Scandinavianist, literary translator of Swedish, transport fanatic. Reportedly 'inimitable'.

Joined March 2007
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Ian Giles retweeted
7 Aug 2024
#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
“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
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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
.@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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9 Feb 2024
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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15 Jan 2024
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
📢 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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9 Jun 2023
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
#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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8 Feb 2023
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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12 Jan 2023
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
#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
"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
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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
Celebrating SELTA’s @SELTAtweets 40th Birthday and its enormous contribution to bringing Swedish Literature to an English speaking audience. @swedeninuk
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