Here’s a nerdy numbers update for November 2019!The original Anne of Green Gables is a long book, with a lot of words in it!102,893 words in the chapter headings and main body of the text, to be exact! In its first draft form, the new Scottish Gaelic translation is...
We’re already starting to make plans and apply for grants for the launch of our crowdfunded book: Anna Ruadh, the first-ever Scottish Gaelic translation of Anne of Green Gables in June 2020. We can’t wait to share it with you next year in person in Prince...
We’re Editing!We wanted to share a little bit more behind the scenes this month as editing is in progress for the first half of the translation! We don’t have much to share in regards to the editing process, but we do have a beloved quote from the...
Lisa Doucet is a well-known book collector of Anne of Green Gables. In fact, Lisa was the one who first suggested we translate Anne of Green Gables into Gaelic! Lisa and her literary Anne collecting were celebrated in a recent article from the The Chronicle Herald....
WOW! You did it! So many of you helped us reach our Kickstarter project goal of CAD $15,000 and we are so grateful! BUT WAIT… THERE’S MORE! Today we’ve announced a STRETCH GOAL! After a crowdfunding project reaches the main pledge goal, it’s...
We’re translating Anne of Green Gables into Gaelic! Our cover illustrator is Etta Moffatt, a Nova Scotian designer with 30 years of experience. She lives in the Halifax area and her roots are in Cape Breton. (Here’s a photo of Etta in her studio with her rescue...
