Oxford Translates

at St Edmund Hall

An online literary translation summer school

Programme, 6-10 July 2026

The provisional programme for 2026 is available below. More details will be added in the coming weeks.

All times are in BST. All sessions will be on Zoom. Time slots for the ‘Pitch your project’ sessions will be allocated to registered participants who submit a project proposal by a deadline in June to be confirmed.

Day 1: Monday

9.30-10.00	Welcome and Introduction
10.15-13.15	Literary translation workshop
13.15-14.00	Lunch break and online social
14.00-16.30	Literary translation workshop
17.00-18.00	Keynote

Day 2: Tuesday

10.00-11.30	Translators panel: A year in the life of a literary translator
12.00-13.30	Option 1: Poetry workshop
12.00-13.30	Option 2: Subtitling workshop
13.30-14.30	Lunch break and online social
14.30-15.30	Option 1: Publishers panel: what are publishers looking for?
14.30-15.30	Option 2: Publishers panel: the future of literary translation
16.00-17.00	Option 1: Translators Association UK
16.00-17.00	Option 2: Translators Associations Europe and USA
18.00-19.00	Pitch your project

Day 3: Wednesday

10.00-13.00	Literary translation workshop
13.00-13.45	Lunch break and online social
13.45-16.15	Literary translation workshop
16.30-17.30	Meet the tutors

Day 4: Thursday

10.00-11.00	Option 1: Contracts UK and Europe
10.00-11.00	Option 2: Translation ethics in practice
11.30-13.00	Option 1: Spot the translation workshop
11.30-13.00	Option 2: Writing a reader's report workshop
13.00-14.00	Lunch break and online social
14.00-15.30	Option 1: Graphic novels workshop
14.00-15.30	Option 2: Editing workshop
16.00-17.00	Translation at PEN
18.00-19.00	Pitch your project

Day 5: Friday

10.00-13.00	Literary translation workshop
13.00-13.45	Lunch break and online social
13.45-16.15	Literary translation workshop
16.30-17.00	Feedback and farewell