PORTUGUESE INITIATIVES
CALLS FOR PAPERS: publications
Special issue: Translation Matters on Media Ecologies of Translation (Vol. 9.1, Spring 2027). Guest editor: Raluca Tanasescu. Deadline for articles: 15 July 2026.
Special issue: Translation Matters on Eco-Translation (Vol. 9.2, Autumn 2027). Guest editors: Xany Jansen Van Vuuren, Helen-Mary Cawood and James Kelly. Deadline: 31 August 2026.
CALLS FOR PAPERS: events
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Conference: 7–8 May 2026, XI Jornadas Tradução na Prática, a Prática da Tradução, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. Enrolment open: https://tinyurl.com/5w5bnzsy
Course: Literacy in AI Translation for Healthcare Settings, coordinated by Hanna Pieta and Susana Valdez. Available until May 2026 (online).
INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES
CALL FOR PAPERS: conferences
Conference: 15–16 October 2026. The Art of Translation: The Legacy of Jiří Levý and Current Trends in Translation Studies. Deadline for abstracts: 15 April 2026
Conference: 15–16 October 2026. TRADIT26 – 2nd International Conference on Didactic Audiovisual Translation and Media Accessibility: Bridging the Gap between Mediation, Innovation and Inclusion. Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spain. Deadline for abstracts: 15 April 2026.
Workshop: 15 June 2026. TAITT 2026 – 1st International Workshop on Teaching AI-based Translation and Technologies. Tilburg, Netherlands. Abstract deadline: 15 April 2026.
Conference: 2–3 June 2026, Promoting Machine Translation and GenAI Translation Literacy: An Approach towards Professional Translation and Interpreting Labour Market, University of Granada, Spain. Deadline for abstract: 27 April 2026.
Conference: 14 July 2026, Theatre Translation Networks in Building Acts of Worldmaking, University of Reading, United Kingdom. Deadline for abstract: 20 April 2026.
Conference: 30 September–2 October 2026. III International Congress of Academic Translation Studies. The human translator/interpreter: new roles and contexts. Marmara University, Istanbul, Türkiye. Deadline for abstracts: 1 May 2026.
Conference: : 30 September–2 October 2026. XII Congreso de la Asociación Ibérica de Estudios de Traducción e Interpretación – «Esta voz que te escribe»: La metamorfosis de la traducción y la interpretación. University of Córdoba, Spain. Deadline for abstracts: 30 May 2026.
Conference: 12–13 November 2026. Francophonies et traduction Sous-titre : Circulation des littératures francophones : singularités, traductions et réception
University of Mons, Belgium. Deadline for abstract: 1 June 2026.
Conference: 12–13 November 2026, Translation Beyond Human Languages and Cultures in Times of Ecological Crises, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Türkiye. Extended deadline for abstracts: 20 April 2026
Conference: 27–29 August 2026. Übersetzen, verlegen, lizenzieren. Der Transfer von Texten im Post-Exil (1945–1960) / Post-Exile:Trans – People, Texts, Entanglements 1945–1960. University of Lausanne. Deadline for abstracts: 27 April 2026
Conference: 10–11 December 2026. InDialog 5. The technological turn and public service translation and interpreting. Oslo Metropolitan University. Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2026
Conference: 28–30 July 2026. 2nd International Conference on Globalisation in Languages, Education, Culture and Communication (GLECC2026). Manchester, UK. Deadline for submissions: 30 April 2026
Conference: 1–2 October 2026. 100 Years of Technology in Interpreting. University of Geneva + International Labour Organisation. Extended deadline for abstracts: 1 May 2026
Conference: 18–19 March 2027. Translation and Neurodiversity. International conference for translation researchers and practitioners. Deadline for abstracts: 31 May 2026.
Conference: 8–10 December 2026, 47th Translating and the Computer Conference (TC47) – AI-assisted or AI-eclipsed? Language Services between Promise and Pressure
International Association for Advancement in Language Technology, Luxembourg. Deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2026.
