A couple of interesting talks at the Translators' Cafe: wordplay and jokes. #bolognabookfair

Some stuff in English at the Translators' Cafe (not really a cafe but a stage and seating). #bolognabookfair

Checking out the White Raven selection at Bologna book fair. Hall 29.

“This hotel with an old dress on / asks why I call her faded glory” Read Carmien Michels’ poem, “The Tavistock,” translated from Dutch by Michele Hutchison. www.thedial.world/articles/lit...

www.thedial.world/articles/lit... I was approached by The Dial for recent translation work and this is what they picked - one of my favourites from Carmien Michels' collection We've Come A Long Way, recently published by Copper Coin.

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Dutch printmaker Jan Hamstra from Cluck: The Eggstaordinary Story of Chickens by Evelien De Vlieger, translated by Michele Hutchison. Magic Cat 5 March. One of the spectacular, elegant & decorative prints in this enlightening non-fiction. @magiccatpublishing.bsky.social

📣 Join Michele Hutchison for the Multilingual Prose Fiction Workshop at BCLT Summer School 2026 📣 This year's Summer Summer School will take place ONLINE from Monday 20 July - Friday 24 July 2026 🌞 Find out more & download an example programme on our website: www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...

#translatorfashion Walking around Leiden's old defenses and talking translation with Davids McKay and Colmer.

www.publico.es/sociedad/tar... ¡Qué poca vergüenza! (>editores españoles) #paguealtraductor

📣 Join Michele Hutchison for the Multilingual Prose Fiction Workshop at BCLT Summer School 2026 📣 ONLINE from Monday 20 July - Friday 24 July 2026 🌞 Find out more: www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...

NBCC member Catehrien Parnell reviewed "Sea Now," written by Eva Meijer and translated from the Dutch by Anne Thompson Melo, for MicroLit:

Don’t miss World in Verse, a free virtual reading today at 11am ET! Readers include Eileen O’Connor, Jackson Watson, Katerina Iliopoulou, @michehut.bsky.social, Nathalie Handal, Nisrine Mbarki Ben Ayad, @samanthaschnee.bsky.social, and Yolanda Castaño. RSVP here: wwborders.live/WorldInVerse2026

The thing that depresses me in the whole AI revolution in my industry (I’m a literary translator and publisher) is that the question is not whether machines can replace human translators, but how will we deal with the fallout after machines are forcibly introduced regardless.

To say that AIs can replace human translators is to say that AI can replace human painters and sculptors and singers and poets. It's to assume that AIs as they are currently made and will be made for the foreseeable future can surpass humans in those things which require a soul.

Translators work hard to make sure that the translated words, sentences, paragraphs, chapters, etc, not only convey the author's meaning, but also the author's *style.* Translators are alchemists. They are artists, and poets, and researchers, and editors. They are magicians and wizards.

A beautiful story of resilience and trust.🦊 The Snow Fox and the Long, Long Night by Marieke Ten Berge Review by @sareenmclay.bsky.social @marieketenberge.bsky.social @michehut.bsky.social @pushkinchildrens.bsky.social #pb#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit

Day 10, 11+ Fiction: 'Under the London Sky' by Anna Woltz & transl. by @michehut.bsky.social. Friendships form and romance blossoms during nights spent sheltering in the underground. But who will live? And who will die? @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social #Spark12BooksOfChristmas 🎄🎁📚

Here's one of my own after a yoghurt incident. #translatorswithcats

Looking for translators with cats! Please help me find my people.

Join literary translator Michele Hutchison & editor Tamara Sampey-Jawad as they explore the intricate process of editing translations -exploring collaboration, challenges & rewards of bringing international literature to new audiences. www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...

Today's review...'Mushrooms and Company: How a Marvelously Moldy Network Supports Life on Earth by Geert-Jan Roebers, illustrated by Wendy Panders and translated by Michele Hutchison @greystonebooks.bsky.social Fascinating! www.throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/mushrooms-and-company

Estas dos ediciones (inglés y español) del clásico neerlandés «Val, bom» (Gerrit Kouwenaar) se gestaron en la Casa del Traductor de Amberes en un proyecto de traducción paralela entre @michehut.bsky.social y un servidor. #traduccionesgemelas @pushkinpress.com @gatopardoediciones.bsky.social 1/2

thewalrus.ca/the-publishi... good article about 'track'

