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American Literary Translators Association to Receive $50,000 Grant from Academy of American Poets

Tucson, AZ—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) has been approved for a $50,000 Capacity-Building Grant from the Academy of American Poets to support a redesign of the current ALTA website, which has long been a goal for ALTA’s Board, staff, … Continue reading

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Announcing the 2022 ALTA Virtual Travel Fellows

Each year, a number of $500 – $1,000 fellowships are awarded to emerging (unpublished or minimally published) translators to help them pay for hotel and travel expenses to the annual ALTA conference. This year, with ALTA programming held virtually from … Continue reading

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ALTA Statement on Translators’ Names on the Cover

As a response to the ongoing conversation around translators’ names appearing on book covers, ALTA urges all publishers to provide front cover credits for translators and encourages members to sign onto the #TranslatorsOnTheCover letter from the UK’s Society of Authors. … Continue reading

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ALTA Selected as Amazon Literary Partnership 2021 Grant Recipient

Grant to Be Earmarked to support the ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program, which aims to empower emerging translators as they translate a full book of poetry, prose, or literary nonfiction into English  Tucson, AZ (June 3, 2021)— The Amazon Literary Partnership … Continue reading

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The American Literary Translators Association to Receive $25,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

Tucson, AZ—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) has been approved for a $25,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support ALTA’s Emerging Translator Mentorship Program and 44th Annual Conference. This project will support the upcoming conference, ALTA44: Inflection Points, and … Continue reading

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