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In this episode, host Clayton McKee speaks with Polish poet Radosław Wiśniewski and poet/translator Anna Błasiak (from Poland, now based in the United Kingdom) about the poem "Psalm to Saint Sabina. In addition to the poem, the duo discusses poetics and publishing, including the launch of Anna Błasiak's Sideway Press. You can also listen to a bilingual reading of "Psalm..." which won Trafika Europe's first-ever poetry prize.  You can purchase "Psalm to Saint Sabina" from Sideways Press here. You can see more about the press here. You can read an excerpt of "Psalm to Saint Sabina" in Trafika Europe's First-Ever Literary Prizes issue.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, host Clayton McKee talks with poet and translator Marc Alan Di Martino about his translations of Mario Dell'Arco's poetry written originally in Romanesco. Marc collected much (not all!) of Dell'Arco's work in the collection Day Lasts Forever, published by World Poetry Books. You can read a sampling of his translation in Trafika Europe's All Poetry Issue. In February 2026, the collection won the Joseph Tusiani Italian Translation Prize. Read about it here. You can read Di Martino's translation of Mauro Marè mentioned at the end of the interview at this link.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With this episode, we celebrate a forthcoming translation of Mark Murphy's poetry collection Out of the Ordinary: The Importance of Being Helene Demuth. The collection is being translated into Italian by TE collaborator Franco Malanima, and it will be published on February 10, 2026 by Articoli Liberi. Enjoy this reading of "Venturing Beyond" read by the poet Mark Murphy, as well as a reading of the Italian translation "Andare oltre." The translation was done by Franco Malanima, read by Emanuela Botti.  More content related to this episode:  Excerpt of The Importance of Being Helene Demuth published in Trafika Europe's "Blast from the Past" here. Interview with Mark Murphy Interview with Franco Malanima about Articoli Liberi Articoli Liberi's website Link to La donna invisible Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, host Joe Williams speaks with translator Elina Alter about her translation of Russian author Alla Gorbunova's It's the End of the World, My Love. She discusses the novel through the lens of the translator, giving insight into the craft of literary translation. Stay tuned for our upcoming issue of the journal to read an excerpt of this work. Can't wait for the next issue to drop? You can check it out now in Deep Vellum's catalogue. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, host Clayton McKee speaks with Danish poet Pia Tafdrup about her five poetry collections that make up The Senses Quintet. Bloodaxe Books published the Quintet in two collections: The Sight of Light / The Sound of Clouds /  The Touch of Skin and The Taste of Steel / The Smell of Snow. Pia Tafdrup explains how she created the quintet and dives into her views on poetics, language, and nature. This interview includes a reading of one poem from each of the five quintets, including one poem read in both original and English translation. The English translation of The Quintet was done by David McDuff.   You can read a sampling of Pia Tafdrup's poems in Trafika Europe's All-Poetry Issue. Check it out here: www.trafikaeurope.org/all-poetry Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, host Joe Williams speaks with Irish author Eoghan Smith about his novel A Provincial Death. They discuss Smith's approach to writing, particularly the experimental aspects in his novel. An excerpt of this novel will appear in our forthcoming issue of the journal. Check out our most recent, all-poetry issue here: www.trafikaeurope.org/all-poetry Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, host Joe Williams speaks with Slovenian author Lucija Stupica about her poetry collection Vanishing Points. They discuss the collection as well as Stupica's approach to language and writing, with specific attention to her poetics. An excerpt of this novel will be included in our forthcoming issue.  Check out our most recent, all-poetry issue here: www.trafikaeurope.org/all-poetry Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, host Clayton McKee speaks with Icelandic author Eva Björg Ægisdóttir and translator Victoria Cribb. We discuss their work on the noir novel Home Before Dark. We dive into the importance of geography/place and how Eva and Victoria view the noir and Eva's intervention in it. You can read an excerpt of the novel here.  You can see the full Meta Mystery issue (in which an excerpt of Home Before Dark appears) here: https://www.trafikaeurope.org/meta-mystery  Check out our most recent, all-poetry issue here: www.trafikaeurope.org/all-poetry Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, host Clayton McKee speaks with Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis. Gwyneth discusses her career, including her time as the National Poet of Wales. We also dive into her poetics, in particular in relation to her recent collection First Rain in Paradise. You can read an excerpt of that collection published by Bloodaxe Books here. The collection can be viewed on Bloodaxe Books' website.  Take a look at the full All-Poetry issue here: www.trafikaeurope.org/all-poetry Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, host Clayton McKee speaks with English-language Maltese poet and translator Abigail Ardelle Zammit. We discuss her translation work on Gioele Galea's poems Ilma / Water. You will hear the original Maltese poems and their English translations throughout the episode, read by the author and the translator, respectively. We also get insight into Abigail Ardelle Zammit's poetics, which are also published in our most recent issue, All Poetry.  