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The second Nordic Translation Conference will take place Thursday 4 - Saturday 6 April 2013 at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England, as part of the university's 50th anniversary celebrations. The keynote speakers are Andrew Chesterman, Riitta Oittinen, Ástráður Eysteinsson, and Anna Mauranen.

The fifth Postgraduate Translation Symposium at the University of East Anglia aims to examine translation as a form of literature in its own right. The symposium aims to explore the following questions: what are the effects of cultural contexts, literary systems and philosophical and ideological cues on the appreciation of translated literature? What are the power structures and hierarchies that translated literature must negotiate in order to achieve acceptance? What are the benefits to a...

Location : White Lion Cafe (NR2 1PX) Date : 19 Nov 2012 – 15 May 2013, 2pm Contact : BJ Epstein A free series of lunchtime workshops in Norwich city centre. Download full details on the series .

Submarine the first novel by Joe Dunthorne, is published today by Hamish Hamilton. For further information click on the heading above. Submarine, the first novel by Joe Dunthorne , is published today by Hamish Hamilton and will be published later in the year in Canada, Holland, Germany, Israel, Italy, Russia and the US. Joe graduated from UEA's undergraduate creative writing programme in 2004 with first class honours, then graduated with distinction from the Creative Writing MA in...

The Second Child, a novella by John Boyne (MA 1995), will be published later this month by New Island as part of the 'Open Door' series aimed at improving adult literacy. All royalties will be donated to Childline Ireland. Click on the heading above to go to John Boyne's website. Read more

Beneath the Deluge, a debut collection of poetry by Catherine M Brennan (pictured), is to be published by Cinnamon Press later this month. Catherine was born in Dublin and is a student on the poetry strand of this year's MA in Creative Writing. Another current student, Meirion Jordan, will publish his first collection Moonrise with Seren in October. Read more

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne (MA 1995) has returned to the top of the Irish bestseller chart, its 60th week at number one. Published two years ago in the UK, and subsequently translated into 32 languages, the book has been made into a film starring David Thewlis which will be released next month. John's sixth novel Mutiny on the Bounty will be published in the UK this May. A novella, The Second Child, will be published in February with all royalties going to Childline...

First novels by two recent UEA alumni have been nominated as 'books to watch' in 2008 in both the Guardian and the Observer .  Joe Dunthorne  (pictured above left)   and Mohammed Hanif (pictured right) both graduated with distinction from the Creative Writing MA in 2005. Joe's novel Submarine is published by Hamish Hamilton in February and he will be reading from the book at the London Word Festival on 28th February. He is teaching on the undergraduate...