How does a picture book get translated and published?

FESCH.TV INFORMIERT:

What happens when a book gets translated? How do words and pictures travel from one language into another and who’s involved? 

This video is your chance to follow the journey every step of the way, from the very beginning when the idea was born in the artist’s imagination in Québec, right through to the translated book hitting the shelves of a UK children’s bookshop. 

Join Marianne Dubuc, the award-winning writer and illustrator of ‚1, 2, 3… a l’École‘, and hear how her book became ‚Ready, Steady, School!‘.

You’ll discover what it takes to publish a book in translation, including the creative choices and practical challenges along the way. It’s not as easy as it appears! 

With contributions from

1. Marianne Dubuc, author and illustrator of ‚Ready, Steady, School!‘
2. Fabiana Angelini, foreign rights manager
3. Sarah Ardizzone, literary translator
4. Robina Pelham Burn, editor
4. David Rose, book designer
5. Finidr, printers
6. Kathlyn Crocker, independent bookseller
7. Andrew Bailey, cultural attaché at the Québec Government Office in London
8. Greet Pauwelijn, publisher at Book Island

This video was produced for the Edinburgh International Literature Festival 2021.

Video editing by Michael Thomas

The production of this video has been made possible thanks to the support from the Québec Government Office in London.