F.T. – Seminar 08102014

FINNLAND. TRANSLATORS.
Wednesday 8 October
Frankfurt Fair Center, Conference room Facette, Hall 3
Seminar Programme
9.00–9.15 Registration
9.15 – 9.25 Greeting by Mrs Jenni Haukio
9.30–10.00 Anne-Kathrin Häfner (Frankfurt Book Fair)
Many reasons for coming to the Frankfurt Book
Fair
10.10–10.55 Owen Witesman (Translator)
How not to waste your time and money at the
Frankfurt Book Fair: a translator’s perspective
”The translator’s role at a book fair is not
obvious or clear cut. Potential for landing new
projects exists, but so do possibilities for
frustration and disappointment. How to make
the most of your investment of time and money
when attending book fairs”
11.10–11.30 Merja Aho & Johanna Pitkänen (FILI)
How does FILI support translators? (in Finnish)
11.30–12.00 General discussion, questions and coffee
Mrs Jenni Haukio is The First Lady of the Republic of Finland and the
director of Turku International Book Fair
Anne-Kathrin Häfner studied German and French literature. She has been
working with the Frankfurt Book Fair since 1996, currently as a senior sales
manager for Northern and Western Europe. She is in charge of the Frankfurt
exhibitors and professional visitors coming from the Nordic countries, the
Netherlands, Belgium and France.
Owen Witesman is a professional literary translator with a master’s degree
in Finnish and Estonian, and a founding member of the Finnish-English
Literary Translation Cooperative (FELT). He lives in Utah.
Merja Aho Coordinator for Translator Programme (FILI). Master of Culture
and Arts, studied at University of Applied Sciences Humak, and Estonian
Culture and Literature at the University of Helsinki. She translates from
Estonian language into Finnish.
Johanna Pitkänen Grants Manager (FILI). M. A., studied Russian
Translation and Interpreting and Finnish Literature at the University of
Tampere and Finnish Language at the University of Helsinki.
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13.00–13.30 Finnish State Award for Foreign Translator, Pavilion
13.30 Meeting and grouping at Pavilion information desk
14.00–15.00 Guided tour
17.00 The launch of Granta Finland 3, Pavilion