From a small seed to a tree. At @itiscotnet.bsky.social we're celebrating our 35th anniversary. We're grateful to our founders and all the volunteers who've chipped in over the years to help this network grow, adapt and stay relevant. May we all continue to thrive for the next 35 years and more!

Gentle reminder to book your spot for our spring workshop before the 4th of March 🎺🥁📯📣

Neighbours always welcome @itiscotnet.bsky.social #ITICommunity

The Department of Languages at @heriotwattuni.bsky.social is facing serious cuts with a proposal to make 11 of its staff redundant, stop offering undergraduate Chinese and German and eliminate intercultural studies courses. Please sign this petition: heriotwatt.web.ucu.org.uk/2026/02/05/s...

It's dreich out there, but our spring workshop is coming! On the 21st of March in Edinburgh, we'll discuss translation in the area of disaster risk reduction looking at languages and indigenous communities in Latin America, with Dr. Teresa Armijos Burneo. Info: itiscotland.org.uk/events/sprin...

Our next event will be a session by Chartered Accountant Alison Bowyer on the new HMRC 'Making Tax Digital for Income Tax' scheme (20 Feb, 5:30pm GMT). Tickets go on sale tomorrow, 21 Jan, with reduced prices for IDN members. www.ticketsource.co.uk/iti-interpre... #1nt #MakingTaxDigital 1/2

Our planned events for 2026: pub gatherings in Edinburgh (last Thursday of each month); Spring workshop in Edinburgh on 21 March (about indigenous language); Walking Weekend in the Spey Valley on 8-10 May; Autumn workshop in Edinburgh (early October); AGM and Christmas lunch in Glasgow, 12 December.

Happy New Year, @Scotnetters and followers! May 2026 be joyful and heathy, and bring you enjoyable and profitable work and learning opportunities, a clear mind to find them and lots of networking with clients and colleagues! 🤗 📅

First event of the year award goes to @itinortheast.bsky.social 😁

Greatly enjoyed today's @itiscotnet.bsky.social AGM and Christmas lunch. I love our get-togethers, if that's the right word for an AGM. Such lovely people!

#CPD for consecutive interpreters

Did you know that the North East is home to the biggest Festival of Languages in the United Kingdom? The 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 is back from 6 January to 31 March 2026 expressyourselfne.com/2025/10/05/2... #xl8 #1nt #mfl

The procession of university language closures will trip up UK diplomacy www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/proc...

One of the perks of waking up at silly o'clock to attend a ScotNet event

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Next up: drinks/food at The Forth, Pink Lane, Newcastle from 5:45pm on Friday 26 September. This is a joint social event with the Medical Network after their Newcastle workshop. Please comment below if you plan to come along

When you struggle to find the equivalent of a word or phrase in another language, do you sometimes find yourself opening Wikipedia, searching for it then navigating to the "languages" section to get its title in the other language? Well, I do, and I got tired of it, hence: #linguistics #xl8 #xl9n

I'm looking for another authenticity/sensitivity reader, this time for dissociative identity disorder. It's for feedback on a character in a graphic novel I'm translating. Ideally they'd have experience with SR, comics, and historical fiction. Got any recs? #BookSky #Comics #xl8 #DIDSky

📢 CPD: Translating botany: not all a bed of roses? Join us in Edinburgh on 11/10/25 for what promises to be a fascinating autumn workshop focusing on plants and translation, run by our very own Lynda Hepburn. Languages, plant talk and networking included. ☺️ itiscotland.org.uk/events/autum...

📢 CPD: Translating botany: not all a bed of roses? Join us in Edinburgh on 11/10/25 for what promises to be a fascinating autumn workshop focusing on plants and translation, run by our very own Lynda Hepburn. Languages, plant talk and networking included. ☺️ itiscotland.org.uk/events/autum...

#xl8 🌐 #literarytranslation 💙📚

It's never too late to bring your attention to our latest newsletter, published in June. A most refreshing read for these hot summer days! And a good way to catch up with what our members have been up to lately. 😁 itiscotland.org.uk/17991/newsle...

Delighted to have my translation of a short story by Laura Ferrero included in this issue!

Unsure how to translate а, то, да, ведь, вообще, вот, уж, то, тут, там, же and other pesky #Russian words? @iti-uk.bsky.social's Russian Network is holding an event with Michele Berdy on 21 June in London: Little Words, Many Meanings, Big Problems www.tickettailor.com/events/itiru... #xl8 #1nt

This has just popped up in my faceache memories, and I know my fellow word-nerds here will love it too. I particularly like 'againster'; what's your favourite? #langsky #linguistics #words

Alert to greenwashing after a great day's @itiscotnet.bsky.social summer workshop! Looking forward to the ceilidh...

Don't miss this corker of a reading from the always-brilliant @isabeltranslates.bsky.social, from THE TRUE WAY OUT (CEEOLPress, 2024), #Czech journalist and musician Patrik Banga's raw and open account of growing up in 1990s Prague as part of the #Roma community.

An interesting podcast about exploring identity and origins.

