European Literature Night VII - The ELN Translation Pitch: New Literary Voices

Eight enthralling books by contemporary European writers, which have not yet been translated into English, will be pitched live to an audience and expert jury consisting of Max Porter (Granta Books), Kerry Glencorse (Susanna Lee Associates) and Stefan Tobler (And Other Stories Publishing). With just three minutes per pitch, and complemented by extracts read by actors, this whirlwind journey of discovery will uncover brilliant new European literary gems.

Featuring Jan Nemec's A History of Light (Czech Republic) by Melvyn Clarke, Vonne von der Meer's Take 7 (Netherlands) by Laura Vroomen, Pierre Autin-Grenier's That's Just How (France) by Andrea Reece, Jan Van Loy's Scraps (Flanders) by Anna Asbury, Vladimir Zarev's Ruin (Bulgaria) by Angela Rodel, Krisztina Toth's Pixel (Hungary) by Owen Good, Verena Rossbacher's Small Talk and Slaughter (Germany) by Anne Posten and Jesper Wung-Sung's Proper Fractions (Denmark) by Lindy Falk van Rooyen. Hosted by Chris Gribble (Writers Centre Norwich).

The aim of The ELN Translation Pitch is to support and promote the work of EU writers who have not yet had a complete work published in English, whilst offering a public platform to emerging translators. The winning translator will be offered support and promotion from Free Word and English PEN, including a £250 PEN Samples grant and an interview published online.