Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
White Moss by Anna Nerkagi (forthcoming January 2026) is a poetic and fiercely moving novel set deep in northern Siberia, where a story of minor human tragedies among the Nomadic Nenets people play out against the cold expanse of the tundra. But how did this remarkable novel find its way into English translation?
Join Irina Sadovina, translator of White Moss and alumna of NCW’s Emerging Translator Mentorships Programme (2021), as she discusses her journey in bringing Nerkagi’s novel to English-language readers. She will be joined by her translator-mentor Oliver Ready and Rory Williamson, editor at Pushkin Press, who will share further insight into Irina’s translation process and how an initial pitch became a forthcoming publication.
Their conversation will be chaired by Rebecca DeWald, Programme Manager at the National Centre for Writing.
White Moss by Anna Nerkagi (forthcoming January 2026) is a poetic and fiercely moving novel set deep in northern Siberia, where a story of minor human tragedies among the Nomadic Nenets people play out against the cold expanse of the tundra. But how did this remarkable novel find its way into English translation?
Join Irina Sadovina, translator of White Moss and alumna of NCW’s Emerging Translator Mentorships Programme (2021), as she discusses her journey in bringing Nerkagi’s novel to English-language readers. She will be joined by her translator-mentor Oliver Ready and Rory Williamson, editor at Pushkin Press, who will share further insight into Irina’s translation process and how an initial pitch became a forthcoming publication.
Their conversation will be chaired by Rebecca DeWald, Programme Manager at the National Centre for Writing.
