11 December 2025, 1.30-4.30pm The seminar celebrates the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the British Comparative Literature Association (BCLA) by bringing together scholars whose interdisciplinary work offers new perspectives on literature, history, and translation. Everyone’s welcome to attend, but prior registration is required. Registration page: https://essex-university.zoom.us/meeting/register/mn3yyRG8QAW-Cp6nD1jVKg Programme: Session 1: 1.30-3pm Christopher Rundle: ‘Translation under […]

The John Dryden Translation Competition is sponsored by the British Comparative Literature Association and the British Centre for Literary Translation. Prizes are awarded for the best unpublished literary translations from any language into English. The competition is currently hosted by the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies at the University of Leeds. For more details,

The BCLA turns fifty in 2025! To celebrate this important milestone, we have developed a series of events organised by colleagues at the BCLA, which will take place in 2025 and 2026. We wanted to see a wide spread of themes and coverage, and to make these events inclusive and cost-free, they are largely taking