Publishers Conference
10 March 2008
International Publishers Conference
Literature travels the World – The Challenges of Publishing Translations
With the launch of KALIMA – Abu Dhabi’s translation initiative which aims to bring more foreign literature in translation to the Arab World – a new chapter in the cooperation of the Western and Arab World in culture and publishing has been opened.
The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair is the most suitable place to draw the attention of the international publishing community to this important and groundbreaking endeavour.
As a number of world renowned publishers from the Western and Arab World will be attending the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) and KITAB – the new joint venture between ADACH and Frankfurt Book Fair – will organise an international conference to emphasise the importance of translations and translation funding initiatives.
Publishers from the UK, Germany, France, Lebanon, Egypt and UAE will present their views on publishing translations – from the intellectual as well as the trade angle. They will highlight examples of their work, draw conclusions from their experiences and discuss the challenges with their Arab counterparts.
The subject of translations will also be tackled from the perspective of literary agents as well as from important translators themselves.
This conference is set to mark the start of a series of activities around the theme of translations. ADACH and KITAB will continue this and work with KALIMA and other initiatives in order to improve and facilitate the cooperation between publishers, translators and other partners in the market. For the coming years training seminars for translators, publishers and agents are on our agenda.
Date: 10 March 2008
Time: 10 am – 4 pm
Venue: Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage/ Baynunah Hall, 2nd Floor
Entrance is free.
