The countdown begins to the launch of the Stephen Spender Prize for poetry in translation! Next Friday 1st May, the SSP will open for submissions in 4 categories: 🏫 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 🧑‍🏫 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 🧑‍🎓 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 🇵🇱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 All information here! sl1nk.com/7j6bl5u

Calling language teachers in Wales! Fire your learners’ imaginations and literacy skills this June/July with our #CreativeTranslation professional learning courses for primary and secondary. Register now for your free place: forms.office.com/e/rP9UruPsrr #LiteratureFiresTheImagination #edusky

📣 DEADLINE EXTENDED! The submission deadline for this year's Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators has been extended to Friday 3 April 2026 at 23:59. Follow the QR code or visit our Linktree for more useful information, including our Guide for Teachers and FAQs page: linktr.ee/translatione...

⏰ Only a few days left to submit entries to the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators!​ The Prize promotes language learning across the UK, inspires creativity in the classroom, and increases opportunities to engage with authentic literature and culture. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/bdhm44bu

The University of Essex has proposed to discontinue most of their undergraduate language provisions as well as the Languages for All programme as part of large-scale restructuring. Sign their petition to urge the Executive Committee to reconsider the proposal: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

We are running an exciting programme of events this week and next, including an #AntheaBellPrize webinar for MFL teachers across the UK and in-person events at @queenscollegeox.bsky.social with Zuzana Říhová and Polly Barton, both acclaimed writers and translators. Register for free below! 📚 (1/4)

1 month left to enter the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators! Register here: www.queens.ox.ac.uk/research-at-... #AntheaBellPrize #CreativeTranslation #edusky

Oxford calling—friends of mine, friends of horror and friends of Czech fiction in the UK: I can’t be there but you can! March 4 CC: @catapultbooks.bsky.social

Join us on Wednesday 4 March 2026 for an evening at @queenscollegeox.bsky.social with the acclaimed Czech writer and scholar Zuzana Říhová. We'll be discussing poetry, translation, archival practices, and Zuzana's novel Playing Wolf (translated by @alexzucker.bsky.social).

Beth yw Gwobr Anthea Bell i Gyfieithwyr Ifanc? ​ ​ Now available on our website are introductory slides to the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators in both Welsh and English! These are perfect for learning more about the Prize, sharing information with students and MFL colleagues, or [...] (1/5)

“There are almost certainly stories we’re missing out on by only reading English-language fiction… The more translated fiction we read, the more our view of the world expands.”

The Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators is now OPEN! 🎉 Over the next few weeks, secondary school students aged 11-18 will be translating short competition texts from six languages. 📚 🔗 For more information, visit: www.queens.ox.ac.uk/research-at-... #AntheaBellPrize #CreativeTranslation

Oxford Translates is set to be a brilliant opportunity to meet other translators, publishing professionals and leading voices from translation associations. Be it a next step in your career or a plunge into a new industry, #OxfordTranslates will have something for you.

Teachers of MFL in the UK, we've got two questions for you..​. ​ ➡️ Have you registered for the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators?​ ➡️ Did you know we're running a webinar next week all about the competition, including how to get involved?​ (1/5)

I’ll be sharing some tips and insights into the judging process for the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators this Thursday – come join us!

The Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators launches TWO WEEKS TODAY!​ Our national competition will open for entries on Monday 2 February, when students aged 11-18 will have the opportunity to translate poetry, fiction and non-fiction from French, German, Italian, Mandarin, Russian and Spanish 📝

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Teachers following @scilt.bsky.social @saltlangs.bsky.social might be interested in the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators, open to pupils aged 11-18 ⬇️Once registered, first competition tasks for French German Italian Mandarin Russian Spanish for 2026 launch 02/02 🎉Perfect for #LangsWeekScot

Happy New Year! 🎉 We're kicking off 2026 with the Anthea Bell Prize webinar series for MFL teachers. Registration is free and open to all, whether you're new to the Prize or run it every year in your school. More information can be found in the thread below 🧵

We are delighted to invite MFL teachers to attend our 2026 webinar series, organised as part of the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators competition launch. Come along to learn about the Prize, meet the judges, and try your hand at creative translation from Mandarin! Full details below 🔽

It’s that time of year again… Welcome to the Anthea Bell Prize Christmas Draw for Teachers! 🎄 Tell us about your experience of the Anthea Bell Prize so far this year by 23:59 on Sunday 14th December 2025 and you will be entered into our Christmas Draw...

There is still time to sign up for 'MNEMOSYNE: A Reading and Response with David Brazil', taking place this Thursday at Queen's! Join us for an evening of poetry, translation, history, and more 📖✨ @queenscollegeox.bsky.social @mptmagazine.bsky.social @oxfordcct.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social

It is midway through term and we’ve been busy as ever at QTE! Here are just a few exciting updates... #Languages #CreativeTranslation #AntheaBellPrize

New Post: Think Like a Linguist: It’s time for a national conversation about the value of languages  www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/10/14/t...

Our latest #CreativeTranslation Digest has landed! Find all the key dates for the 2025-26 school year and info about current projects and competitions: mailchi.mp/13888ab10a75... #SSTPoetryPrize #edusky @translationexch.bsky.social

#MFL teachers: exciting news! The Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators - a free languages competition for students 11-18 studying French, German, Italian, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish - launches again on 19/09. Register to receive teaching packs in time for EU Day of Languages! tinyurl.com/mue8r7hc

Yet again, the students entering the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators have blown me away with their inventiveness – the fun they’ve had playing around with the language just radiates off the page :-) @translationexch.bsky.social

Tomorrow night in Oxford! We're hosting award-winning author Nicol Hochholczerová, along with translators Julia and Peter Sherwood, for a conversation on writing, translation and contemporary Slovak lit. Register below! 📍 Queen's College, Oxford 📆 Weds 7 May, 5-6:30pm 🎟️ tinyurl.com/33u4xb8e

Thank you so much to all the teachers and students who took part in the competition! We look forward to announcing the winners in May and June 🎉

Hello Bluesky! 👋 We're thrilled to be hosting award-winning author Nicol Hochholczerová, along with translators Julia and Peter Sherwood, for a conversation on writing, translation and contemporary Slovak lit. Tickets below! 📍 Queen's College, Oxford 📆 Weds 7 May, 5-6:30pm 🎟️ tinyurl.com/33u4xb8e