188. Under the London Sky by Anna Woltz, translated by @michehut.bsky.social Another powerful story for KS3 readers weaving together untold stories from the Blitz. Read my review for @justimaginecentre.bsky.social here: justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo... @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social

Dutch writer and visual artist Jannie Regnerus creates a luminous portrait of a villager who defies family expectations to pursue an artistic life. Translated from Dutch by Michele Hutchison. Read "Cloud Pavilion" here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...

www.theguardian.com/technology/2... "speed eclipses ethics"

Una historia aparentemente sencilla que adquiere resonancia universal. «Monterosso mon amour» confirma a Pfeijffer como una de las voces más lúcidas de la narrativa europea contemporánea. Fabulosa reseña de Ana Calvo en El Debate. @acantiladoeditor.bsky.social tinyurl.com/wn94kez7

Schrijver én literair curator én doctor in de taalpsychologie én feminist, én activist Uschi Cop fileert vandaag in NRC het angstige en misogyne geleuter van literair agent Paul Sebes. Je leest het op het door haar (en haar zus) opgerichte collectief: www.hyster-x.com/nl/post/onho...

www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-killed-... some worthy research going on here, news from the coalface. #translation

Ali Smith at Edinburgh international book festival today, so brilliant I just sat there crying. The AI live captioning, on the other hand, was laughable.

I'm in Edinburgh. I love being able to say my name and everyone spells it correctly. #scottishroots

lithub.com/on-the-lit-h... kicks off with a rave review of Donald Niedekker's permafrost book, trs Jonathan Reeder. One of my favourite books this year.

Review: Strange and Perfect Account from the Permafrost (May 2025) by Donald Niedekker (t. Jonathan Reeder) 🗺️ "Such an odd and fascinating premise gives way to a richly imagined, beautifully translated, and appropriately wry tale." ⚓️ speculativeshelf.com/2025/01/21/r... @sandorfpassage.bsky.social

"Every scientific empire falls, but not at the same speed, or for the same reasons." Fascinating article on the history of scientific empires. Soviet science, at its zenith in the mid-1950s, collapsed entirely in the late 1980s. And now American science has begun its collapse. Gift link.

I have yet to read a single story about men adopting AI at work (without being told) at a higher rate than women that presents it as anything other than men being smart. Not one story about how it implies they're lazier and less ethical. Because that's not the narrative that's being pushed about AI.

@wcorklitfest.bsky.social excellent comparative translation event in Bantry library today with Sarah Ardizzone & Antain Mac Lochlainn on Gaël Faye's novel Petit pays in English & Irish translation @antainmac.bsky.social @literatureireland.bsky.social can't wait to read the book now.

And a first review for Anna's wonderful book: worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/06/09/u... @oneworldbooks.bsky.social

I'll be appearing at Edinburgh book festival on 17th August with the famous Dutch children's author Anna Woltz. Come and listen to us discuss her forthcoming historical novel Under the London Sky (De tunnel), set during the Blitz. #EdBookFest @edbookfest.bsky.social

From Jen Calleja's brilliant book Fair, The Life-Art of Translation. #translatorpay #freelancersequity

Time for another reminder of how to spell my name. Hutchison, no N in the middle. The Dutch are even worse than the English at getting it wrong. If I don't reply to an email you sent it to the wrong person.

The translation process of that novel involved background research and lots of finetuning which continued in the editing stage with input from the author and (copy)editor. Mensenwerk, human work, as we say in Dutch. 2/2

"Translation handcrafted without the use of generative AI" Copyright page of one of my forthcoming translations.

Thrilling news!

The James Tait Black Prizes are the oldest literary prizes in the UK - so come along on 30 May at 4pm to find out 2025's Fiction and Biography winners! Featuring the judges and postgraduate panel, as well as Ian Penman, one of last year's winners, it's not to be missed. Free 🎟️: edin.ac/3H1ZKPi

Great talk at the International Literature Festival Dublin (@ilfdublin.bsky.social). @angelotijssens.bsky.social (left) and @michehut.bsky.social (right) discuss The Edges (written by the former, translated by the latter) and the implications of AI in literary translation.

On my way!

Thrilled to see My Heavenly Favourite on the Oxford-Weidenfeld longlist alongside some other fantastic books and translators, including my friend and colleague Kristen Gehrman.