A look back at 2019

This was another packed year. I translated from all three of my languages and had just the right combination of epic … More

A day poring over spreadsheets

I wonder how many literary translators do regular statistical analysis of their output. If you do, I’d love to hear … More

I’m going to be leading a workshop in literary translation from Arabic to English on 21 Feb as part of Manchester … More

… where I waffle on about how to become a freelance translator, which is harder – Russian or Arabic – … More

“It is the rather stiff-sounding fus-ha, aka Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), that is the starting point for most students of … More

This was a very enjoyable editing job which combined my proofreading pedantry with my experience as an Arabic teacher. I … More