Scandinavianist, literary translator of Swedish, transport fanatic. Reportedly 'inimitable'.
Joined March 2007
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#AI developers, pillaging existing book translations to improve their products, are preying on both the past and future work of literary translators, writes @ioagiles. #Scandinavian language #translators speak out.
eurozine.com/pirate-ai/
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Ian Giles retweeted
13 Mar 2024
“Publishers, Agents, Editors: Navigating Relationships with Key Players” @londonbookfair with @M_Hutchison @MrPaulRGarrett @Rosenkrantz & @ioagiles.
In a #publishing hierarchy where literary translators are at the bottom of the tree, do we need to be less nice to thrive?
#LBF24
ALT Photo of 4 panellists at the Literary Translation Centre at the London Book Fair.
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Ian Giles retweeted
11 Mar 2024
Some hugely exciting news to kick off LBF week: so proud to be publishing #JävlaKarlar - winner of the August Prize - in English next summer. It's storytelling at its finest, it sparkles with originality and charm, and I can't wait for you to read it.
@AndrevWalden @ioagiles
11 Mar 2024
.@FigTreePenguin has pre-empted Andrev Walden’s debut novel Jävla Karlar (English translation of title: Bloody Men), the winner of Sweden’s August Prize 👇 thebookseller.com/rights/fig…
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The final programme for the Assembly of Literary Translators is now fully confirmed – and just in time to register at the early bird rate which is available until Sunday night. Join us in London on 11 March! the-assembly-of-literary-tra…
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I’m organising the Assembly of Literary Translators – a gathering for literary translators of all persuasions to come together for an afternoon of panels and conversation in central London on 11 March. Full details and registration: the-assembly-of-literary-tra…
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Ian Giles retweeted
1 Sep 2023
📢 PhD funding - apply by 29 September 2023! The #NorthernScholars Scheme PhD Scholarship is now accepting applications from candidates under the theme of 'Cultural responses to climate change past, present, and future in the #Nordic and #Baltic world'. ed.ac.uk/student-funding/pos…
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Ian Giles retweeted
8 Aug 2023
EC: Congratulations to #PetronaAward Longlistees: #gustafsSkördeman @ioagiles @ZaffreBooks and #gunnarstaalesen #donbartlett @OrendaBooks 3/3
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I've a piece on the history of the Translators Association in vol. 9 of the @CeatlNews e-zine Counterpoint which is out today. You can read all about it from page 9! ceatl.eu/.../2023/06/Counter… (or in French [in Marie-Christine Guyon's translation] here ceatl.eu/.../2023/06/Contrep…)
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Ian Giles retweeted
14 Mar 2023
#TranslationTuesday "Dion Graham smoothly moves from 1 point of view to the other, expertly voicing...varying nationalities, ages & temperaments” for the 2nd #AgentJohnAdderley #mystery by Peter Mohlin & Peter Nystrom translated by @ioagiles @RecordedBooks bit.ly/3JAhb8q
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Listening in to @BarnetLibraries great event featuring @arne_dahl in conversation with @CollinsJacky talking about YOU ARE NEXT, his latest book in English (in my translation), on this wet and windy Wednesday night.
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Pleased that the good people at @AriesFiction @BooksHoz have finally brought Carin Gerhardsen's BLACK ICE to the UK in my translation. It's a gripping standalone title and I strongly recommend it.
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Ian Giles retweeted
12 Dec 2022
#ThatMomentWhen you realise that everyone has been keeping secrets for two years…
Need something to heat you up on this chilly afternoon? Watch our heart-warming reaction video from the big surprise event for Arne Kruse and Bjarne Thomsen last week.
#LuciaFest #ScandiTakeover
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Ian Giles retweeted
7 Dec 2022
"Scandinavian Studies brought us together!”
We chat to graduates @ioagiles and @CCooijmans about editing two new books to celebrate their PhD supervisors Arne Kruse and Bjarne Thomsen, keeping it a secret for 2 years and studying at LLC.
➡️Read here: edin.ac/3VCo9gB
ALT Front covers of the two new books. Islands of Place and Space. A festschrift in honour of Arne Kruse, edited by Christian Cooijmans. Scandinavia Refracted. A Festschrift in honour of Bjarne Thorup Thomsen, edited by Ian Giles.
ALT Chris, Arne, Bjarne and Ian at the surprise book launch in 50 George Square.
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Ian Giles retweeted
2 Dec 2022
We’re thrilled to announce on the occasion of our 40th birthday that SELTA has been awarded the Swedish Academy’s Prize for the Introduction of Swedish Culture Abroad. The prize is worth a total of SEK 160,000. swedishenglish.org/news/swed…
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Ian Giles retweeted
30 Nov 2022
Celebrating SELTA’s @SELTAtweets 40th Birthday and its enormous contribution to bringing Swedish Literature to an English speaking audience. @swedeninuk
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