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The American Literary Translators Association promotes literary translation through advocacy, education and services to literary translators.

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‼️ #WriteTheWorld , our 2nd annual day of virtual panels on literary translation, is in ONE WEEK! Are you ready? See the full lineup + get your tix ($15 for the whole day!): Can't make it? No fear: recordings will be available to all ticket-holders!
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🏆 The longlists for the 2023 National Translation Awards in Poetry & Prose, administered by ALTA, are HERE! Congratulations to all the translators, authors, & publishers on these exciting lists that span 19 different languages!
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The American Literary Translators Association is delighted to announce that the 2024 Emerging Translator Mentorship Program submission portals are open! There are 16 mentorships on offer in 2024, and applications are due November 30:
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Announcing the longlists for the 2020 National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose! Congratulations from us all to the translators, authors, and publishers featured here!
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📣🏆The shortlists for the 2023 National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose, administered by ALTA, are HERE! Congratulations to all the translators, authors, and publishers on these exciting lists! See the lists and read the judges' citations here:
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Announcing the winner of the 2021 National Translation Award in Prose: NO PRESENTS PLEASE by Jayant Kaikini, translated from Kannada by Tejaswini Niranjana ( @TejaswiniNiran1 ), published by Catapult ( @CatapultStory )!
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Announcing the Winner of the 2021 National Translation Award in Prose: No Presents Please

October 16, 2021—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2021 National Translation Award (NTA) in Prose! 2021 marks the twenty-third year for t…

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🎃Happy Halloween🎃 from all of us at ALTA! What are you dressing up as this year? In case you need a last-minute suggestion, we might have just the thing for you... Keep it spooky! 💀
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The National Translation Award in Poetry & Prose shortlists are HERE! Congrats to all those on our shortlists -- translators, authors, and publishers! And be sure to come to #ALTA41 to see the winners crowned!
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ALTA is thrilled to announce the mentees for the 7th year of the ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program! Congratulations to our 13 exceptional emerging translators, our largest mentee cohort to date! Learn more about them here:
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Meet the 2022 Emerging Translator Mentorship Program Mentees!

L to R: (Top row) Shandra Chen; Angelia Coronado; Brad Harmon; Tamina Hauser; Helena Kernan; Sean LaRiche; Archana Madhavan(Bottom row) Samantha Mateo; Priyamvada Ramkumar; Emma Roy; Shanna Tan; Al…

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In case it's something you need this Friday: Here are some resources for beautiful works by African and Haitian writers in #translation .
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The longlists for the National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose are LIVE! Take a look and fill up your bookshelves. Congratulations to all the longlistees, their authors, and publishers!
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Announcing the winner of the 2023 National Translation Award in Prose: CHINATOWN by Thuận, translated from Vietnamese by @nguyen_anly , published by @NewDirections & @TiltedAxisPress ! #ALTA46
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Announcing the winner of the 2023 National Translation Award in Poetry: THE THRESHOLD by Iman Mersal, translated from Arabic by Robyn Creswell, published by @fsgbooks ! #ALTA46
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ALTA is excited to announce that starting in 2024, it will confer a new award: the ALTA First Translation Prize! This annual award will recognize the work of emerging literary translators and their editors. More info here: #ALTA46
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The American Literary Translators Association is delighted to announce that the 2022 Emerging Translator Mentorship Program submission portals are open! The following 13 mentorships (the most we've ever offered in one year!) are available in 2022:
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ALTA is pleased to announce the longlists for the 2021 National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose! Congratulations to the translators, authors, publishers, and editors selected!
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Announcing the 2021 National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose Longlists

September 2, 2021—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) is pleased to announce the longlists for the 2021 National Translation Awards (NTA) in Poetry and Prose! 2021 marks the twenty…

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Congratulations to Esther Allen for winning the National Translation Award in Prose for Zama by Antonio di Benedetto! #ALTA40
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This International Translation Day, we're excited to announce the shortlists for the National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose! Congratulations to all the translators, authors, and publishers on these fabulous shortlists!
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This International Translation Day #ITD2021 , ALTA is delighted to announce the shortlists for the 2021 National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose! Congratulations to the translators, authors, publishers, and editors recognized on these lists!
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Announcing the 2021 National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose Shortlists

