A conversation with Katy Derbyshire, literary translator and publisher of V&Q Books

Literary translator and publisher Katy Derbyshire returns to the BCB campus to reflect on her professional trajectory, discuss what her jobs entail, address new challenges posed to her profession by AI and public funding cuts alike, and share lessons from her life as a freelancer in Berlin.

This event is part of IS331 Berlin Internship Seminar taught by Agata Lisiak and Florian Duijsens.

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Katy Derbyshire comes from London and has lived in Berlin for almost 30 years. She earns her living translating contemporary German literature into English, and also heads the small publishing imprint V&Q Books. Katy is co-founder and co-host of the Dead Ladies Show. She has taught literary translation in New York, New Delhi and Norwich, among other places.

For more information, e-mail [email protected].

Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CET/GMT+1

Location: W15 Cafe

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