Nariman Youssef is a literary translator and cultural worker with expertise in the arts & heritage sector in Egypt and the UK. During nine years at the British Library, she led a bilingual editorial team and created the library’s first in-house translation operation. As well as being a long-time collaborator of the Poetry Translation Centre, Nariman has facilitated workshops with the British Centre for Literary Translation (BCLT), Shadow Heroes, Shubbak Festival and Africa Writes. She has recently completed a residency at the BCLT with a focus on multilingualism as a creative prism.
What I do:
As Director, I’m responsible for running and leading the charity, reporting to our board of trustees, liaising with funders and supporters, and developing partnerships to keep the PTC flourishing well into the future. If you are interested to work with us, book us for an event, or be part of our story by becoming a PTC supporter, please feel free to email me!
You can contact Nariman at nariman@poetrytranslation.org.