September 30, 2021—This International Translation Day, the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) is pleased to announce the shortlists for the 2021 National Translation Awards (NTA) in P…

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ALTA's longlists for the National Translation Awards in Prose and Poetry are here! Congratulations to all the translators, authors, and publishers -- we're so excited to celebrate your excellent work!
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Announcing the Winner of the 2019 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize: Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon, translated from the Korean by Don Mee Choi (New Directions)!
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The 2022 longlist for the National Translation Award in Prose is here! Congratulations to all of the translators, authors, and publishers on this exciting list, and a huge "Thank you!" to our 2022 judges, Suzanne Jill Levine, @arunava , and Annie Tucker!
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We want to give emerging translators a jumpstart to their translation careers! In 2022, we're excited to offer 13(!) mentorships at no cost to the selected emerging translators. Check them out on our Submittable page, and apply by November 30!
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Belarusian Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich is opening a new publishing house exclusively dedicated to printing female authors!
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Announcing the Winner of the National Translation Award in Prose: What's Left of the Night by Ersi Sotiropoulos, translated from the Greek by Karen Emmerich (New Vessel Press)!
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"Translation is like rubbish collection: it only gets noticed when something goes wrong." Mark Polizzotti has written a manifesto to call attention to #translation as an "inherently creative, dynamic part of human civilisation."
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A translation manifesto — in other words

‘Sympathy for the Traitor’ is a spirited defence of the creative role of literary translators

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The 2022 longlist for the National Translation Award in Poetry is here! Congratulations to all of the translators, authors, and publishers on this exciting list, and a huge "Thank you!" to the judges, @HeleneCardona @BorisDralyuk and @ArchanaVenkate4 !
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“In the work we do, we’re working on affecting emotions & stimulating the intellect.” Married translators + past NTA judges @jenniferlcroft & @BorisDralyuk share complementing love & work lives as they advocate for recognition for the work of translators:
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ALTA is pleased to announce the mentees for the eighth year of the ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program! Congratulations to these eight exceptional emerging translators! Find out more about the program, mentees, mentors, and funders here:
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ALTA is excited to announce that the 2023 Emerging Translator Mentorship Program submission portals are open! There are 8 mentorships on offer in 2023 for emerging translators. Learn more here, and submit by November 30!
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Announcing the winner of the 2023 Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award: ANTAGONY by Luis Goytisolo, translated from Spanish by @BPRileyCTSp2Eng , pub. by @Dalkey_Archive ! ALTA is pleased to offer this prize in partnership with @spaincultureus . #ALTA46
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ALTA Statement on Racial Equity in Literary Translation -
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🎉ALTA is delighted to announce the 2023 ALTA Travel Fellows! Congratulations to these 5 outstanding emerging translators: @mayadamayadamay , Rachel Landau, @odelia_lu , @dawidmobolaji , and Allana Noyes!  See the full announcement here:
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Looking to immerse yourself in Korean literature in #translation ? Here are some upcoming new titles to keep your booklist full, including ALTA members Anton Hur, Janet Hong, and Sophie Bowman’s translations!
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10 New Korean Books in Translation 2021 | Books and Bao

From speculative sci-fi to post-apocalyptic journeys; from feminist poetry to queer love stories, these are the new Korean books of 2021 to get excited about.

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We are excited to introduce you to the 2021 Emerging Translator Mentorship Program mentees! 2021 marks the 6th year of ALTA's mentorship program. Congratulations to our eight exceptional emerging translators:
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We are excited to announce the shortlisted titles for the 2021 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize! Congratulations to the translators, authors, publishers, and editors whose work is recognized here!
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Announcing the 2021 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize Shortlist

September 9, 2021— ALTA is excited to announce the titles selected for the 2021 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize shortlist! The Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize, which was inaugurated in 20…

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🎉 A HUGE congratulations to ALTA Board member @bdantaslobato on winning the 2023 @nationalbook Award for Translated Literature, for her translation from Portuguese of THE WORDS THAT REMAIN by Stênio Gardel, pub. @NewVesselPress ! #NBAwards
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"If you want to be a good poet, then write poetry. If you want to be a great poet, then translate." Don't miss this interview with @thisisEJKoh at @aaww as she talks about the Easter eggs found in personal history and #translation :
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E.J. Koh and the Pursuit of Translation

The author of The Magical Language of Others, a heart-wrenching story of parent-child separation, speaks to the linguistic, historical, emotional surprises in writing her memoir.