Take a look at the full issue here: www.trafikaeurope.org/all-poetry Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our 2025 EUPL Mini-Series finishes this week with our final of three episodes. This interview is with Italian author Nicoletta Verna. In addition to Nicoletta and host Clayton McKee, you hear Debora Vitulano interpreting for us throughout the episode. Hear us discuss Verna's use of history to comment on the present. You can also listen to her reading an excerpt of the novel that won her the title of 2025 EUPL Laureate, I Giorni di Vetro, followed by a reading of the English translation by Catherine Gregor.  You can see more about Nicoletta Verna on the EUPL's website.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our 2025 EUPL Mini-Series continues with the second of three episodes. This interview is with Belgian author Philippe Marczewski. Hear us discuss Marczewvski speak about his relationship to language(s) in Belgium and his thoughts on memory. You can also listen to him reading an excerpt of his special-mention novel, Quand Cécile, followed by a reading of the English translation by Holly James.  You can see more about Philippe Marczewski on the EUPL's website.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our 2025 EUPL Mini-Series kicks off with an interview with Irish author Sheila Armstrong. This first of three episodes features a cheerful discussion of Armstrong's writing process and love of the short story genre. You can also listen to Armstrong reading an excerpt of her special-mention novel, Falling Animals You can see more about Sheila Armstrong on the EUPL's website.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to our fourth episode associated with our most recent issue of Trafika Europe: Meta Mystery! In this episode, host Joe Wiliams speaks with Slovene author Aleš Štege and translator Noah Charney about the novel Absolution. You can read an excerpt in our most recent issue of the journal here. Check out the full issue here. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to our third episode associated with our most recent issue of Trafika Europe: Meta Mystery! In this episode, host Clayton McKee speaks with Galician author Fabio Rivas and translator Jonathan Dunne about the short story "Darkie and White Eyes" from the collection The Proper Painting. Written originally in Galician, this story presents the world through the perspective of a blind girl. But the real mystery of the story, is the twist that happens at the end! You can read the story in our most recent issue of the journal here. Check out the full issue here.  Check out Jonathan Dunne's website here for more of his thoughts on language and translation. You can also find out more about his work. Some of what he discussed regarding language in this episode can be found here.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we return to our first issue of 2025: Trafika Europe's Literary Prizes. Host and TE Literary Prize judge Ági Bori speaks with translator Ena Selimović about her translation of Tatjana Gromača's Black. This wonderful, lighthearted interview digs into Ena's beginnings as a translator, including her pro bono family work. This conversation is full of literary insight and packed with fun! Read the excerpt from Black by Tatjana Gromača, translated from Croatian by Ena Selimović here. Check out our Literary Prize Issue here. You can check out our most recent issue of Trafika Europe: Meta Mystery here.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to our second episode associated with our most recent issue of Trafika Europe: Meta Myster! In this episode, host Joe Williams speaks with author Liliana Corobca and translator Monica Cure about the novel The Censor's Notebook. Written originally in Hungarian, this novel explores the communist past and how it affected everyday lives, specifically through the lens of a censor. You can read an excerpt of the novel in our most recent issue of the journal here. You can also get more information about the novel from the publisher, Seven Stories Press.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we return to our first issue of 2025: Trafika Europe's Literary Prizes. Host and TE Literary Prize judge Ági Bori speaks with translator Anna Bentley. They discuss Anna's translations of ten poems from Hungarian from Orsolya Láng's House Afternoon and provide insight into the practice of translation and the Hungarian language. Read the poems from House Afternoon by Orsolya Láng, translated from Hungarian by Anna Bentley here. Check out our Literary Prize Issue here. You can read Anna Bentley's previous Trafika Europe published translation of Gabi Csutak's stories here. You can check out our most recent issue of Trafika Europe: Meta Mystery here. For more information on Zoltán Halasi's book Road to the Empty Sky, go here.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to our first episode associated with our most recent issue of Trafika Europe! Host Joe Williams speaks with author Tom Spencer about his novel The Mystery of the Crooked Man. You can read an excerpt in our most recent issue of the journal here. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Clayton McKee speaks with author Julian Darragjati. Darragjati's short story "A Death in the Spring" appeared in TE's Literary Prizes issue. Listen to how Julian approaches literature and how the story reflects aspects of his memory from growing up in Albania. Read "A Death in the Spring" by Julian Darragjati here. Check out our most recent issue featuring Trafika Europe's prizes here. Constantin Severin will be donating proceeds from the sale of his amazing artwork titled "Text and Time 113." Check out that piece here. Find out more about Constantin on his website.