Meet the World

Our Meet the World series aims to celebrate our ongoing connections with international writers and translators by sharing their writing and ideas with new readers.

Join us at one of our online events, or in person at Dragon Hall in Norwich to celebrate the recent works made across styles, languages and cultures.

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Past Meet the World events

Explore former Meet the World events curated by writers and literary translators around the world over on our Youtube channel.

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Revisit the latest Meet the World events

Watch ‘Translating Genre’

Revisit this Meet the World panel discussion, exploring the process of translating genre fiction.

18 December 2023

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Literary Translation

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Watch ‘This is my ******* country! Bad language and good living in the UK’

Watch this Meet the World panel discussion, exploring the experiences of Nepali Gurkhas living in the UK through the lens of language, cultural expression and identity.

9 November 2023

Event

Meet the World

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Watch ‘Meet the World: Translating Arab graphic novels’

In this Meet the World event, four writers and translators of recently published graphic novels from the Arab world discuss the translation process as well as identity, language and representation.

27 September 2023

Literary Translation

Residencies

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Watch ‘Translators with Luv: Collaboration in Translation’

Watch this panel discussion between translators Anton Hur, Slin Jung and Clare Richards about collaborating in literary translation.

21 September 2023

Literary Translation

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