Manchester In Translation at Z-Arts

Sarah-Clare Conlon, Literature Editor

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Manchester in Translation

Z-arts, Manchester
21 February 2019

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Join Comma Press for a special day of free workshops and talks offering advice and insight into the world of translation. Organised in partnership with Multilingual Manchester, it will be an opportunity for budding translators – or those with a passion for working between languages – to develop practical skills for literary translation in particular, learn about the life of the translator and discover ways of getting yourself published!

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