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Joe Williams speaks with poet Joanna Lilley. Joanna's poems were published in TE's Literary Prizes issue. Her work was inspired by paintings of the late Rebecca Lilley. Listen to how her verse fuse with her sister's art in her wonderful poetic tribute to life and art.  Read poems from Joanna Lilley and see Rebecca Lilley's paintings here. Check out our most recent issue featuring Trafika Europe's prizes here. Constantin Severin will be donating proceeds from the sale of his amazing artwork titled "Text and Time 113." Check out that piece here. Find out more about Constantin on his website.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Clayton McKee speaks with poet Maria Carbunaru. Maria's poetry was featured on Trafika Europe Corner hosted by the European Literature Network. Tune in here to hear a reading of other poems as well as to get insight into Maria's creative process.  Read the poems on ELN here. Check out the song referenced in the episode by Maria, Carlos, and Mauro on Spotify or on Youtube. Constantin Severin will be donating proceeds from the sale of his amazing artwork titled "Text and Time 113." Check out that piece here. Find out more about Constantin on his website.  Our literary prize issue is quite forthcoming! Stay updated with Trafika Europe by finding us on Facebook, Instagram, or sign up for our email list on our website. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Joe Williams speaks with translator Keith Payne. Keith's translations of Olga Novo's poems (originally written in Galician) are among the two runners-up in TE's Andrew Singer Prize for Verse. Keith describes Novo's work and gives insight into his creative practice. Read poems from Olga Novo, translated by Keith Payne here. Check out our most recent issue featuring Trafika Europe's prizes here. Constantin Severin will be donating proceeds from the sale of his amazing artwork titled "Text and Time 113." Check out that piece here. Find out more about Constantin on his website.  Our literary prize issue is quite forthcoming! Stay updated with Trafika Europe by finding us on Facebook, Instagram, or sign up for our email list on our website. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join host Clayton McKee speak with Bulgarian author Zdravka Evtimova and translator of Bulgarian Yana Ellis about the novel The Wolves of Staro Selo. The novel is set to release on March 11 by Héloïse Press! Tune in for a bilingual reading and a deep discussion about Evtimova's creative process and how Ellis masterfully brings the novel into English. Pre-order the book now on Héloïse Press' website. A review of the novel can be found here. In addition to the event on March 11 at the London Book Fair, check out Evtimova and Ellis discussing the novel in Newcastle and in Birmingham in the UK. Constantin Severin will be donating proceeds from the sale of his amazing artwork titled "Text and Time 113." Check out that piece here. Find out more about Constantin on his website.  Our literary prize issue is quite forthcoming! Stay updated with Trafika Europe by finding us on Facebook, Instagram, or sign up for our email list on our website. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are excited to be back with our fourth episode of 2025! Listen to a reading of chapters "14" and "15" from Abandonment by Erminia Dell'Oro, in English translation from the Italian by Oonagh Stransky. Check out the published chapters in Trafika Europe's Blast from the Past. Constantin Severin will be donating proceeds from the sale of his amazing artwork titled "Text and Time 113." Check out that piece here. Find out more about Constantin on his website.  Our literary prize issue is quite forthcoming! Stay updated with Trafika Europe by finding us on Facebook, Instagram, or sign up for our email list on our website. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are excited to be back with our third episode of 2025! Join host Clayton McKee for a conversation with Italian-born, France-based creative and publisher Franco Malanima. We take a step away from discussing creative practices, focusing on Franco's work with his journal and publishing house Aritcoli Liberi. The episode begins with a reading of Franco's piece "Brief Dialogue on Happiness." As mentioned, Constantin Severin will be donating proceeds from the sale of his amazing artwork titled "Text and Time 113." Check out that piece here. Find out more about Constantin on his website.  Read Mark Murphy's poems in TE's Blast from the Past here. Keep your eye on Articoli Liberi's publications for Murphy's poems in Italian language.  Our literary prize issue is quite forthcoming! Stay updated with Trafika Europe by finding us on Facebook, Instagram, or sign up for our email list on our website. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are excited to be back with our second episode of 2025! Join host Clayton McKee for a conversation with Russian-born, UK-based author Tatiana Tatarchevskiy. We discuss Tatarchevskiy's short story "Stanislavski", published in Trafika Europe's last issue of 2024, Blast from the Past.  Find out more about Tatiana on her website or on her social media.  You can read Tatiana's story "Stanislavski" in Trafika Europe's Blast from the Past. Stay updated with Trafika Europe by finding us on Facebook, Instagram, or sign up for our email list on our website. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to Trafika Europe Radio! We are excited to kick off our 2025 season with a wonderful conversation between host Clayton McKee and translator of Bulgarian and German Yana Ellis. We return to our third issue of last year, Gothic Revival, to discuss Yana's translation of Elena Aleksieva's Saint Wolf.  Mentioned in this episode is Yana's first-ever full-length translation, Zdravka Evtimova's The Wolves of Staro Selo published by Héloïse Press. You can pre-order it on Héloïse Press's website. You can read Yana's translation of Elena Aleksieva's Saint Wolf in Trafika Europe's Gothic Revival.   