Here are some of my educational projects for Warsaw University, Poland’s Book Translators’ Association or schools.
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Here are some of my educational projects for Warsaw University, Poland’s Book Translators’ Association or schools.
Book to World was a literary translation group I ran in the English Department at University of Warsaw. Nine students translated Oscar Wilde’s complete fairytales from The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888) and A House of Pomegranates (1891).
I copyedited and set the book myself, and we sold it commercially for a while to recoup the publication costs (we succeeded!). The complete book is now available to download or read online for free from Wolne Lektury, a Creative Commons book sharing platform. Check it out, it’s awesome.
Miłe złego początki is a free e-book containing advice for novice literary translators (in Polish). I created it in collaboration with the Polish Literary Translators’ Association (STL).
In the book, experienced translators explain how they got their first book translation contracts, and share advice with upcoming translators.
With over fifty stories arranged in chronological order, the book is a trove of stories, first-hand experiences, tips on professional practice, and cautionary tales.
I’m also running a project called Humanities for Health where my translation students at the Institute for English Studies, University of Warsaw volunteer their time and skills to produce Polish translations of medical information for Cochrane Collaboration.
The Cochrane Collaboration is a citizen science network: anyone can join the volunteer effort to help bring healthcare evidence to people so they can make better healthcare decisions based on sound science.