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The winners of the 2018 National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose are here!
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Some good news! An increase in #translation prizes is leading to increased visibility of translators in the US, UK, and India:
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We're excited to announce that the 2021 ALTA awards🏆 submission portals are open! Help us celebrate excellence in literary translation, and submit titles by April 19, 2021 via our Submittable page:
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We love this 2023 list of notable translations via @worldlittoday ! We spy many friends on this list, including past book award winners @DonMeeChoi , Bill Johnston, Ann Goldstein, recent Board Secretary @samanthaschnee & mentor @janethong333 , to name a few!
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📢Opportunity for emerging translators! Our 2022 Emerging Translator Mentorship Program is open for applications. There are 13 mentorships on offer in 2022, the most we've ever offered in one year! Find out more here, and apply by November 30:
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“Charco Press, a small Argentine-led Edinburgh-based publishing house, wants to make Latin American literature more accessible”:
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We are honored that @NEAarts has approved ALTA for a grant in the amount of $30,000 to support the fall conference, ALTA46: The Place of Translation, and the ALTA mentorship program. We are grateful for this substantial support from the NEA! Thank you!
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Announcing the 2017 National Translation Award in Poetry & Prose longlists!
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Aaaaand that's a wrap! From all of us at ALTA, thank you to EVERYONE, panelists, leaders, editors, publishers, readers, translators, educators, students -- to ALL of you for coming and making our first virtual conference, #ALTA43 , so special.
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Announcing the winner of the 2021 National Translation Award in Poetry: ALLEGRIA by Giuseppe Ungaretti, translated from Italian by Geoffrey Brock ( @gbrock ), published by Archipelago Books ( @archipelagobks )!
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Announcing the Winner of the 2021 National Translation Award in Poetry: Allegria

October 16, 2021—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2021 National Translation Award (NTA) in Poetry! 2021 marks the twenty-third year for …

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In case you need it today: This article by John Keene on the importance of translating and listening to black voices, penned in 2016, is still applicable and necessary today.
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Translating Poetry, Translating Blackness by John… | Poetry Foundation

In “Translating Poetry, Translating Blackness,” John Keene argues that “we need more translation of literary works by non-Anglophone black diasporic authors into English, particularly by U.S.-based...

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"...a translator has the ability to shape what the rest of the world knows about literature." From The Japan Times ( @japantimes ), don't miss this feature on Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize judge Jeffrey Angles ( @jeffreyangles )!
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The 2019 National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose shortlists are here! The winners will be announced at #ALTA42 in November. Congratulations to the translators, authors, and publishers!
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"I have always, from the very start, approached poetic translation as the writing of poetry, full stop." Be sure to check out this interview with National Translation Award in Poetry judge @BorisDralyuk at @thearkint !
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Announcing the winner of the 2021 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize: ENDLESS SONG by Nammāḻvār, translated from Tamil by Archana Venkatesan ( @ArchanaVenkate4 ), published by Penguin Random House India ( @PenguinIndia )!
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Announcing the Winner of the 2021 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize: Endless Song

October 16, 2021—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2021 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize! This prize, which was inaugurated in 2009, …

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"To get great subtitles, you need a good translator and a good system in place." Hooray for Parasite, the first foreign-language film to win Best Picture at the Oscars! Let's celebrate, and recognize the work of the film's subtitle translator Darcy Paquet:
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ALTA is delighted to announce the 2022 Virtual Travel Fellows! Congratulations to these 10 outstanding emerging translators. Learn more about them here: Celebrate their hard work with us on 9/20 at 4pm PT (7pm ET) at the Virtual Travel Fellows reading!
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🏆 THIS JUST IN! The 2022 International Booker Prize for Translated Fiction from @TheBookerPrizes goes to TOMB OF SAND by Geetanjali Shree and translated from Hindi by @shreedaisy , published by @TiltedAxisPress ! Congratulations to you all!
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"Translation is an art." ALTA member & past Travel Fellow @yilinwriter speaks up as they point out that “[i]t’s really important to respect the labour of translators” in response to the British Museum's lack of recognition for using their translations:
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What does a literary translator’s life look like? Here’s an article from ALTA member @AntonHur on his experiences as a translator, some methods to use for translation projects, and things to consider while working among words:
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My Translation Method

