Wednesday, 18 September
6.00 pm - 7.30 pm
Wellington

Join a thought-provoking panel discussion and networking event on the connection between illustration and translation in children’s books hosted by the NZ Centre for Literary Translation. The panel will feature a unique conversation between Māori and Pacific translators and academics from Te Herenga Waka, and the festival's European guests, exploring how illustration and translation transcends language barriers.

This year's Jean Anderson Annual Lecture in Literary Translation, hosted by the New Zealand centre for Literary Translation

Chaired by Sydney Shep (book historian and printer) and Marco Sonzogni (translation scholar and translator) with panel participants:

• Antje Damm (German)
• Aurore Petit (French)
• Piotr Socha (Polish)
• Toaga Alefosio (Samoan)
• Tru Paraha (Māori)
• Nālani Wilson-Hokowhitu (Kanaka ʻŌiwi, Native Hawaiian)