Author: Patricia

  Dear Circle Members, It’s that time of year again when we vote for our new leadership. Please review the candidate statements below and make your voice heard by mailing in your ballot (see related post below for the ballot). The Circle thrives because of the efforts of you, our…

Please familiarize yourself with the candidate statements provided in today’s post and cast your vote. Print the ballot and mail it to the Circle at the address shown below. You may also print the ballot, fill it out, scan it and send it as an email to nycirclemanager14@gmail.com. All ballots…

On August 16, 2023, I attended the 13th annual award ceremony of the Gutekunst Prize which was held at the Goethe Institut in New York. This year’s winner was Betsy Carter for her translation of an excerpt from Simone Scharbert’s novel Rosa in Grau. Eine Heimsuchung which was published in…

On June 27, 2023, the Circle hosted an online event about AI and a technology known as Augmented Translation. The featured speaker was Miguel A. Jiménez-Crespo, an ATA certified English to Spanish translator. He also holds a PhD in Translation and Interpreting Studies from the University of Granda and is…

On September 27, 2023 the Circle sponsored an online presentation on the subject of Computer-Assisted Interpreting. The featured speaker was Cris Silva, an ATA-certified Portuguese to/from English conference interpreter and translator. In addition to her extensive conference interpretation experience, Cris also has an MA in translation, an MAS in interpreter…

On February 26, 2023 I attended an online presentation co-sponsored by the City of Asylum, the University of Pittsburgh Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures and Stone Bridge publishers. The event featured Japanese author Hiromi Itō and her translator Jeffrey Angles who read selections from The Thorn Puller, Ms.…

  On April 18, 2023 the Circle hosted a webinar featuring Rafael Espinal, Executive Director of the Freelancers Union. Before joining the Union in 2020, Mr. Espinal was a member of the New York City council for 8 years where he represented the 37th district in Brooklyn. During his tenure,…