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The National Endowment for the Arts Announces the 2024 Translation Fellows

Posted on January 24, 2024 by rcldaum

January 24, 2024–The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced today the recipients of the 2024 NEA Translation Fellowships. This year, the NEA is providing support totaling $325,000 to 18 Translation Fellows translating from 12 languages, including Korean, Urdu, … Continue reading →

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New Guidelines for Evaluating Literary Translation in Hiring and Promotion Decisions

Posted on September 18, 2023 by rcldaum

September 18, 2023—Today, the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) issues a set of guidelines for evaluating literary translation in hiring and promotion decisions. These guidelines are endorsed by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA), the … Continue reading →

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Meet ALTA’s Membership & Digital Projects Coordinator, Sophia Marisa Lucas!

Posted on June 6, 2023 by rcldaum

First of all, we are excited to welcome you to ALTA as the new Membership & Digital Projects Coordinator!  You’re coming to us from the art museum world. Would you be willing to talk a little bit about yourself and … Continue reading →

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Take part in our New ALTA Website Survey!

Posted on June 6, 2023 by rcldaum

We are excited to share that ALTA is beginning a discovery process toward a new and improved website design in 2024! We hope to preserve all of the features of our current site (last updated in 2015) that support our … Continue reading →

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The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) to Receive $30,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

Posted on May 24, 2023 by rcldaum

[Tucson, AZ]—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) has been approved for a $30,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support ALTA’s fall conference, ALTA46: The Place of Translation, and the Emerging Translator … Continue reading →

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