Renée Von Paschen
BIO
Biography
Dr. Renée von Paschen, (M.A.): Born in Canada, at home in North America and Europe, Renée is a writer, poet, literary translator, editor and screenwriter. PhD in Theater, Film & Media, Univ. of Vienna; M.A. in Gender Studies. Literary Translator's Fellowship at International Frankfurt Book Fair 2021. Postdoc Fellowship at Univ. of Minnesota 2013. CINE Golden Eagle for Best History Documentary 2008. Taught Theatre & Film; Literary Translation; and Scholarly Writing at University of Vienna, Webster University, etc. Numerous publications in English, German & French in Canada, USA, UK, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, etc.
ADDRESS
City: Edmonton,
Province/Territory: Alberta
EMAIL
c/o TWUC
GENRE
Fiction, Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction, Screenwriting, Story-telling, Drama
LANGUAGES
1) English, 2) German, 3) French
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
A PORTRAIT OF THE OYSTER by Andreas Ammer; Translated by Renée Von Paschen, ISBN 978-1-778-401275. https://greystonebooks.com/products/portrait-of-anoyster?_ pos=1&_sid=0b0d3fbe5&_ss=r&source=b%27eyJhY2NvdW50X2lkIjogMTgwMDU2Mywg
Publisher
Greystone Books, Vancouver / Berkeley / London
Year
2025
Title
THE CURIOUS WORLD OF SEAHORSES: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel by Till Hein, TRANSLATED by RENÉE VON PASCHEN, Greystone Books, Vancouver/Berkeley/London 2023, ISBN 978-1-77164-988-9 ISBN 978-1-77164-989-6 https://greystonebooks.com/collections/natur
Publisher
Greystone Books, Vancouver/Berkeley/London, LITERARY TRANSLATION by Renée VON PASCHEN
Year
2023 - LITERARY TRANSLATION by Renée VON PASCHEN
Title
VICE VERSA: Poetry in English and French
Publisher
Quattro Books, Toronto; French by Robert Paquin, Beatriz Hausner( ed.), ISBN 978-1-988254-49-4. http://quattrobooks.ca/books/vice-versa/
Year
2017
Title
A LOT OF THOUGHT / Gedankenreich (annotated original verse in English & German) in: Ellipse, Vol. 91-92, 2021, Beatriz Hausner & Bilal Hashmi (eds.), Toronto/ON, ISSN 0046-1830. https://ellipsemag.ca/a-lot-of-thought/
Publisher
Ellipse, Vol. 91-92, 2021, Beatriz Hausner & Bilal Hashmi (eds.), Toronto/ON, ISSN 0046-1830. https://ellipsemag.ca/a-lot-of-thought/
Year
2021
Title
POETRY / LYRIK / POÉSIE - 66 Poems in English, German & French in: Forgotten Voices, National Myths: Literary Relations between Austria and Canada Innsbruck Series canadiana oenipontana 15, Nicole Perry & Marc-Oliver Schuster (eds.)
Publisher
Innsbruck University Press, Innsbruck (Austria) 2019, ISBN 978-3-903187-51-1.
Year
2019
Title
JELINEK'S CREATION – Haneke's Interpretation: Translation and Gender in "Die Klavierspielerin"
Publisher
Akademikerverlag, Saarbrücken (Germany) 2016, ISBN 978-3-639-87140-1.
Year
2016
Title
Peter Turrini's Plays and Poetry in English Translation; Zu Hause bin ich nur am Theater: Zur internationalen Rezeption des Dramatikers Peter Turrini, Christine Grond (ed.), Schriftenreihe des Archivs der Zeitgenossen, Vol.3
Publisher
Studienverlag, Vienna/Innsbruck (Austria) 2016, ISBN 9-783706-555258.
Year
2016
Title
Gender Snapshots in English and German: Poetry by Renée von Paschen
Publisher
TransCultural - Journal of Translation and Cultural Studies, Vol. 7, No. 1, Anne Malena (ed.), Univ. of Alberta, 2015, ISSN 1920-0323. . http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/TC/article/view/24511/18598
Year
2015
Title
The Sun Sinks by Renée von Paschen (with French translation by Robert Paquin)
Publisher
TransLit, Vol. 10, G. Mossière, (ed.), Red Deer Press, Calgary 2015, ISBN 978-0-9698371-5-2.
Year
2015
Title
Language Snapshots in English and German: Poetry by Renée von Paschen
Publisher
TransCultural - Journal of Translation and Cultural Studies, Translating Peripheries, Vol. 5, No. 1-2, Anne Malena (ed.), Univ. of Alberta, 2013, ISSN 1920-0323. http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/TC/article/view/21670/0
Year
2013
Title
Translating Psychodrama - Jelinek and Haneke's The Piano Teacher; Analyses of Cultural Productions, J.G. Pereira Bastos & D.C. Ribeiro (eds.)
