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SUMMARY:Translators Association Lates - hosted by Ruth Martin
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an in-person event hosted by our Translators Association (TA). Catch up with fellow members\, chat with the SoA staff team\, and hear from our special guest\, translator Ruth Martin. Ruth will share her insights on how to talk about translations to different audiences such as podcasts\, radio interviews or giving a talk in a bookshop. \nPlaces are limited and subject to availability. Please note that there will be limited seating at this event.  \n  \nIn Person: SoA Lates events – £9.50 for SoA Members | £19.50 for Non-Members  \nNot a member? Sign up here. \n  \nProgramme\n\n6pm – Event starts\n\n\n6.30pm – Welcome and introductions from TA Chair\, Ian Giles\, followed by a short talk from Ruth Martin and the opportunity to ask questions [20 minutes] \n\n\n8pm – Event ends\n\n  \nThe Line-up\nRuth Martin\nRuth Martin studied English literature before gaining a PhD in German. She has been translating fiction and non-fiction books since 2010\, by authors ranging from Joseph Roth and Hannah Arendt to Volker Weidermann and Shida Bazyar. Together with Charlotte Collins\, she won the 2020 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation\, for Nino Haratischwili’s epic novel The Eighth Life. Ruth has taught at the University of Kent and the Bristol Translates summer school. She is a former co-chair of the Translators Association. \nHer translation of Shida Bazyar’s The Nights are Quiet in Tehran was shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize. \nBluesky: @dances-with-voles.bsky.social \n  \nAbout the Translators Association (TA)\nThe Translators Association (TA) provides a source of expert advice for individual literary translators and is also a collective voice representing the profession as a whole. Translators automatically become a member of the TA on joining the SoA. \nThe TA is run by a committee of 8 members and coordinated by Catherine Fuller and Ambre Morvan. Catherine and Ambre are also members of the SoA Contracts Advisory team \n  \nAccessibility\n\nOur Events space is located on the ground floor of our office. We have a wheelchair ramp at the side entrance of the building. We also have an accessible toilet by the side entrance.\nIf you have any access requirements\, please email events@societyofauthors.org\n\n  \nFeeling unwell?\nWe recommend the following: \n\nStaying home if you’re feeling unwell or have flu-like symptoms\nWashing your hands when coming in from the outdoors and / or before touching your face\nApplying alcohol hand sanitiser (we will have these on site)\nWe advise attendees to wear a face mask if they feel comfortable doing so\n\n  \nBooking\nBook your place using the booking from below. Places are limited. \nPlease read our event booking Terms and Conditions: https://societyofauthors.org/legal-privacy/event-terms/ \n		\n					\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							\n							\n					\n													\n															\n								\n														\n												Accordion Title\n					\n					Accordion Content \n				\n							\n					\n													\n															\n								\n														\n												The Society of Authors’ Access Fund - donate now\n					\n					Giving authors support for travel\, subsistence\, childcare or access needs for events\, residencies\, and retreatsEvery contribution helps us ensure that these needs and costs aren’t barriers to authors wishing to access events. If you are in a position to help\, please donate via the link below. If you are an author facing access issues\, please click here to see if we can help. DONATE NOW\n				\n							\n					\n													\n															\n								\n														\n												SoA Fundraising Bookshop\n					\n					Browse our virtual Bookshop.org store featuring books by authors and speakers taking part in our events programme. When you make a purchase using our affiliate links\, a percentage will go to the Society of Authors’ Access Fund\, giving authors support for travel\, subsistence\, childcare or access needs for events\, residencies\, and retreats.
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