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Upcoming Events
We run events, talks and workshops on all aspects of literary translation. Our events are open to the public and, unless stated otherwise, admission is free. Events are usually held at Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation, 36 Fenian Street, Dublin D02 CH22 (two minutes' walk from Trinity's Lincoln Gate), and occasionally at larger venues on Trinity's campus. Most of our events are run in hybrid format, so you can join from wherever you are in the world. If you would like to receive advance notice of these events, please complete the form at the bottom of this page, or email littrans@tcd.ie. We will not use your contact details for any other purpose.
World Fiction Book Club
Tuesday,
10 February 2026
6:30-7:30pm (online)
We will meet to discuss Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, a collection of stories translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi. This book won the 2025 International Booker Prize. All welcome and admission is free. You can find more information about the book club and how to register here.
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Masterclass: Translating Children's Literature
with Goedele De Sterck
6-8pm, Thursday, 25 February 2026
at
36 Fenian Street, Dublin D02 CH22
Leading literary translator and academic, Dr Goedele De Sterck (University of Salamanca) will lead this workshop which is open to emerging and established translators working with any language pair. Advance booking essential as spaces are limited. You can find all the information at this link. |
Languages 250 at Trinity:
Postgraduate and ECR Conference
Saturday, 21 March 2026
To mark the 250th anniversary of modern languages at Trinity College Dublin, the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies is organising a postgraduate and ECR conference to be held on Saturday, 21 March 2026 at the Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation.
The theme of this conference will be the history of modern languages, including Irish, at Trinity College Dublin and the broader cultural and intellectual contributions made by Trinity graduates and scholars of our discipline.
Please find all the details and information here.
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Dante's Divine Comedy
11:30am-1:30pm,
Wednesdays
fortnightly from
28 January - 22 April 2026
at 36 Fenian Street, Dublin D02 CH22
Our readings of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy will continue from January - April 2026, led by Emeritus Professor Corinna Salvadori Lonergan. No prior knowledge of Dante or Italian is required and we read the poem in English translation. Readers of all backgrounds and disciplines are welcome, and you may attend as many or as few readings as you wish. Please sign up for each reading that you would like to attend.
The reading group will meet on 11 & 25 February, 11 & 25 March, and 8 & 22 April. Admission is free, but booking is essential: you can find all the dates and booking information here.
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