securing a translation with a commercial publisher

[Olga Zaslavsky]

This is, once again, very helpful.  Thank you so much.Olga.


> 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.
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> ----- 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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