securing a translation with a commercial publisher

[Marian Schwartz]

Just for the record, I do have an agent.  There are pros and cons to the 
situation, but one of the main points in its favor is the incredible access 
my agent has to editors.  Since almost all the work I do is 
editor-generated, that has been essential.

Best regards,
Marian

Marian Schwartz
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"Racy Saxon monosyllables, close to us as touch and sight, he will intermix 
readily with those long, savoursome, Latin words, rich in 'second 
intention.'" -- Walter Pater, "Style," 1889.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Powelstock" <powelstock at BRANDEIS.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu>
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] securing a translation with a commercial publisher


> I've never heard of a translator with an agent, either. One bit of advice:
> find out who at a given press deals especially with literary translations.
> This may be the series editor of a series identifiable as dealing with
> translation, a series such Writings from an Unbound Europe at NWU Press, 
> for
> instance.
>
> Cheers,
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
> [mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Chandler
> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 12:22 PM
> To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] securing a translation with a commercial publisher
>
> Dear Olga and all,
>
> I don't have an agent myself and I don't think I know any translators who
> do.  Somehow it doesn't seem necessary, and I don't think agents would be
> very interested anyway, given how little most translators earn.
>
> Most editors are sent vast amounts of material.  So try to imagine 
> yourself
> in the place of a tired, jaded editor!  I suggest sending some short, 
> lively
> extract.  If possible, get it published in some magazine or website
> beforehand - this will give you a little more credibility.  And a few
> extracts from reviews will probably help.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Robert
>
>
>
>
>> Does one need a literary agent to secure a translation with a commercial
>> publisher?Any detailed tips about negotiating a translation with a
> perspective
>> publisher would be greatly appreciated.Many thanks,
>> Olga Zaslavsky,Ph.D.Davis Center
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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