Literary Division

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

[Warwick Prize for Women in Translation @WarwickPrizeWiT]

"[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

https://t.co/pOeCG9ySz9

[Anton Hur @AntonHur]

Soooooo many people have asked me for this, yay I've finally written it:

Pitch Guide for Translators https://t.co/12dYzvXwEm

[Literary Division @ATA_litdiv]

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]

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. https://t.co/989xWCOuN3

[Susan Bernofsky @translationista]

Applications now open for the Translator in Residence position at @princeton University for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 @princetonpiirs
https://t.co/SeMu4qfbZt

[Literary Division @ATA_litdiv]

Attention translators JP>EN of childrens books!!! This is a very interesting opportunity!

[SCBWI Japan @SCBWIJapan]

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! https://t.co/mseIbJDfE2

[Literary Division @ATA_litdiv]

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

[Literary Division @ATA_litdiv]

@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.

[Literary Division @ATA_litdiv]

@ATA_litdiv lunch at #ATA63
Good food and good conversation!

[Literary Division @ATA_litdiv]

@alexjzucker @scbwi @worldkidlit Any ideas as to how to get comprehensive and reliable data from those niches? 6/6

[Literary Division @ATA_litdiv]

@alexjzucker @scbwi @worldkidlit 4. Translation of books (literary and not-literary) from English into other languages for the US market (we know of imprints publishing steadily translations into Spanish in NYC and Miami, but there may be others into other languages depending on the US region). 5/n

[Literary Division @ATA_litdiv]

If you couldn't grab a catalog of our members' publications, there is a digital catalog too!!

[Literary Division @ATA_litdiv]

Did you get to visit @ATA_litdiv table at the ATA63 Book, Podcast, and Blog Fair today?

[Anton Hur @AntonHur]

"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." https://t.co/v9A2rkAMhg

[Literary Division @ATA_litdiv]

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!

[Literary Division @ATA_litdiv]

A short thread on how pitching is not the only way for literary translators...

[Literary Division @ATA_litdiv]

A very interesting thread for emerging literary translators (and seasoned ones too!). Worth reading!!