30 Apr
2026
Voci Svizzere contemporanee #1
Aperte le candidature per i Corsi di traduzione di Casa della Letteratura per la Svizzera italiana fino al 15 dicembre 2025.
Composti da 30 ore di laboratorio e 8 di masterclass (10 lezioni + 4 masterclass aperte al pubblico), il corso VOCI SVIZZERE CONTEMPORANEE # 1 prevede di lavorare su traduzioni di racconti di autrici e autori elvetiche ed elvetici, in lingua francese e tedesca. È in programma inoltre una lezione in collaborazione con Translation House Looren, a cura di Margherita Carbonaro, con focus sulle pratiche utili per proporre una traduzione in casa editrice.
I corsi, curati da Maurizia Balmelli e Anna Ruchat, prendono avvio a gennaio (FR > IT) e febbraio (DE > IT), sino ad aprile 2026. Info: www.casadellaletteratura.ch
01 Mar
2026
Call for applications: Pro Helvetia’s residency programme 2027
Artists and cultural practitioners (individuals and artist duos) based in Switzerland who are active in any of the disciplines supported by Pro Helvetia may apply for a three-month residency in the regions of Pro Helvetia’s liaison offices.
The residency programme support includes accommodation, travel expenses, daily allowances, and professional guidance. Artists with childcare responsibilities may also apply for support to help with childcare expenses.
Application deadline: 01 March 2026
Further information: Pro Helvetia
17 Feb
2026
Literature Ireland's translation grant programme
Literature Ireland's translation grant programme allows international publishers to apply for a contribution towards the cost of the translation of a work of Irish literature from English or Irish into another language
2026 Grant Application Deadlines:
Window for Applications: 27 January - 17. February
Further information: Literature Ireland | Translation Grant Programme
15 Mar
2026
Schmolitz. LitteraturA Nairs – Literaturfestival
The Fundaziun Nairs is hosting the LitteraturA Nairs festival from 13 to 15 March 2026.
Further details of the programme will be available on the Website from mid-January.
29 Mar
2026
Wortlaut Literaturfestival
Das Literaturfestival Wortlaut findet vom 27. bis 29. März 2026 statt und steht unter dem Motto über:setzen
Weitere Informationen zum Programm finden Sie auf der Website.
27 May
2026
Literature Ireland's translation grant programme
Literature Ireland's translation grant programme allows international publishers to apply for a contribution towards the cost of the translation of a work of Irish literature from English or Irish into another language
2026 Grant Application Deadlines:
Window for Applications: 12 - 27 May 2026
Further information: Literature Ireland | Translation Grant Programme
29 Sep
2026
Literature Ireland's translation grant programme
Literature Ireland's translation grant programme allows international
publishers to apply for a contribution towards the cost of the
translation of a work of Irish literature from English or Irish into
another language
Window for Applications: 8-29 September 2026
Further information: Literature Ireland | Translation Grant Programme
2026
Prompt engineering for literary translators – webinar
As the language industry has embraced machine translation and post-editing since the advent of DeepL in 2017, the practice of literary translation has remained resolutely hands-on. This webinar takes as its starting point the belief that literary translation is and should remain a quintessentially human activity, but that Gen AI-based tools offer us an unparallelled resource, a valuable opportunity to plug into the linguistic hive-mind.
For further information: ZHAW School of Applied Linguistics