<font><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica">PGC Releases Translation
Guidelines for Playwrights</span></b></font><div class="gmail_quote"><font>
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</font><p class="MsoNormal"><font><b><u><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)">For Immediate Release</span></u></b></font></p><font>
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</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><span style="font-family:Helvetica">(TORONTO, ON – Tuesday, January 8, 2013 ) Playwrights Guild of Canada
(PGC) is proud to announce the release of </span><b><i><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Translation
Guidelines for playwrights and translators</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:Helvetica">. </span></i><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span> </span><span> </span></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"></span></font></p>
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</font><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:Helvetica">In August of 2012, PGC
contracted Governor General’s Award for Literary Translation nominee and former
literary agent, <b>Bobby Theodore</b>, to
conduct the research, with the goal of create contract guideline for
playwrights and theatre translators to protect the artistic rights of writers. </span></font></p><font>
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</font><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:Helvetica">The resulting <b><i>Translation
Guidelines </i></b>are<i> </i>designed to
provide helpful tips for playwrights seeking professional translation of their
work, as well as guide to aid negotiating fair terms, once a translator is
found.</span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"></span></font></p><font>
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</font><p class="MsoNormal"><font><i><span style="font-family:Helvetica">"We are excited to be able to provide this
brand new contract guideline for theatre translation,” </span></i><span style="font-family:Helvetica">said <b>Robin
Sokoloski</b>, Executive Director of Playwrights Guild of Canada, “<i>Bobby Theodore has done an excellent job at
bringing together the key elements that one must consider before having their
play translated,"</i> </span></font></p><font>
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</font><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:Helvetica">The guidelines
(including a contract template) are </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica">now available for
download by members at: <a href="http://www.playwrightsguild.ca/translation-guidelines-playwrights-and-translators" target="_blank">www.playwrightsguild.ca/translation-guidelines-playwrights-and-translators</a>
or, by contacting PGC’s <i>Membership and
Contracts Coordinator</i>, <b>Rebecca Burton</b> for assistance, at: </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><a href="tel:416.703.0201" value="+14167030201" target="_blank">416.703.0201</a> or <a href="mailto:membership@playwrightsguild.ca" target="_blank">membership@playwrightsguild.ca</a></span><span style="font-family:Times"><img src="" height="3" border="0" width="3">. </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica"></span></font></p>
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</font><p class="MsoNormal"><font><i><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="http://www.playwrightsguild.ca/" target="_blank">Playwrights Guild of Canada</a> is a
national arts service organization mandated to advance the creative rights and
interests of professional Canadian playwrights, promote Canadian plays
nationally and internationally, and foster an active, evolving community of
writers for the stage.</span></i></font><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#222222"> </span><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#222222"></span></i></font></span></p>
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<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Martin Holley<br></font></i><div><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Communications Coordinator</font></div><div><b><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Playwrights Guild of Canada</font></b></div>
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