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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.
Great Irish Writers in Translation: Paul Lynch
6:30pm, Wednesday 1 October 2025
Robert Emmet Theatre, Arts Block, Trinity College
Online tickets also available.

We are delighted to announce that Booker prize-winning author Paul Lynch and his Bulgarian, French, Polish and Romanian translators will be joining us for a discussion about Paul's work in translation, hosted by Professor Michael Cronin. Admission is free and tickets are available to book at this link: early booking is strongly advised! This special event is being hosted to mark European Day of Languages and International Translation Day and is kindly supported by EUNIC Ireland.
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26-27 September 2025
at Trinity College Dublin and the Italian Cultural Institute

We are delighted to support this festival and, once again, it has an impressive guest list of Italian and Irish writers and translators. You can find the full programme here.
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World Fiction Book Club
Tuesday,
14 October 2025
6:30-7:30pm (online)

Our October book choice is There's a Monster Behind the Door
by Gaëlle Bélem,
translated from the French (Réunion)
by Karen Fleetwood and Laëtitia Saint Loubert. Book here All are welcome and admission is free. You can find more information about the book club here.
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International Conference: Human Translators in Focus
22-24 October 2025
at Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation
and online
Exploring the Human Aspects of Japanese Literary Translation through a Sociological Lens.
This conference will take place from 22-24 October at Trinity College Dublin and it will also be possible to join online.
Our guest speakers are:
Jeffrey Angles, Western Michigan University
Morgan Giles, translator
David Karashima, Waseda University
Eriko Tomizawa-Kay, University of East Anglia
In adddition, a Japanese Translation Masterclass will be led by Morgan Giles, translator of Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri.
For more information and to register, please click here. You may also contact the organsiers at: conferencetclct@gmail.com |
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