Publisher
i2ADS, Porto (Portugal) 2014, ISBN 978-989-98745-3-4.
Year
2014
Title
Harold Pinter's 'The Dumb Waiter' in German: What's Missing in Translation? - Perspectives on Pinter: A European Cultural Capital Honours the Nobel Laureate
Publisher
ELOPE, Vol. IX, Tomaz Onic (ed.), Spring 2012, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), ISSN 1581-8918.
Year
2012
Title
Eighteen Poems in English & German by Renée von Paschen (translated by v. Paschen, Krutak & Schwehla)
Publisher
Metamorphoses Journal of Literary Translation; Thalia Pandiri (ed.), Vol. 18-2, Fall 2010, Northampton/MA (USA), ISSN 1068-7831.
Year
2010
Title
Poetry by Ariel Spiegler (translated from French into German by Renée von Paschen) Wo Lyrik zuhause ist, Vol. 26: France, Sylvia Treudl (ed.), Versopolis
Publisher
Edition Aramo, Vienna (Austria) 2020, ISBN 978-3-9504883-2-6. https://www.versopolis-poetry.com/poet/212/ariel-spiegler
Year
2020
Title
Poetry by Helen Mort (translated from English into German) Wo Lyrik zuhause ist, Vol. 27: Great Britain, Sylvia Treudl (ed.), Versopolis
Publisher
Edition Aramo, Vienna (Austria) 2020, ISBN 978-3-9504883-3-3. https://www.versopolis-poetry.com/poet/125/helen-mort
Year
2020
Title
Poetry by Renée von Paschen (translated by Robert Paquin)
Publisher
Ellipse, Vol. 77, Jo-Anne Elder (ed.), Fredericton/NB, Canada; Summer 2006, ISSN 0046-1830.
Year
2006
Title
Austrian Literature in English Translation - From Nestroy to Jandl; Forum Translationswissenschaft, Lew Zybatow (ed.), Vol. 5: Translatologie – Neue Ideen und Ansätze, Innsbrucker Ringvorlesungen zur Translationswissenschaft IV
Publisher
Peter Lang Europäischer Verlag der Wissenschaften, Frankfurt/Main (Germany) 2005, ISBN 3-631-54093-0.
Year
2005
Title
The Grand Hotel by Renée von Paschen
Publisher
Möbius Poetry Magazine, Juanita Torrence-Thompson (ed.), Vol. XXIII, 2008, Flushing/NY (USA), ISSN 1071-9865.
Year
2008
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Won American CINE GOLDEN EAGLE Award for Best Historical Documentary
Publication
The Vampire Princess / Die Vampirprinzessin: Dir. Klaus Steindl & Andreas Sulzer, Smithsonian Network, History Channel, ORF, ZDF, ARTE (USA / Austria /Germany 2007) English translations by R.v. Paschen ** Won American CINE Golden Eagle Award
Year
2008
Name
Austrian Cultural Foundation Translation Prize Shortlisted
Publication
Pascal, Daniel: Mazaltov! – A Farce, Thomas Sessler Verlag, Vienna 2009. ** Shortlisted for the Austrian Cultural Foundation Translation Prize 2009
Year
2009
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
10 to 750
Presentation Genre
Poetry, Literary Translation
Presentation Length
30 - 60 minutes
Presentation Description
Presentation description
Short introduction: 5-10 min.
Poetry reading - short poems: 5-10 min.
Open discussion of poems: 5-10 min.
2nd poetry reading of short poems 5-10 min possible
(2nd open discussion of poems 5-10 min possible)
Question period: 5-10 min. (TOTAL LENGTH 30-60 MIN.)
Presentation Fee(s)
Depends on length, venue and size of audience
Workshop details
Audience Size
5 to 30 persons
Intended Audience
Adults, incl. university students, writers, (also school children from age 12)
Workshop Length
120 min - 1 day.
Workshop Description
Workshop description
Short introduction round: 15-30 min.
Short intro to poetry writing or literary translation 15-30 min
Time for participants to write (or translate) short poems: 30-90 min.
Reading of participants' poems or translations 30-90 minutes.
(Open discussion of poems or translations 30-90 min possible)
(2 Reading of participants' poems or translations: 30-90 min.)
Question period: 30-60 min. (TOTAL LENGTH from 120 minutes to 6 hours)
Workshop Fee(s)
depends on venue and length and number of participants
School presentation details
Audience Size
5 to 120 school children
Intended Audience
age 12 - 19
Presentation Length
30 min - 60 min.
Presentation Description
Presentation description
Short introduction: 5-10 min.
Poetry reading - short poems: 5-10 min.
Open discussion of poems: 5-10 min.
2nd poetry reading of short poems 5-10 min.
2nd open discussion of poems 5-10 min.
Question period: 5-10 min. (TOTAL LENGTH 30-60 MIN.)
Presentation Fee(s)
depends on venue, size of audience and length
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
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Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
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