SETUP: HARDWARE I use a 2016 13-inch MacBook Pro (refurbished, natch). My 32-inch curved Samsung monitor, Apple Magic Keyboard, and Apple Magic Trackpad are space gray to match the computer. I actu…

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📢 Call to Persian Poetry Translators: Submit to the Mo Habib Translation Prize! @melcuw , in collaboration with @DeepVellum , enthusiastically calls for submissions of Persian poetry (50-250 texts, translated into English) through March 01, 2024. Info at:
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We are excited to introduce you to the mentors of the 2022 ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program! Learn about them here, and apply to one of the 13 mentorships by November 30!
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Meet the Mentors of the 2022 ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program

L to R: Kareem James Abu-Zeid; Khairani Barokka (credit: Derrick Kakembo); David Boyd; Steve Bradbury; Katrina Dodson; Linda Gaboriau; Janet Hong (credit: Laura Pak); Bill Johnston; Kira Josefsson;…

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🎉 Congrats to the recipients of the 2024 @NEAarts Translation Fellowships! This year, the NEA is supporting 18 Translation Fellows, including ALTA Program Director @kelsivanada , mentor @daybreakjung & members @gregorspamsa , @KevinGerryDunn & @Erstwhale :
Meet the Translation Fellows
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Below, you can read the ALTA statement on translators' names on the cover:
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ALTA Statement on Translators’ Names on the Cover

As a response to the ongoing conversation around translators’ names appearing on book covers, ALTA urges all publishers to provide front cover credits for translators and encourages members to sign…

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We are very excited to announce this year's 10 (count 'em, 10!) Virtual Travel Fellows! Find out all about them here, and be sure to tune in to their (free & open to the public) reading on October 17!
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Meet the 2021 Virtual Travel Fellows!

Top row (L to R): Fatemeh Madani Sarbarani; Anushka Sen; Michelle Kyoko Crowson; Christine Gutman; Lara Norgaard; Bottom row (L to R): Calvin Olsen; Marielle Sutherland; Yilin Wang; Candice Whitney…

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ALTA is delighted to announce that applications for the 2020 Emerging Translator Mentorship Program are open! This year we're excited to offer six (count 'em, six!) mentorships in various languages and genres. Find out more here!
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Applications Now Open for the 2020 Emerging Translator Mentorship Program!

September 9, 2019–The American Literary Translators Association is delighted to announce that the 2020 Emerging Translator Mentorship Program submission portals are open! The ALTA Emerging Tr…

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We always knew she was brilliant! A huge congratulations to two-time Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize winner and past ALTA conference keynote presenter @DonMeeChoi , who has been named a 2021 @macfound Fellow!
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It's September 1, which means it's the start to National #Translation Month! What are you reading?
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Being addicted to and breaking the rules in literary #translation : @kojensen , winner of the 2018 National Translation Award in #Poetry for THIRD-MILLENNIUM HEART, talks translation and process:
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“Translation is about daring to break the rules rather than follow them”

Acclaimed Danish translator Katrine Øgaard Jensen reveals the secrets to her award-winning work

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🎉🎉 Congratulations to ALTA member @ZAPTranslations on winning the inaugural Cercador Prize for her translation from Portuguese of Ana Paula Maia's OF CATTLE AND MEN, published by @CharcoPress !
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Announcing the winner of the 2023 Cercador Prize: Zoë Perry's translation of Ana Paula Maia's OF CATTLE AND MEN ( @CharcoPress ). The Cercador committee says OF CATTLE AND MEN "lays bare the brutal labor of the slaughterhouse trade," hailing the novel as a "new breed of western."
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We want you to meet the mentors of the 2023 ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program! Learn more about the 2023 mentors here, and submit your application by November 30, 2022!
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Emerging translators! Applications are open for the 2021 Emerging Translator Mentorship Program until November 30! The following 8(!) mentorships will be available next year:
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ALTA's first ever virtual conference, #ALTA43 : In Between, starts TOMORROW! Check out the conference schedule () to see what is on offer from tomorrow through October 18, and be sure to register to enjoy it all!
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This #TranslationThursday , we're bringing back the first in a series of ALTA43 sessions! Burn the Bridge: Decolonizing Metaphors of Translation, featuring @sanschaises @JeremyTiang @mailbykite & @bdantaslobato is now open to the public. Happy viewing!
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Burn the Bridge: Decolonizing Metaphors of Translation - Crowdcast

