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Panel discussions will feature leading figures, including translators <strong>Salar Abdoh<\/strong>, <strong>\u00d6yk\u00fc Tekten<\/strong>, and translator TBA (moderated by <em>The Markaz Review <\/em>Managing Editor <strong>Lara Vergnaud<\/strong>), examining the ethics and politics of language translation. <strong>Rima Rantisi<\/strong> (Editor-in-Chief, <a href=\"https:\/\/rustedradishes.com\/\">Rusted<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/rustedradishes.com\/\">Radishes<\/a>) will lead a session mapping the modern SWANA literary ecosystem.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Public Engagement &amp; Community Connection <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gazette Caf\u00e9, 6 rue Levat, 34000 Montpellier<\/p>\n<p>On the evening of Saturday, Oct. 3, a <strong>Public Meet-and-Greet (18:00\u201319:30)<\/strong> at the Gazette Caf\u00e9, 6 rue Levat, will welcome local community members, independent writers, translators, editors, and publishers in Montpellier to connect with international delegates.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Day Two (Sunday, Oct. 4): Action-Oriented Working Sessions <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Maison des Relations Internationales Nelson Mandela<\/p>\n<p>Shifting from conversation to action, Day Two focuses on collaborative mechanics. Sessions will feature peer knowledge-sharing, group SWOT analyses, editor-focused roundtables, and microgrant planning. Attendees will study international models\u2014such as Eurozine, CLMP, PEN International, and the LEILA project\u2014to draft concrete proposals for solidarity, distribution networks, and shared infrastructure.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Day Three (Monday, Oct. 5): Next Steps and Consortium Building <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jost Hotel, 50 rue Isabelle Eberhardt, 34000 Montpellier<\/p>\n<p>The conference concludes with a final gathering designed to finalize joint initiatives and outline a road map for the consortium\u2019s future projects.<\/p>\n<h1>About the SWANA Editors &amp; Publishers Conference<\/h1>\n<p>The SWANA Editors &amp; Publishers Conference is a literary consortium dedicated to building long-term solidarity, resource-sharing, and structural collaboration among publications across the SWANA region and its diasporas.<\/p>\n<h1>Event Summary<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Event:<\/strong> Conference of SWANA Editors &amp; Publishers: A Literary 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