Join our hands-on workshops at Translation Day Singapore 2025 (28 September, The Arts House)! From sharpening your pitch to tackling the craft of translation, these sessions offer practical tips, fresh insights, and guided feedback. Open to translators, writers, and anyone curious about the art of translation.
Punchlines in Transit: Translating Humour across Languages
Date & Time: Sun 28 Sep, 3.30pm - 5.30pm
From puns and wordplay to culture-specific references, humour often resists easy transfer across languages. Together with established translator Jamie Chang, participants will learn practical ways to approach the translation of humour and experiment with different strategies to carry comic effect across languages. The workshop will include translation exercises, sharing translations, and space for exchanging feedback.
Facilitator: Jamie Chang
About Jamie Chang
Jamie Chang is a literary translator. Her translation of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo was longlisted for the 2020 National Book Awards in Translated Literature. She has also translated The Wizard's Bakery by Gu Byeong-mo, Concerning My Daughter by Kim Hye-jin, and Great Soul of Siberia: One Man's Quest for the World's Most Elusive Tiger by Park Soo-yong.
She is the recipient of the Daesan Foundation Translation Grant and a three-time recipient of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea Grant. She lives in Nova Scotia with her wife and their dog.
Cancellation Policy
The programme can be cancelled or postponed two weeks before the date if the minimum number of participants is not met. Participants will be fully refunded for programmes cancelled by us.
Participants who are unable to attend a programme they have registered for are to inform us of the reason two weeks before the programme date. They will be fully refunded in the event of extenuating and mitigating circumstances (E.g. illness, bereavement, accidents)/ Those who inform us up to 5 working days before the programme date will receive a 50% refund. Those who did not turn up at the programme will not receive a refund.
Upon registration, you are deemed to have read and understood the terms and conditions and cancellation policy and accept the terms contained therein.
All information given is correct at the time of publishing, but is subject to change without prior notice. The Organiser reserves all rights to amend any terms and conditions without prior notice, and, in the event of any dispute, the Organiser’s decision is final.
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