Register now for ALTA's event on Crowdcast, scheduled to go live on Sunday October 18, 2020 at 9:00 am MST.

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The 13-title #2021InternationalBooker longlist from @TheBookerPrizes is live! It's a stellar list, including ALTA Executive Director @lissiejaquette 's #translation from the Arabic of Adania Shibli's MINOR DETAIL, pub. @FitzcarraldoEds ! Read more here:
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Announcing the winner of the 2020 National Translation Award in Prose: THE CHEFFE by Marie NDiaye, translated from French Jordan Stump, published by Alfred A. Knopf ( @AAKnopf )! Congratulations!
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Announcing the Winner of the 2020 National Translation Award in Prose: The Cheffe by Marie NDiaye,...

October 15, 2020—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2020 National Translation Award (NTA) in Prose! 2020 marks the twenty-second year for …

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📣 We want you to meet the mentors for the 2024 ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program! There are 16 mentorships available to emerging translators in 2024. Learn about the mentors you could work with here! Apply by 11/30:
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ALTA is delighted to announce, in conjunction with @spaincultureus , the inception of a new award for translation: The Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award (SUFTA)! Find out more about this new award here:
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The 2023 @Gulf_Coast Prize in Translation is open to short prose, fiction & nonfiction in translation! Winner receives $1000 & publication. All entries considered for online publication. Judged this year by Katrina Dodson. Learn more here & submit by 8/31!
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Announcing the winner of the 2021 Italian Prose in Translation Award: DIARY OF A FOREIGNER IN PARIS by Curzio Malaparte, translated from Italian and French by Stephen Twilley, published by NYRB ( @nyrbclassics )!
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Announcing the Winner of the 2021 Italian Prose in Translation Award: Diary of a Foreigner in Paris

October 16, 2021—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2021 Italian Prose in Translation Award! Starting in 2015, the Italian Prose in T…

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American Literary Translators Association (ALTA)
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We're delighted to spotlight the 2021 National Translation Award in Prose judges, Jennifer Croft ( @jenniferlcroft ), Anton Hur ( @AntonHur ), and Annie Janusch! Learn more about them here, and submit titles by April 19:
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Meet the 2021 National Translation in Prose Judges!

L to R: Jennifer Croft (© Wiktoria Bosc); Anton Hur; Annie Janusch The National Translation Award (NTA) is awarded annually in poetry and in prose to literary translators who have made an outstandi…

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Congrats all, including so many #translation presses! @archipelagobks @boaeditions @CATranslation @Coffee_House_ @CopperCanyonPrs @FeministPress @GraywolfPress @Gulf_Coast @kenyonreview @Milkweed_Books @open_letter @RedHenPress @tupelopress @udpbooks @WhitePine_Press @wwborders
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Nat'l Endow f/t Arts
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Congratulations to all who've received grants in our first round of FY18 funding! Learn more in our News Room
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Congratulations! The first time a book #translated from #Arabic has won!
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The Booker Prizes
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We’re delighted to announce our #MBI2019 winner is Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi, translated by Marilyn Booth and published by Sandstone Press. Read more here:
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The 2022 ALTA awards submissions portals are OPEN! In 2022, ALTA will be awarding 5 book prizes for works in translation, along with the ALTA Travel Fellowships for emerging translators. Submissions are open until April 18, 2022 at 11:59pm PT.
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If you want a panel exploring the challenging period in a translator’s career from the time they first start out to the publication of their first book, this is the one for you! Join @JanetHong333 , @natascha_bruce , @AntonHur , and @J_Zuckerman at 8:00pm:
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Emerging Literary Translator Valley of Death: How I Got Out Alive - Crowdcast

Register now for ALTA's event on Crowdcast, scheduled to go live on Friday October 09, 2020 at 5:00 pm MST.

