Programs at The Banff Centre

Banff International Literary Translation Centre (BILTC) 2008

Program dates: June 09, 2008 - June 28, 2008

Application deadline: January 18, 2008

Arrival June 8 and departure June 29
Susan Ouriou, director
Please note the application deadline has been extended.

Program Information

Faculty: Susan Ouriou - , Barbara Harshav - , Hugh Hazelton - , Pura López Colomé - ,
Invited Writers: Evelyne de la Chenelière - , Shauna Singh Baldwin - , Elizabeth Hay - ,

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"The Centre has given me an invaluable opportunity to focus on my project unshackled from the care of everyday life. More than that, the specific and expert attention to the larger issues raised by translation, especially from the faculty, make the centre a true "think tank" on international literature."
Michael F. Moore — NY, 2007 BILTC participant translating from Italian

Inspired by the network of international literary translation centres in Europe, the Banff International Literary Translation Centre (BILTC) is the first of its kind in North America. The primary focus of the residency program is to afford literary translators a period of uninterrupted work on a current project, within an international community of translators. Translators may request a joint residency (of up to one week) with a writer, allowing the translator to consult and deepen his or her knowledge of the writer’s intentions and the context of the work being translated. Consultation with the program director and experienced translators in residence as faculty will be available. Three or four times a week participants gather for readings by invited writers and informal presentations by faculty, or simply to exchange information and discuss their work in progress.

The program is open to literary translators from Canada, Mexico, and the United States translating from any language, and to international translators working on literature from the Americas (both the North and South American continents). Since the inaugural program in 2003, the Centre has hosted translators from 18 countries translating work involving 28 languages. Writers from Canada, the United States, and Mexico have been invited to spend a week in residence to consult with their translators from abroad.

Literary translators are also invited to apply year round for independent residencies in The Banff Centre’s Leighton Studios.

How to Apply

All programs, faculty, dates, fees, and offers of financial assistance are subject to change. Non-refundable fees and deposits will be retained upon cancellation. Any other fees are refunded at the discretion of The Banff Centre.