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Literary Division @ATA_litdiv

Literary Division of the American Translators Association. #ATA #translation #literature #language

Joined January 2017
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Warwick Prize for Women in Translation@WarwickPrizeWiT
5 Sep 2023
"[Translation] permits us to savour the transformation of the foreign into the familiar and for a brief time to live outside our own skins, our own preconceptions and misconceptions” Edith Grossman theguardian.com/books/2023/s…

Edith Grossman, acclaimed translator, dies at 87

Her translation of Don Quixote was described as ‘indisputably definitive’, and she received a host of accolades including the Order of Civil Merit awarded by the King of Spain

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Anton Hur@AntonHur
11 Jun 2023
Soooooo many people have asked me for this, yay I've finally written it: Pitch Guide for Translators antonhur.com/pitch-guide-for…

Pitch Guide for Translators

What Is a Pitch? Sometimes, when you want a publisher to consider publishing a book you want to translate, you have to present the book to several different publishers for their consideration, and …

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German to English literary translators could find something worthy of attention in this list. Some of the options are exclusively for UK translators or publishing houses, but most of them have no limitations of nationality.
New Books in German@newgermanbooks
20 Feb 2023
We've put together a list of programmes, prizes, scholarships, and residencies available for #translators of German into English which we hope you will find helpful. buff.ly/3rCgClz
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Susan Berknicksky@translationista
29 Nov 2022
Applications now open for the Translator in Residence position at @princeton University for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 @princetonpiirs puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHir…
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Attention translators JP>EN of childrens books!!! This is a very interesting opportunity!
SCBWI Japan@SCBWIJapan
21 Oct 2022
SCBWI Japan Translation Days on Nov. 12 and 19 will feature translators Takami Nieda and Jocelyne Allen, editors Kathleen Merz and Marilyn Brigham, and Aya Tamura of @Japanfoundation! Short workshop text due Nov. 5 for feedback from @TNieda. Reserve today! japan.scbwi.org/events/scbwi…
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@ATA_litdiv and ATA's Portuguese Language Division Distinguished Speaker Álvaro Hattnher presenting "Here, There, and Everywhere: Adventures of a Chameleonic Translator", one of his two sessions.
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Don't miss his other session, tomorrow! Translating Comics: When Adaptation and Translation Wave at Each Other (but Fear Actual Contact) 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 15 Room: San Pedro
@ATA_litdiv lunch at #ATA63 Good food and good conversation!
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Did you get to visit @ATA_litdiv table at the ATA63 Book, Podcast, and Blog Fair today?
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If you couldn't grab a catalog of our members' publications, there is a digital catalog too!!
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Anton Hur@AntonHur
12 Oct 2022
"Literary translator Nariman Youssef will chair a discussion with fellow professional translators Alice Guthrie, Anton Hur and Ruth Martin, to openly and honestly discuss the realities of sustaining a career in the industry." tinyurl.com/y26zmazk
Banner for event with the four panelists' pictures and the title WARTS AND ALL: SUSTAINING A CAREER IN LITERARY TRANSLATION.

ALT Banner for event with the four panelists' pictures and the title WARTS AND ALL: SUSTAINING A CAREER IN LITERARY TRANSLATION.

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Congrats to member @MelanieMagidow - her translation The Tale of Princess Fatima, Warrior Woman: The Arabic Epic of Dhat Al-Himma is on the longlist for the 2022 National Translation Awards in Prose!
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A short thread on how pitching is not the only way for literary translators...
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A very interesting thread for emerging literary translators (and seasoned ones too!). Worth reading!!
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Don't miss this!!
American Translators Association@atanet
24 Jun 2022
Listen to our ode to the art of translating, with Jennifer Croft, Emily Wilson, and Denise Kripper | Connecticut Public Radio #xl8 #1nt: ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-…
Presenting AMANAT, a collection of stories by 13 Kazakhstani women writers, edited by @ATA_litdiv's member and administrator Shelley Fairweather-Vega. Link to order in North America: bookshop.org/books/amanat-wo…
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Beth Smith, CT@BethTranslates
18 May 2022
Nominations are open for the ATA Advocacy Award until May 31. Why not nominate a colleague who's made a difference to the profession? Learn more here: bit.ly/3wxQWrC
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Interesting thread... On literary translation not necessarily as a labor of love but also as some sort of arranged marriage 👇
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American Literary Translators Association@LitTranslate
24 Feb 2022
In case you need it today, turn today to this round-up of Ukrainian voices in translation, provided by @wwborders: bit.ly/3s8SzuV
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ATA Slavic Languages Division@ATA_SLD
24 Feb 2022
An open letter condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been started by translator Anne O. Fisher and can be found here: bit.ly/3LXygYW. To add your name, email your name and affiliation/title to Shelley Fairweather-Vega at translation@fairvega.com

Open Letter condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine — Anne O. Fisher

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