Conference: 3–5 March 2027. 2nd International Conference on Field Research on Translation and Interpreting (FIRE-TI 2). Tampere University, Finland. Deadline for abstracts: 31 August 2026
Conference: 28–29 January 2027, Fun for All – 8th International Conference on Video Games Translation and Accessibility: Game Localisation and Accessibility in the Age of Machine Translation and AI, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. Deadline for abstracts: 20 September 2026
Conference: 18–19 June 2027. 2nd EATPA Symposium on East Asian Translation Pedagogy. University of Toronto (Scarborough). Deadline for abstracts: 30 September 2026
CALL FOR PAPERS: journals and other publications
Special issue: Cadernos de Tradução, on Specialized Discourse in Audiovisual Translation, Vol. 47(1), 2027.
Special issue: Target (Volume 41, 2029). Deadline for proposals: 1 May 2026 https://rebrand.ly/532kzgz
Special issue: Linguistica Antverpiensia, New Series – Themes in Translation Studies, 26 (2027) on Academia-Industry Synergies in Translation and Interpreting Studies: Showcasing Impactful Collaboration. Guest editors: Xiaochun Zhang, Alejandro Bolaños García-Escribano & Olivia Cockburn. Deadline for abstracts: 1 May 2026 https://rebrand.ly/qyr2vkx
Special issue: Translation and Translanguaging in Multilingual Contexts – Making Multilingualism Visible: Visual Methods in Translanguaging and Translation Pedagogies. Guest editors: Vander Tavares, Ge Song, Liang Cao, & Angel M. Y. Lin. Deadline for abstracts: 15 May 2026
Special issue: MonTI, on Gender Translation Studies: Interdisciplinary Encounters, Vol. 19, 2027. Deadline for abstracts: 31 May 2026.
Special issue: JoNPIT on Non-Professional Translation and Interpreting in Conflict and War: Power, Ideology, and Political Agency. Guest editors: Ahmad Ayyad & Rachele Antonini. Deadline for abstracts: 15 June 2026
Volume: Translating Ausiàs March, Quaderns d’Estudis Catalans, edited by Oana-Dana Balaș & Carsten Sinner. Deadline for submissions: 1 July 2026
Special issue: Studia Semiotyczne (Semiotic Studies): Translation – Semiotics – Music. Guest editors: Anna Rędzioch-Korkuz & Małgorzata Grajter. Deadline for submissions: 30 September 2026
Thematic section: Estudios de Traducción – Beyond Equivalence: Queer Disruptions in Translation Theory and Practice. Guest editor: Miguel Sánchez Ibáñez. Deadline for submissions: 31 July 2026
Special issue: Synteesi (2027) on Semiotics X Translation. Guest editors: Mattia Thibault & Riku Haapaniemi. Deadline for submissions: 31 July 2026
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
APRIL
Conference: 15–18 April 2026. VI International Congress on the Language of the Vine and Wine and its Translation. University of Valladolid.
Conference: 17 April 2026. CIOL Conference 2026, Chartered Institute of Linguists, London, United Kingdom.
Conference: 15–17 April 2026. Indirect Translation: A Two-Arched Bridge between Cultures. Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Conference: 15–17 April IX Congreso Internacional Ciencia y Traducción – Puentes interdisciplinares y difusión del conocimiento científico. University of Trieste, Italy.
Conference: 15–17 April 2026. APTIS Conference. Living with AI: From disruption to direction in translation and interpreting
Conference: 20–22 April 2025. Cultural Diversity and Funded Translations: Between Institutional Gatekeeping and the Market, Past and Present. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
Symposium: 22 April 2026, Video Game Accessibility Symposium, University College London, United Kingdom.
Conference: 22–24 April 2026. VI Jornadas Internacionales de Historia de la Traducción No Literaria: Diccionarios y Traducción (Siglos XVIII–XX), University of Valencia, Spain
Conference: 23–24 April 2026. Artificial Intelligence and Audiovisual Translation: Challenges and New Horizons. University of Palermo, Italy.
Conference: 24–25 April 2026.Translation Networks in the Decolonising World, King’s College, University of Cambridge.
Conference: 24 April 2026. Translating conflict and refuge: language, displacement, and the politics of representation.
MAY
Conference: 6–8 May 2026. Translation and Interpreting Process Studies: Multimodality, Cognition and Application, University of Mons, Belgium.
Conference: 14–16 May 2026. 7th International Conference on Non-Professional Interpreting and Translation (NPIT7). University of Graz, Austria.