Feeling stressed or even unsure about your future? You don’t have to face the uncertainty alone. In his insightful article, @JC Penet explores how coaching-style conversations can help translators and interpreters manage overwhelm, navigate change and face the future together.

Greetings from our brand new Bluesky account. Spread the word if you can. 😊 #1nt #TerpLove And don't forget, we have an event tomorrow that is all about #cash. www.ticketsource.co.uk/iti-interpre...

CPD for sustainability translators in our network?

The hills are alive with the sound of... well, by the the time we made it to the top, quietly joyful #Scotnetters. 🎶 Breathtaking beauty, breathtaking heat and a breathtakingly steep path. I don't know about you, but my takeaways are tired muscles, a full soul and full belly.

Let the Eating Weekend commence! I mean, the Walking Weekend, of course! 😜 See you all shortly.

Last reminder that bookings for our summer workshop are closing in 2 days! Sorry to be a pest, but we don't want anyone to miss out if it can be helped. 😇

Bookings are still open for our 2025 summer workshop on 6-8 June! 🌞 Join us to discuss sustainability with Marjolein Thickett, Lorraine Ishak and Aida Ferrer in Dumfries. Tasty food 🥙, a friendly bunch to network with 🙋‍♂️, engaging CPD 👩‍🏫, a joyful ceilidh💃 and a walk. What's not to like? rb.gy/ejlxny

Three free spots for our Walking Weekend on 16-18 May! 🥾🧢 Dear #Scotnetters, there are still three spaces available for our walking weekend in Aberfeldy. We cannot promise the same glorious weather we had last year, but great company, beautiful highland landscapes and networking are guaranteed. ⛰🌳

🌐 #xl8 #langsky #linguistics www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Do you work or foster an interest in translation? Are you based in/near Newcastle upon Tyne? Join us for our next event, organised by @itinortheast.bsky.social & @newcastleuni.bsky.social Spanish > English Translation Slam, Thurs 1st May 2025 Newcastle University itinortheast.wordpress.com

Bookings are open for our 2025 summer workshop! 🌞 Join us on 6-8 June in Dumfries to discuss Sustainability with Marjolein Thickett, Lorraine Ishak and Aida Ferrer. Tasty food 🥙 🥘, a friendly bunch to network 🙋 🙋‍♂️, engaging CPD 👩‍🏫🧏‍♀️, a joyful ceilidh 💃 🕺 and a walk. What's not to like? rb.gy/ejlxny

New podcast from La Revue Ecossaise (in French). Our 2nd episode on Scottish waters, looking at the quality of Scotland’s acqua and uisge beatha - with references to Loch Katrine, Irn Bru, gin, and a fresh translation of Robert Fergusson’s poem “Caller Oyster” 🇫🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 on.soundcloud.com/Jwdg5CsodcPy...

Literary translator pals: if you have a new book out, or are trying to pitch one, you could do a lot worse than record a quick video for Translators Aloud! 🌐 #xl8 💙📚

2 days to go! Looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday for what is forecast to be a very useful workshop. But hopefully this week's vitamin D boost will suffice, as it looks like we cannot expect the sunniest day in Edinburgh on Saturday. "C'est la vie!" 🤷

Getting closer! 🤗 Please remember that bookings close on the 7th of March!

Our latest newsletter is out! Now available on our website, thanks to our brilliant editor @siobhang.bsky.social and all the members who've contributed to this issue: Lynda Hepburn, Aida Ferrer, @ajctranslate.bsky.social, Helen Robertson, Pauline Côme-Laing itiscotland.org.uk/17774/newsle...

In this intimate and insightful essay, Rosalind Harvey explores the complex emotional and professional terrain of literary translation, weaving together attachment theory, career precarity, and the unseen labor of bringing words across linguistic borders. Read the piece here: https://buff.ly/4b1vIpW

Happy Valentine's day! Don't you just 💖 it when great CPD events are announced? An Introduction to Speech-to-Text Interpreting (STTI) and Live Subtitling - 19 March 5:00PM GMT Featuring a panel of seven experienced practitioners and academics #1nt #xl8 www.ticketsource.co.uk/iti-interpre...

MANCHESTER IN TRANSLATION 2025 🐝 Arabic literary translation for complete beginners. Aimed at anyone interested in lit translation regardless of experience! 🗣️2 talks ✍️2 Workshops 🗓️Feb 19 5.30-7.30pm 📍 Manchester Uni Students Union 🎟️£3 eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester... or DM to sign up for free

Looking forward to this already! If you want to learn more about working with direct clients and enjoy plenty of networking opportunities, then the ITI Scottish Network spring workshop is for you! Places are limited, so book early to avoid disappointment. Registration closes on March 7th.

Scotnet's spring workshop in Edinburgh on the 22 March Led by translator Tim Gutteridge, we will discuss how to work with direct clients from a translator/interpreter perspective. All info is available on our website. Registrations via eventbrite. Join us! 🤗 itiscotland.org.uk/events/sprin...

Useful thread with a few ways to disable Microsoft's Copilot AI tool if you don't want it.