The story of Nicaraguan Sign Language is the story of many sign languages. Deaf people have created their own sign languages throughout history and continue to do so #qi Sandi Toksvig

So many people have asked me about my feelings on Han Kang’s Nobel win that I decided to write an essay, yay! Thank you Wasafiri for giving me the space to do it 💜✨ wasafiri.org/content/we-hav…

We’re absolutely thrilled and proud to announce that #Deaffest Co-founders and Festival Directors, Nikki Stratton and Marilyn Willrich, have been recognised as #GameChangers! deaffest.co.uk/2024/10/31/nat… #30YearsOfGoodCauses #NationalLottery30 National Lottery Good Causes

Announcing the shortlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2024! From Brazil to South Korea to Poland, we honour superbly translated work from great writers of the present and the recent past. tinyurl.com/3uff923y

Just putting it out there that I will absolutely write an affordable two-hander for a limited West End run that you can put famous people in. That is a thing I can do.

Can you imagine the outrage if Welsh was being taught by unqualified teachers who didn't know Welsh and that pupils in Wales were limited to just 5 hours of Welsh during the education.

Congratulations to colleagues @drcastone Christian Rathmann and Jeremie Segouat for securing funding for this important project on deaf interpreters! bbc.com/news/articles/…

The largest book publisher in The Netherlands has confirmed it plans to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to translate some of its books into English, The Bookseller can exclusively reveal 👇 thebookseller.com/news/dutch-pub…

Monday Japanese lit recs short stories edition 🌟. I enjoyed bizarre & entertaining collection of stories and I found these collection to be brilliant! I adored Akutagawa & Izumi Suzuki the most so would love for people to read their works

How does a translator approach the task of translating theatre? What is at stake in this process? What are the strategies that can be applied to create a stage-ready translated text? Join Sophie's Theatre Translation Workshop to find out 🎭 Register here:buff.ly/3UCzD4u

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✨Join Our Workshop for BSL Interpreters: Deaf Dementia 🌸 We’re excited to announce an insightful workshop inspired by Deafinitely Theatre’s production of The Promise, which explored the experiences of deaf individuals living with dementia. This workshop will delve into the

And of course there is a German word for this

Despair is not an option. It helps no one.

OTHELLO 15th Nov 7.15pm The RSC Integrated #BSL interpreter Othello is at the peak of his powers: Venice’s greatest general but now husband to the noble & beautiful Desdemona. But by not promoting his servant Iago, he has created a deadly–& brilliant–enemy buff.ly/3NL8WYA

Please read this. It's literally been 8 years in the writing. The first wave of tech disruption of democracy 2016-2024 is over. What starts now is something much, much worse: the age of information chaos. 1/ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Only one day to go until the #BookerPrize2024 ceremony. ✨ A reminder that we'll be live-streaming the announcement via YouTube, Instagram and TikTok from 9:45pm GMT tomorrow evening. In the meantime: which book(s) did you spend your weekend with?

We collaborate with @LoudTranslators to bring you a playlist of #translator readings from our selection of recommended new German books. Check out 60+ readings here: youtube.com/playlist?list=… This week we're releasing even more. Watch this space 👀