Translation House Looren in Wernetshausen near Zurich offers a place for professional literary translators from all over the world to stay for several weeks and work on their projects. The house is situated in a quiet rural location, ideal for concentrated work and exchanges between colleagues. It was founded in 2005 and is the only institution of its kind in Switzerland – a country that, with its four national languages, has been a natural home for translation all along. Through workshops and conferences it offers a broad range of further education opportunities for literary translators. Translation House Looren is run by the association of the same name and funded mainly by the charitable foundation Litar.
