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2027 French Visiting Translator Fellowship: Call for applications
Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation at Trinity College Dublin, and the French Embassy in Ireland seek applications from French literary translators for a residential translator fellowship in Dublin.
24 Jul 2026
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Taiwan-Ireland Poetry Translation 2026
Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation, in partnership with the National Museum of Taiwan Literature, is delighted to invite entries for the Taiwan–Ireland Poetry Translation Competition 2026. Deadline: 1 September.
01 Jun 2026
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Sarah Smyth (1956-2026)
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear friend and founding director, Sarah Smyth.
27 Feb 2026
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Great Irish Writers in Translation: Paul Lynch
We were honoured to welcome Booker prize-winning author Paul Lynch and his Bulgarian, French, Polish and Romanian translators to Trinity for a fascinating discussion about Paul's work in translation.
01 Oct 2025
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Key Capital Scholarships 2024-25
Thanks to the continued generosity of Key Capital, we were able to provide scholarships this year for two students on our MPhil in Literary Translation. Our scholarships winners this year were Matthew Carey and Joanna Lewandowska.
03 Apr 2023
Education
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The Centre's 10th Birthday celebrations
Provost Linda Doyle was the guest of honour at a celebration held to mark the 10th anniversary since the Centre was launched by the late Seamus Heaney in 2013.
01 May 2023
News
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Key Capital Scholarship 2023-24
Thanks to the generosity of Key Capital, we were able to provide a scholarship this year for one student on our MPhil in Literary Translation. Our scholarships winner this year is Isabelle Mann.
04 Apr 2022
Education
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Opening of the Sarah Smyth Reading Room
On 26 April 2022, we opened the Centre's doors after almost two years of lockdown, and we announced that the ground floor reception room at the Centre has been officially named the Sarah Smyth Reading Room.
28 Mar 2022
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Key Capital MPhil Scholarships
Key Capital has generously funded a series of scholarships to outstanding students on the MPhil in Literary Translation. The winner of the inaugural Key Capital Scholarship (2022-23) is Kinga Jurkiewicz.
04 Apr 2022
Education