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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.

Open House Dublin, Festival of Architecture - FULLY BOOKED
Saturday, 18 October 2025
Tours at 2pm and 3pm


Our beautifully restored Georgian building, built ca. 1790, will be part of this year's Open House Festival. Booking essential.

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.

This conference is kindly supported by the Japan Foundation, the Japanese Embassy in Ireland, the European Union, and the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Trinity College Dublin.

For more information and to register, please click here. You may also contact the organsiers at: conferencetclct@gmail.com

World Fiction Book Club
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
6:30-7:30pm (online)


Please join us for an informal discussion about The Rainbow by Yasunari Kawabata, translated from the Japanese by Hadyn Trowell. All are welcome and admission is free, but you must register here to receive the zoom link. You can find more information about the book club here.

Dante's Divine Comedy
Upcoming meetings: 11:30am-1:30pm
Thursdays, 6, 13 and 20 November, and 4 December 2025
at 36 Fenian Street, Dublin D02 CH22

We are delighted to announce that our lunchtime readings of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy are running again from September 2025 to April 2026. There will be 13 readings in total led by Emeritus Professor Corinna Salvadori Lonergan, with the assistance of John Walsh, IRC Government of Ireland Scholar (Comparative Literature), both of Trinity College. We will cover Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso. No prior knowledge of Dante or Italian is required and we will read the poem in English translation. Readers of all backgrounds and disciplines are welcome, and you may attend as many or as few sessions as you wish. Please be sure to sign up for each session you would like to attend. Admission is free, but booking is essential: you can see all the dates and booking information here.

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