Oxford Translates is an online literary translation summer school aimed at language enthusiasts and practising translators at any stage of their career who want to explore the world of literary translation. It is open to participants anywhere in the world.

The summer school runs for 5 days. Participants work in small groups with award-winning and leading professional translators to hone their translation practice over 3 days. Workshop groups are limited to a maximum of 12 students.

In 2026, workshops are running into English from 11 languages – Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, Urdu – plus there is a multilanguage workshop for translators working in any other language. Workshops out of English are running from French, German, Italian and Spanish.

The other 2 days are filled with panels on industry trends, job readiness and workshops on particular themes or genres. Participants have the unique and exciting opportunity to practise pitching in a one-to-one session with a publisher or editor.

Contact us: oxfordtranslates@seh.ox.ac.uk.

• Modern Languages at St Edmund Hall
• MSt in Creative Translation at the University of Oxford