The American Literary Translators Association shortlists five prose and five poetry titles in its annual awards for translation into English.
American Literary Translators Name 2019 Longlists in Poetry and Prose
The American Literary Translators Association announces a longlist of 12 prose and 12 poetry titles in its annual awards for translation into English.
Turkey’s ITEF Welcomes 14 Fellows; ALTA Translation Award Submission Deadlines
Turkey’s Istanbul International Literature Festival announces this year’s 14 fellows. And ALTA’s translation award submissions are due by April 15.
Industry Notes: ‘NetGalley Advanced’ Rolls Out; Opportunities for Translators
Firebrand Technologies’ NetGalley is introducing a premium level of functionality for publishers, and the American Literary Translation Association has opened its 2019 cycle of awards to submissions.
Industry Notes: Australia’s New Children’s Laureate, America’s 2018 Literary Translators Association Awards
The next two-year post as Children’s Literature Laureate in Australia is taken up by Morris Gleitzman, as the American Literary Translators Association announces deadlines for its competitions’ entries.
Ten Works Shortlisted for the US’ National Translation Award in Poetry and Prose
This year’s National Translation Award shortlists include the first book of Mongolian poetry published in the States and a campground under a zombie attack.
National Translation Award Longlists for Poetry and Prose, a Dozen Each
Twenty-four titles are now in contention–with shortlists to come in August–for the 2017 round of ALTA’s National Translation Awards.
American Literary Translators’ Mentorship Program Applications Are Open
Specific mentorships in Korean, Russian and Catalan as well as non-language-specific mentorships will begin in October at the association’s conference.
On Becoming a Translator: Four Points for Getting Started
As we observe National Translation Month, six translators share their experiences and insights on entering the business: ‘Time, connections, luck.’
ALTA’s National Translation Award Longlists Feature 13 Languages
Both prose and poetry feature on the National Translation Awards longlist, in which the translations are evaluated by comparing them with the original text.