Kathmandu, Aug. 4 -- Kathmandu University (KU), in collaboration with the University of Chicago, will host a literary translation workshop, bringing together internationally acclaimed translators, including two International Booker Prize winners, for a three-day programme in September.

The workshop, jointly organised by the Department of Languages and Mass Communication at KU and South Asian Literature in Translation (SALT), an initiative of the University of Chicago, will take place from September 11 to 13 at KU's Dhulikhel campus.

Applications for the workshop, which is free to attend, are open until August 9. Organisers said in a statement that 24 participants will be selected from among applicants translating poetry or prose from Ne...