Scottish Universities'

International Summer School

Text and Context:
British and Irish Literature from 1900 to the Present

SUISS Edwin Morgan Translation Fellowship

(supported by the Scottish Arts Council)

During his long and prestigious career, the poet Edwin Morgan revolutionized
contemporary Scottish literature, not least with his six decades of work in
translation. Perhaps most celebrated is his translation of the poetry of
Mayakovsky into Scots, but he also worked extensively from, amongst others,
French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Hungarian poems and plays.
Edwin Morgan was a friend of SUISS for many years, giving readings and
meeting students, and his work forms an important and popular part of our
literature course. He passed away in 2010 and will be sorely missed by all who
knew him and his work.

In memory of Edwin Morgan Creative Scotland is funding a free place on the six-
week ‘Text and Context: British and Irish Literature from 1900 to the Present’
course from 11 July to 20 August 2011. The Fellowship will be payable in
Edinburgh and will cover the costs of all tuition, accommodation, most meals, the
social and cultural programme, and includes full use of the facilities of the library
of Edinburgh University and the National Library of Scotland. Please note that
the Fellowship does not include travel expenses or spending money.

Applications for this Fellowship are invited from professional translators with an
interest in twentieth-century and contemporary Scottish writing. Students can not
apply for this scholarship. The closing date for the award is 31 March 2011.
Applicants should indicate on the application form that they would like to be
considered for the Edwin Morgan Translation Fellowship, and include a letter
explaining their reasons for applying, together with any details of past and/or
prospective publications. We also require one of your referees to support the
fellowship application, which is normally from the candidate’s publisher.

Further information can be found on the SUISS website, which also contains the
facility to download an application form. A brochure, application form and credit
information can also be obtained from:

The Administrator
Scottish Universities’ Telephone: 0044 131-650 4369
International Summer School Fax: 0044 131-662 0275
21 Buccleuch Place E-mail: SUISS@ed.ac.uk
EDINBURGH
EH8 9LN
Scotland (UK) http://www.summer-school.hss.ed.ac.uk/suiss