Stay updated with Trafika Europe by finding us on Facebook, Instagram, or sign up for our email list on our website. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are so excited to present you with our final episode of 2024! Listen to host, Clayton McKee, speak with poet Mark Murphy about his work Out of the Ordinary: The Importance of Being Helene Demuth. Thanks so much for being a part of our 2024!   To read Mark Murphy's contribution to our Blast from the Past issue, click here. To check out the Blast from the Past issue, click here.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's second of our double feature is with translator of Polish literature Antonia Lloyd-Jones. We discuss her translation of Polish author Witold Gombrowicz's 1939 novel The Possessed. Tune in to this bookclub-style chat and listen to a reading of this gothic pastiche of a novel.  You can find the book in the UK/Europe through Fitzcarraldo Editions or in the United States with Grove Atlantic. We are now accepting submissions for our first-ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here. Submissions are accepted until December 20, 2024, at 11:59 pm EST.  Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we return to our EUPL series. This final thirteenth episode is with German author Deniz Utlu. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss his 2024 EUPL-nominated novel My Father's Sea, which received a special mention. You can read the excerpt in the original German and English translation here.  We are now accepting submissions for our first-ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here. Submissions are accepted until December 20, 2024, at 11:59 pm EST.  Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we return to our EUPL series. This twelfth episode is with Norwegian author Kjersti Anfinnsen. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss her 2024 EUPL-nominated novel Moments for Eternity. You can read the excerpt in the original Norwegian and English translation here.  We are now accepting submissions for our first-ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here. Submissions are accepted until December 20, 2024, at 11:59 pm EST.  Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we return to our EUPL series. This eleventh episode is with Czech author Bianca Bellová. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss her 2024 EUPL-nominated novel Lake. You can read the excerpt in the original Albanian and in English translation here.  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here. Submissions accepted until December 20, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST.  Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we again return to our most recent issue Gothic Revival. In this episode, host Clayton McKee and Czech-based author Michael Stein discuss Stein's short story "The House of Unrequited Love." You can read the short story here in TE's Gothic Revival. We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here. Submissions accepted until December 20, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, go back to our most recent issue Gothic Revival. In this episode, host Joe Williams and Portuguese author Rui Cardoso Martins discuss Rui's novel Deathly Convalescence, translated into English by Joe Williams. Go to Gothic Revival to read an excerpt of the novel.  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here. Submissions accepted until December 20, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST.  Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we return to our EUPL series. This tenth episode is with Albanian author Rita Petro. Interpreter Sofiana Filipi helps create this English-Albanian bilingual episode. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss her 2024 EUPL-nominated novel Born Backwards. You can read the excerpt in the original Albanian and in English translation here.  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here. Submissions accepted until December 20, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST.  Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we return to our EUPL series. This ninth episode is with Slovenian author Tina Vrščaj. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss her 2024 EUPL-nominated novel On Slope. You can read the excerpt in the original Slovenian and in English translation here.  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here. Submissions accepted until December 20, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST.  Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we return to our EUPL series. This eighth episode is with Hungarian author Réka Mán-Várhegyi. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss her 2019 EUPL-nominated novel Magnet Hill. You can read the excerpt in the original Hungarian and in English translation here.  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here. Submissions accepted until December 20, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST.  Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we return to our EUPL series. This seventh episode is with Bulgarian author Todor Todorov. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss his EUPL-nominated novel Hagabula. You can read the excerpt in the original Bulgarian and in English translation here.  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here. Submissions accepted until December 20, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST.  Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anna Blasiak and Lisa Kalloo discuss their collaboration on Deliverance in this episode of Trafika Europe Radio. This duo discusses their creative practices and relation to gender and sexuality. Tune in for readings and conversation about their latest collaboration Deliverance, which is a bilingual poetry/photography collection.  