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Editing books in translation

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Iva Cheung| 4 Comments

Yesterday I gave a talk at the EAC-BC meeting about editing books in translation, and I was buoyed by the thought-provoking discussions that came out of the audience, which was packed with expertise. Here’s a short summary of my presentation. Why … Continue reading →

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February EAC-BC meeting

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Iva Cheung| 1 Comment

A week from today, on Wednesday, February 20, I’ll be giving a talk at the EAC-BC meeting about editing books in translation. I’ll talk about copyright, the editor–translator relationship, special issues in translation projects, and strategies for getting work as … Continue reading →

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Writing Rights—personal perspectives

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Iva Cheung| Leave a comment

In his Writing Rights session, David Scott Hamilton made an incredibly important point when he described asking for a royalty in his contract negotiations with Anvil. The publisher showed him the numbers and said, *We just can’t do it.” That … Continue reading →

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Writing Rights, Session 2—Martha Rans on copyright law

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Iva Cheung| Leave a comment

Martha Rans is a copyright lawyer who co-founded the Artists’ Legal Outreach. The ALO runs a legal clinic at which artists and arts organizations can, by donation, have a thirty-minute consultation with a lawyer or law student about a problem … Continue reading →

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Writing Rights: Writing, Translation, and Copyright

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Iva Cheung| 1 Comment

I’ve signed on to give a talk at the February 2013 EAC-BC meeting about editing books in translation. Figuring I should get a translator’s perspective on the topic, I’ve slowly been making my way through Andrew Wilson’s anthology Translators on … Continue reading →

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