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Jul 14, 20214 min read
BILA HUDOOD Festival - Arabic Literature
A new kid on the literary festival block this year is BILA HUDOOD: Arabic Literature Everywhere.
May 24, 20216 min read
Borderless Book Club – Strange Beasts of China
Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge, translated from Chinese by Jeremy Tiang, (2020) Tilted Axis at Borderless Book Club. February 2021.
Mar 29, 20215 min read
Translating WorldKidLit - Dr BJ Epstein
What is children’s literature? Where do you start when you begin to translate a book for children? Dr BJ Epstein shares examples.
Mar 8, 20215 min read
Translating KidLit – Montreuil Book Fair
How do children’s books make their way into French from other cultures and languages? That was the topic of a fascinating panel at SLPJ.
Feb 6, 20214 min read
Borderless Book Club – Zero
Another Thursday evening, another cosy evening online with the Borderless Book Club.
Feb 1, 20216 min read
Montreuil Children’s Book Fair - #SLPJ2020
France may have been placed under lockdown at the end of October, but that didn’t stop the annual Montreuil Children’s Book Fair (SLPJ).
Dec 17, 20201 min read
My Year @WorldKidLit
One of the most exciting opportunities I’ve had this year has been the chance to write more for the WorldKidLit blog. I’m grateful to the...
Dec 17, 20203 min read
#ReadingAfrica Week 6-12 December 2020
This post first appeared at WorldKidtLit on December 9, 2020 What if we got readers, publishers, librarians, authors, and everyone who...
Dec 11, 20203 min read
Gabo Prize for Translation 2020 Finalist
It was an honour to see my translation of an extract from Karin Kalisa's Sungs Laden selected as a Finalist in the Gabo Prize for...
Nov 23, 20209 min read
World Kid Lit – Young Adult Studies Association Conference
YA in Translation Panel - 3 November 2020 Reham Almutairi, Marcia Lynx Qualey, Nanette McGuinness, Lawrence Schimel and Claire Storey in...
Nov 5, 20205 min read
Stereotypes in children’s picture books
Reflections on the representation of Africans, people of African descent and Africa Brussels, Librairie Le Wolf, 18 December 2019...
Sep 18, 20204 min read
#WorldKidLit Challenge – Canada
I felt like I needed a laugh and a bit of colour this week, so I headed to North America with Elise Gravel’s extremely eye-catching Olga and
Sep 16, 20204 min read
Getting Started - Creative Writing
Creative writing couldn’t possibly be for me, could it?
Sep 11, 20203 min read
WorldKidLit Month
Illustration credits: Pablo Gallo and Thiago Lopes. Font courtesy of Elīna Brasliņa You don't have to have known me for long before you...
Sep 9, 20202 min read
Hello & Welcome
After recently sorting through a pile of notebooks full of quotes, thoughts, and other musings quickly jotted down at countless literary...
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