The Swedish-English Literary Translators’ Association

Welcome

SELTA (the Swedish-English Literary Translators' Association) acts as a pressure group, an information exchange and a register of translators. SELTA maintains contact with English-language and Swedish-language publishers and with relevant cultural and literary organizations in Britain, Sweden and Finland. Meetings are held once or twice a year in London, and there is a newsletter for members.

Register of translators
SELTA keeps a register of Swedish-English translators available for work, with brief details of published translations and types of work undertaken. See SELTA Members

The information is also available to publishers or agents on request. (Contact the Secretary - details at bottom of page).

Aims
The aims of SELTA are:

• to promote the publication of Swedish and Finland-Swedish literature in English;

• to represent the interests of those involved in the translation of Swedish literature into English.

Activities

SELTA normally has 2 meetings a year, held at the Swedish Embassy in London, sometimes with guest speakers. Occasionally there are other embassy events, such as St Lucia.

There are also newsletters, and an e-mail group.

History
SELTA was established at the beginning of 1982 after several years of informal liaison among many of those active in the field of Swedish-English translation.

Swedish Book Review
SELTA publishes the Swedish Book Review twice yearly, with an additional supplementary issue every year on a particular theme or author. It is provided free to members (i.e. included in the membership subscription) and is available on subscription to others @ £15 p.a.

SELTA Committee
The Association is managed by an elected Committee comprised at present (2010) as follows:

Chair:             Eivor Martinus
Secretary:       Peter Linton
Treasurer:       Janet Cole
Committee members:

Sarah Death, Kevin Halliwell, Martin Murrell
 

The editorial board of Swedish Book Review is:

Sarah Death (Editor), Neil Smith (Deputy Editor),
Tom Geddes, Marlaine Delargy, Laurie Thompson (former Editor).