Autumn 2013

It's looking to be an exciting autumn this year.

Firstly, The Translator Diaries free e-book will be published on this website on Saturday 5th October. The e-book brings together the most valuable pieces of advice for aspiring and new translators just starting out in their career with a friendly and engaging layout. Look out for the hashtag #xl8diaries on Twitter.

If you missed The Translator Diaries interviews on this website earlier this year, you can read both series here. 

The fourteen contributors have already seen the first draft, provided their feedback, and the second draft will be with the proofreader this weekend.

In the run-up to the publication, one of the fourteen interviews will be re-tweeted every day between Monday 16th and Sunday 29th September, so look out for them.

Secondly, I'll be at The Language Show on London on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th October, tweeting and blogging the latest from translation and other language-related events.

It's a very full and exciting programme, with talks including Translation and Interpreting Leaders' Panel Discussion, A Day in the Life of an Interpreter, A Day in the Life of a Translator, Language Entrepreneurs: Make Words Your Business, and The Diploma in Translation- Training for a Professional Career, as well as a few language taster sessions that I'll be trying my hand at.

I'll be speaking at TraduEmprende on 22 November, about Making Your Name in the Translation Industry. Following the success of the inaugural event in Madrid in May, the conference for Translation & Entrepreneurship moves to Barcelona this autumn. 

My presentation will focus on how newcomers to the translation industry can make themselves known in the industry, not just through the usual social media channels, but in innovative ways that you might never have thought of.

As I put together the presentation, I'll be looking for lots of input from Twitterers. Look out for the hashtag #MakeYourNameXl8 and join in!