25. Concession and subsidised tickets are available.This workshop is supported by the Centre for Contemporary Writing, Queen Mary University of London, and LTI Korea.____________________________________________________________________________________Anton Hur is a translator and author working in Seoul. He is the author of Toward Eternity (HarperVia) and No One Told Me Not To (Across Books). He was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and raised in British Hong Kong, Ethiopia, and Thailand, but mostly in Korea.

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