Conference: 19–20 May 2026. CIUTI 2026 Conference – Translation and Interpreting, AI, and the Language Industry: Research and Professional Practice. Milan, Italy. Deadline abstracts:
Conference: 18–19 May 2026. 4th IberTranslatio Symposium: Women Translators and Cultural Mediators from and into Iberian Languages, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.
Conference (online): 21–22 May 2026. History and Translation Network 2026: New Horizons on the Past.
Conference: 28–29 May 2026. PETRA-E Network 3rd International Conference – Creative Translation in the Age of AI. University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom.
Conference: 28–29 May 2026. REPOP – La retraduction en régime populaire: contraintes et pratiques. University of Paris Nanterre, France.
Conference: 30 May–3 June 2026. Positioning Theory Research Conference, Adam Mickiewicz University (Poznań).
JUNE
Conference: 15–17 June 2026. European Association of Machine Translation (EAMT 2026). Tilburg University
Conference: 16 June 2026. Humans and Machines in Conversation: Linguistic, Social and Relational Perspectives, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom.
Conference: 18–19 June 2026. Life Writing and Translation, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
Conference: 18–20 June 2026. Translation at the Crossroads of Ideologies and Cultures Department of Translation and Interpretation Studies, Vilnius University.
Conference: 24–25 June 2026. From a Local Writer to a World Author: The Circulation of Georges Simenon’s Work in Translations, University of Liège, Belgium.
Conference: 25–27 June 2026. Translations and Academies in the Eighteenth Century: Sociability, Transnational Networks and Knowledge Circulation.
Conference: 26–27 June 2026. New research in Translation and Interpreting Studies 2026, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain.
SEPTEMBER–DECEMBER
Conference: 9–11 September 2026. Translation in Transition Conference 8, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
Conference: 9–11 September 2026. Epistemic Passages: Knowledge in Translation. Prague.
Conference: 15–16 October 2026. TRADIT26 – 2nd International Conference on Didactic Audiovisual Translation and Media Accessibility: Bridging the Gap between Mediation, Innovation and Inclusion, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, España.
Conference: 26–28 August 2026. Children’s Literature and Translation Studies (CLTS) 2026 on Beyond New Voices: Futures of Children’s Literature in Translation. Palacký University Olomouc.
Conference: 1–2 October 2026. 100 Years of Technology in Conference Interpreting. Faculty of Translation and Interpreting, University of Geneva.
Conference: 22–23 October 2026. Gender in the Spotlight : (In)Visibility in Translation Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, France.:
Conference: 4–6 November 2026. Languages & the Media – Moving Images that Move Audiences: Localising with Intent. Senate House, London, United Kingdom.
Conference: 11–12 December 2026. Translators, Texts, and Contexts: Reclaiming Human Agency in the Age of AI. Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China.
NEW PUBLICATIONS
JOURNALS
Parallèles, Vol. 38(1), 2026
NEW BOOKS
Nikolaou, Paschalis (ed.). 2026. Translating Horror: Shadows on the Page and Screen. Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Karsky, Marie Nadia. 2025. Le Misanthrope en Grande-Bretagne : enjeux traductologiques d’une fascination contemporaine. Vita Traductiva, University of York
Bowker, Lynne. 2026. Plain Language for Translators. Routledge.
Karas, Hilla & Bat-Zeev Shyldkrot, Hava (eds). Intralingual Translation, John Benjamins Publishing Company.
MISCELLANEOUS
Faculty Position in Translation and Interpreting Studies (for Non-Turkish Citizens) Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Türkiye. Contact: transintbu@gmail.com. Deadline: 15 April.
Job opportunity: Faculty position in Translation and Interpreting Studies (for non-Turkish citizens). Boğaziçi University, Istanbul. Deadline for applications: 15 April 2026.
Job opportunity: Teaching Fellow for teaching English as a foreign language (with a focus on English language skills development and translation). TH Köln. Deadline for applications: 15 April 2026.
Job opportunity: Tenure-track assistant professorship in English and Conference Interpreting. Department of English, Aarhus University. Deadline for applications: 21 May 2026.
Call for applications: EST Summer/Winter School Scholarships. Deadline for applications: 5 June 2026.
Call for proposals: EST Translation Prize. Deadline for proposals: 1 October 2026.