Cari Lake BA (Hons), MA

I co-ordinate the Translation Grants Fund held by Wales Literature Exchange and assist with the co-ordination and implementation of Literature Across Frontiers and Wales Literature Exchange’s projects.

I joined Mercator in the autumn of 2018 as Projects Co-ordinator. Since then, my roles have included overseeing the applications to Wales Literature Exchange’s Translation Grants Fund, co-ordinating Literature Across Frontiers’ role as Lead Partner in the Literary Europe Live Plus project (funded by Creative Europe), and co-ordinating residencies as a partner of the Ulysses’ Shelter residency programme.

English and comparative literature, Welsh literature in translation, literature in translation. MA Dissertation, titled “Translating Y Dydd Olaf: Welsh-language science fiction in translation”, received special commendation for ‘Best Academic Research’ by the Institute of Translation & Interpreting.