As we emerge from the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, the Summer Workshop 2021 has taken a different form to the usual weekend away in a corner of the country far removed from the usual haunts of Edinburgh and Glasgow. Our workshop was divded into three parts: a Saturday-morning Zoom […]
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The image of the translator holed up at a desk for days on end, possibly unaware of the time of day as they immerse themselves in complex turns of phrase, probably while in pyjamas, is a familiar trope. But the industry’s attitude to solo working is changing: translators now want […]
The next stop in the ScotNet summer workshop’s tour of Scotland was the beautiful Boat of Garten, near Aviemore in the Highlands. Attendees were treated not only to the stunning surroundings, but also to two leading lights in the translation world – Chris Durban and Ros Schwartz – delivering the […]