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From all of us at ALTA, happy #InternationalTranslationDay ! We're grateful for all the translators, publishers, educators, students, readers, and more who make up our community. How are you celebrating #ITD2022 ? Happy reading and translating, today and all days!
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Announcing the winner of the 2023 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize: IN THE SAME LIGHT: 200 POEMS FOR OUR CENTURY FROM THE MIGRANTS & EXILES OF THE TANG DYNASTY, translated from Chinese by Wong May, published by @thesongcave & @carcanet ! #ALTA46
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Hey, emerging translators! Our friends over at @CATranslation are accepting submissions for Two Lines 30, the Spring 2018 issue! They're seeking exciting and challenging fiction, poetry & nonfiction from emerging translators. Find out more here and submit!
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Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk is using a portion of her winnings to found an institution to support the work of writers and translators!
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Tokarczuk uses Nobel money to launch foundation supporting writers and translators

Tokarczuk's foundation also aims to promote Polish culture, fight discrimination, and support civil liberties and animal rights.

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American Literary Translators Association (ALTA)
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“In writing there is a secret. And when you do the translating, you can catch the secret.” ✨ Haruki Murakami on how translating has influenced his writing.
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Still swinging for the fences: Murakami in conversation | TLS

Roland Kelts talks to the novelist about his legacy, his critics and the pleasures of translation

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How about this 🔥 lineup?! The @PENamerica Translation Committee is hosting 3 #WiTMonth events in August, and we see many friends there -- including ALTA Program Manager @KelsiVanada , Board member Nancy Naomi Carlson, mentee @ChiehLanTang & many others!
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The 2019 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize shortlist is here! Congratulations to all the shortlistees, their authors and publishers, and thanks to our stellar judges for all their hard work. Check it out here:
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We are SO proud of ALTA Executive Director @lissiejaquette and members Lisa Dillman and Anne Posten for being named finalists for the #NBAwards for Translated Literature, and of 2019 Lucien Stryk Winner @DonMeeChoi on being a Poetry finalist! @nationalbook
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Today we're delighted to release the ALTA43 session All Writing is Rewriting: Translating Nonfiction by C. Rivera Garza, featuring @sarahkbooker @criveragarza @robin_ep_myers and @LauraKanost in conversation! Watch on Crowdcast here:
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American Literary Translators Association (ALTA)
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The Warwick Prize for Women in #Translation ( @WarwickPrizeWiT ) has announced the 2020 winner! Congratulations to author Nino Haratischvili and two translators, Charlotte Collins ( @cctranslates ) and ALTA member Ruth Martin ( @the_germanist )!
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The July issue of @worldlittoday is hot off the presses, and you don’t want to miss this--curated by past NTA judge @ilya_poet and including works by former ALTA mentee @ChiehLanTang & past Travel Fellow @enaselimo , The City Issue: Ukraine is a must-read:
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Have you heard? The National Translation Awards in Poetry and Prose are open for submissions! AND they're open to translators of any nationality! Publishers are welcome to submit by April 20:
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The @BTBA_ longlists are here! Congratulations to all, including ALTA VP Ellen Elias-Bursac and members @DutchRenee , @LauraKanost , Annelise Finegan Wasmoen, Paul Norlen, Carol Apollonio, @_heathercleary , and @jenniferlcroft ! Three cheers for @open_letter !
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American Literary Translators Association (ALTA)
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We're delighted to announce that the 3rd year of the #ReadTheWorld bookfair, an online bookfair celebrating translation publishers, translators &translation, is live! Check out #ReadTheWorld to find features + deals from participating presses through 5/23.
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American Literary Translators Association (ALTA)
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Chinese-English literary translation jumped from 3 publications a year to more than 39 books in 2018! Award-winning translator Nicky Harman knows exactly what it's like to watch a dream bloom:
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American Literary Translators Association (ALTA)
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Meet Korean to English literary translator @AntonHur in this short but sweet interview as he talks about his experience in literary translation:
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"The translator literally becomes a guide, taking me by the hand and leading me across the borders of nation, language, and culture." Man Booker Prize Winner Olga Tokarczuk describes the relationship between the writer and translator.
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