(This is a bilingual newsletter in English and Chinese. Please scroll down for the English version.)
翻譯鳥事一籮筐
歡迎來到《翻譯鳥事一籮筐》，我們的電子報談寫作、談翻譯，希望為喜歡閱讀、喜歡藝術的大家打造自在的社群連結。
簡單向大家自我介紹，我是林紋沛，大學讀外文系，後來研究台灣史，現在是專職翻譯，在大台北地區活動。近年翻的幾本書有自傳也有學術書，包括亞歷山大‧內哈瑪斯的《論友誼》、丁松青神父的《從彼山到此山》、王賡武的《家園何處是》、韓恩澤的《強鄰在側》、王飛仙的《版權誰有？翻印必究？》。
翻譯最讓人開心的是靈光乍現的時刻。因為想深入剖析這種靈光，所以開始寫電子報，探索語言、文學、翻譯、寫作的種種可能。
電子報的英文名是「Landscape of Transcreation」，直譯是「創譯的風景」。或許大家對創譯（transcreation）一詞感到陌生，也或許認為這只是翻譯（translation）一種比較酷炫的說法。我覺得「創譯」其實傳達了翻譯工作的本質，因此選擇以此為刊名，未來會和大家多聊一聊我心中的創譯和翻譯。
焦點議題
電子報的焦點放在創譯相關議題，主要如下：
語言、語言學、翻譯分析
好書好文分享
各界譯者專訪
翻譯產業及本地化產業的動態和挑戰
除此之外，偶爾也會寫一些健行、賞鳥、趣事分享，多聊一點生活和寫作，工作和翻譯暫時退到一旁。
電子報的目標是介紹翻譯產業，分享譯者的工作和心血，探討翻譯寫作的歷程，讓大家更認識翻譯，也希望讓有志於翻譯者對譯界有更多瞭解。
最重要的是，我們希望為譯者、作家、編輯、讀者，為喜歡閱讀、喜歡藝術的大家打造自在的社群連結，共創一個彼此支持、彼此鼓勵的社群，大家都能暢所欲言。
邀請你的加入！
訂閱完全免費，邀請你訂閱電子報，加入這個社群！訂閱之後電子報會直接寄到你的信箱，好讀好看，也歡迎分享。電子報是雙週刊，預計從 2022 年 2 月開始刊行。
歡迎付費訂閱支持！你的支持將助我們一臂之力，讓我們的社群和寫作計畫細水長流。訂閱費用將成為受訪者的訪問酬勞，感謝他們的熱心分享。付費訂閱者可以閱讀完整版的訪談內容，也邀請你參加每月讀書會。
電子報有中文版和英文版，目前的規畫是雙週刊、中英文同日刊行，如果你只希望收到中文版或英文版，請到「My Account」（我的帳號）變更設定。電子報使用的 Substack 平台是英文平台，如果使用上有任何疑問或不順手的地方，歡迎寫信到 transcreation@substack.com。
謝謝閱讀，邀請你訂閱電子報，一起成為創譯人！
Landscape of Transcreation, a publication on writing and translation
Welcome to the Landscape of Transcreation, where we talk about languages, the beauty of them, and the toil of working on them. Together, we will build a community for all those who share a passion for the world of languages, literatures and arts.
I am 林紋沛 / Wenpei Lin, who studied Western languages and literatures in college, shifted my interests to Taiwanese history for graduate studies, and now work as a full-time translator based in Taipei. My recent translations (from English to Chinese) are a mix of autobiographies and academic monographs, including On Friendship by Alexander Nehamas, From Mountain to Mountain by Fr. Barry Martinson, Home is Not Here by Gungwu Wang, Asymmetrical Neighbors by Enze Han, and Pirates and Publishers by Fei-Hsien Wang.
Fascinated by transcreation, I start this newsletter to explore the possibilities of languages and to share my thoughts on writing, on translation, and on the literary world in general.
Transcreation seems to be a fancy word for translation, but I would say that it captures the essence of every translator’s effort, which I hope to talk in more depths in future installments.
Focus of the Newsletter
The newsletter will focus on issues related to transcreation, mainly including the following:
Ideas on languages, linguistics and translation
Good reads for translators and writers
Interviews of translators of different fields
Trends and challenges in the translation and localization industry
There will also be occasional posts on hiking, birding, and life in Taiwan, in which we focus more on living and writing, while working and translating are quietly pondered.
Through this writing project, we will learn more about the translation industry, the work of translators, and the process of writing and translating, and aspiring translators may have a clearer picture of what the translators’ world is like.
Most important of all, we hope to create a community for translators, writers, editors, readers, and all those who share a passion for the world of languages, literatures and arts. Together, we will build a community where we support each other’s work and share our thoughts and insights freely.
Invitation to Join this Community
The subscription is completely free! The posts will be open to all. Please subscribe for future installments, which I plan to publish regularly starting from February 2022.
Paid subscriptions are dearly welcomed. The subscription fees will go to compensate our interviewees. With a paid subscription, you will be able to read the complete version of the interview, and you will be invited to the monthly reading club.
Your support will help building this community and making this writing project sustainable.
This is a bilingual newsletter in English and Traditional Chinese. We publish biweekly, with the English post and the Chinese one published on the same day. If you would like to receive only the English or the Chinese version, please go to “My Account” to change the settings. If there is any question, please do not hesitate to write to us at transcreation@substack.com.
Thanks for your reading. We invite you to subscribe and join the community of transcreators!
