Category Archives: ALTA Fellows

Meet the 2021 ALTA Travel Fellowships Judges!

Posted on February 22, 2021 by rcldaum

Normally there are 4-6 $1,000 fellowships to bring emerging (unpublished or minimally-published) translators to the ALTA conference. With the shift to a hybrid conference this year in light of the pandemic, there will instead be a number of $500 fellowships to celebrate … Continue reading →

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The 2020 Virtual Travel Fellowship Audio Chapbook is Here!

Posted on October 8, 2020 by rcldaum

Congratulations once more to the winners of the 2020 Virtual Travel Fellowships, including the fifth annual Peter K. Jansen Memorial Travel Fellowship! ALTA celebrates this year’s Virtual Travel Fellows with a downloadable audio chapbook of the Fellows reading from their translations, introduced by 2009 Travel Fellow Robin Myers. You can now listen … Continue reading →

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Meet the 2020 Virtual ALTA Travel Fellows!

Posted on September 23, 2020 by rcldaum

The winners of the 2020 Virtual Travel Fellowships, including the fifth annual Peter K. Jansen Memorial Travel Fellowship, are here! Normally there are 4-6 $1,000 fellowships to bring emerging (unpublished or minimally-published) translators to the ALTA conference. With the shift to a virtual conference this year … Continue reading →

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Just a Few Days Left to Submit to ALTA’s 2020 Awards!

Posted on April 30, 2020 by rcldaum

The 2020 ALTA awards cycle closes this Monday, May 4 at 11:59pm PT! The following prizes are accepting submissions: National Translation Award in Prose, for an exceptional book of translated prose published within the previous year National Translation Award in Poetry, for an … Continue reading →

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2020 ALTA Awards Deadlines Extended

Posted on March 30, 2020 by rcldaum

After careful consideration of the developing circumstances surrounding COVID-19, ALTA has extended the deadline for its 2020 awards cycle from April 20 to May 4, 2020. The following prizes are accepting submissions: National Translation Award in Prose, for an exceptional book … Continue reading →

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