Anna's Website Lisa's Website Buy the collection from Holland House We are now accepting submissions for our first-ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here. Submissions are accepted until December 20, 2024, at 11:59 pm EST.  Would you be interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Please take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we return to our EUPL series. This sixth episode is with Latvian author Daina Tabūna. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss her EUPL-nominated novel Witches. You can read the excerpt in the original Latvian and in English translation here.  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here. Submissions accepted until December 20, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST.  Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We take a step away from EUPL authors this week and broadcast our first episode related to our most recent issue, Gothic Revival. In this episode, host, Joe Williams, speaks with Dutch author Anne Eekhout and Anglophone translator Laura Watkinson. They discuss Anne's novel, and Laura's translation of, Mary or, the Birth of Frankenstein published by Pushkin Press. This month, it is now out in paperback! You can read an excerpt on our website here.  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here. Submissions accepted until December 20, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST.  Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we are bringing another EUPL author. This fifth episode is with Hungarian author Puskás Panni. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss her EUPL-nominated novel That Any Might Be Saved. You can read the excerpt in the original Hungarian and in English translation here.  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here. Submissions accepted until December 20, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST.  Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we are bringing another EUPL author. This fourth episode is with Dutch author Sholeh Rezazadeh. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss her EUPL-nominated novel I Know a Mountain that Is Waiting for Me. You can read the excerpt in the original Dutch and in English translation here.  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here. Submissions accepted until December 20, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST.  Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we are bringing another EUPL author. This third episode is with Maltese author Aleks Farrugia. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss his EUPL-nominated novel The King of Malta. You can read the excerpt in the original Maltese and in English translation here.  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here. Submissions accepted until December 20, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST.  Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we are bringing another EUPL author. This second episode is with Serbian author Bojan Krivokapić. Host Clayton McKee and the author discuss his EUPL-nominated novel Villa Fazanka. You can read the excerpt in the original Serbian and in English translation here.  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here. Submissions accepted until December 20, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST.  Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are back with our EUPL Series! This first episode is with Portuguese author Gabriela Ruivo. Along with host Clayton McKee, she discusses her EUPL-nominated novel Law of Gravity. You can read the excerpt in the original Portuguese and in English translation here.  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here. Submissions accepted until December 20, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST.  Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, host Joe Williams speaks with folklorist and filmmaker Tiago Pereira. Tiago discusses his work as director of A Música Portuguesa a Gostar Dela Própia (Portuguese Music Loving Itself). You can find out more about the project on Pereira's site.  We are now accepting submissions for our first ever literary prizes! Check out the submission guidelines here. Submissions accepted until December 20, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST.  Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We finish this month of remembering Trafika Europe's journey with this rebroadcasting of a discussion between former director Andrew Singer and current Director Clayton McKee. They discuss the history of Trafika Europe as well as its future and where it will be headed.  Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here.  Ideas for the future of Trafika Europe? Email [email protected]. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continue to remember Trafika Europe's journey with this rebroadcasting of our original launch event from May 10, 2020. In this episode, former director Andrew Singer speaks with French-Occitan poet Aurélia Lassaque, Dutch-North African singer Rajae Mouhandiz, and Scottish poet Christine De Luca. This panel discussion is a great reminder of Trafika Europe's goal of uniting authors, creatives, and translators into a larger community of likeminded individuals. We hope you enjoy this blast from the past. Interested in getting more content from Trafika Europe? Consider becoming a member! Take a look at our Patreon page for information about tiers and benefits.  Trafika Europe is a non-profit that survives on donations and we are currently fundraising for our first annual translation prize. If you're able, please consider donating to our GoFundMe. You can also donate on our website here. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/trafikaeuropeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.