Olivia Hellwell on translating from Slovene (+ the cultural importance of crisps)

<p>On the podcast this week is Olivia Hellewell, a translator from Slovene to English of literary fiction, children's fiction, and non-fiction. Olivia is talking to Rebecca DeWald, our Emerging Translator Mentorships Programme Manager. They discuss Olivia's route into literary translation, the challenges of making a living from translation, and the importance of translating cultural references. This is a treasure trove for anyone interested in translation and also contains a surprising amount of discussion about Wotsits. Olivia was BCLT's translator in residence earlier in the year.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Flo Reynolds is back on the pod to introduce the new NCW Book Club book - Sudden Traveller by Sarah Hall! Find out more and join up here: <a href='https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/the-ncw-book-club/'>https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/the-ncw-book-club/</a></p> <p>Here's the Meet the World video mentioned during the conversation: <a href='https://youtu.be/U_7niLTXT0g'>https://youtu.be/U_7niLTXT0g</a>  And the Mythical English Reader video: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8oFttUu2bI'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8oFttUu2bI</a> </p> <p>Join our Discord community! <a href='https://discord.gg/3G39dRW'>https://discord.gg/3G39dRW</a> </p> <p>We'd love your support. Find out more and donate here; <a href='https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/support-us/'>https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/support-us/</a> </p> <p>Music by Bennet Maples.</p>