Writer, Literary Translator, Artist based in Amsterdam.
Creator of The Attention Span Newsletter and City in Translation.
www.cananmarasligil.com and www.cityintranslation.com
Expect posts in different languages.
Canan Marasligil (she/they)
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Got myself a birthday present, wrapped in glitter ✨
heartbreaking ❤️🩹🖤
I dream of such a space for Amsterdam 🧿♥️
Once again, AI is not an information technology, it's a symptom of a labour crisis & its worsening. Like email, online platforms, etc, it both demonstrates & increases the pressure on workers to work beyond their capacity, w/o adequate pay & thus hasten their own redundancy.
Very sad news... R.I.P. Marjane Satrapi! www.euronews.com/culture/2026...
If editors are doing it then so are agents. Especially because agents have hundreds/thousands of manuscripts to read. Prove me wrong.
Years ago, I wrote about the Mythical English Reader whose gaze I’m supposed to translate for.
It has just been “reprinted” by Lithub and is now available to read online for the first time.
We’re organizing a bookfair! May 23. Publishing as a means of sharing resources, thinking collectively and focusing on the accessibility of beautifully wrapped ideas. We’re inviting collectives, artists, activists and independent publishers who contribute to a rich culture of subversive publishing.
Acclaimed cartoonist Joe Sacco breaks silence after publisher withdraws new book about India sectarian riots | The Independent:
www.the-independent.com/asia/india/j...
Canan Marasligil (she/they)
The Center for the Art of Translation is excited to announce the public phase of our $17M capital campaign to build a permanent literary and cultural center in downtown San Francisco steps from the Transamerica Pyramid. 🌁
When I started my career as a professional literary translator, I began coming up against a mysterious “English reader” whom academics and editors kept referring to when they looked over my work, l…
Author says Penguin Random House India sought five pages of changes that amounted to ‘finding excuses’ not to distribute book
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Framer Framed
So Mayer
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Sam Missingham
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A space where translators, writers, readers, and the community can gather, attend events and workshops, and browse our bookstore dedicated exclusively to translated literature 💫. Learn more here and help us open our doors to the public in 2027: www.catranslation.org/sf-literary-...
