Over the past 45 years, First Edition Translations has supported organisations where language plays a crucial cultural, editorial, or regulatory role: Books & publishing – including academic, scholarly, and illustrated works Arts, culture & heritage – such as...
We are once again packing our suitcases and heading to central Germany for the world-renowned Frankfurt Book Fair. In attendance this year will be our CEO Jerry Froggett, Director Ana Grilo and Head of Production Kasia Bidston – all three of them long-standing...
In the highly regulated pharmaceutical landscape, the translation and maintenance of product information for generic medicines is far more than a linguistic exercise. It is a regulatory obligation that demands precision, consistency and adherence to the reference...
The translation profession attracts a fair bit of interest. It’s no wonder really. Not only does it allow you to exercise your language and cultural skills, but you also get to continuously gain new insights into a whole range of topics from the texts you translate....
Literary talent can cross borders, making global literature more diverse as stories from many cultures become a part of a shared literary space. Translation opens doors for writers who use less widely spoken languages. Many powerful books come from linguistic,...
With the summer solstice fast approaching, the Nordic nations are gearing up for their famous Midsummer celebrations. Originally held on the 23 June (Midsummer’s Eve) and 24 June, these now take place on a Friday between 19 and 26 June in Sweden and Finland –...
This year's Warsaw International Book Fair, held in the imposing PGE Narodowy football stadium, proved a highly insightful experience for us. Our Director Ana and Head of Production Kasia, who was born and raised in Poland, were at the trade fair to meet up with our...
Rigorous validation is non-negotiable in healthcare. It is for good reason that there are multiple checkpoints along most healthcare-related processes. Examples range from a second opinion of a medical diagnosis and repeated testing of samples in drug discovery, all...
As globalisation presses on, the demand for translated literature continues to grow. Readerships far and wide are discovering entirely new authors. Online communities and subcultures like BookTok bring rapid, immense popularity to titles from across the globe. Take...
At a purely grammatical level, the question of gender is not much of an issue for modern-day English. In fact, we got rid of grammatical gender many moons ago following the Middle Ages, with feminised nouns such as authoress and poetess having long since fallen out of...