About this episode

This episode discusses the often-ignored topic of money in the literary world, focusing on the roles of translators and publishers in contract negotiations and compensation.

In this final episode of Hawthornden's Como Conversazione series for 2025, we’ll confront a subject that the literary world likes to keep subtextual: money. The translators and publishers, who usually meet over contract negotiations, open up their books and compare bottom lines, to see who feels like they’re being short-changed, and why. Is there—or could there be—a pay structure that works for everyone? And how should the translator be compensated, when their role is still so unresolved? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Merve Emre

Topics covered

• money
• literary world
• translators
• publishers
• compensation
• contract negotiations

Keywords

• money
• literary compensation
• translators
• publishers
• contract negotiations
• Hawthornden
• Como Conversazione

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hawthornden

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