Category: Literary Translation
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Poetry, Passion, Performing Translators
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On a beautiful and festive Friday evening members of the New York Circle of Translators took to the stage at the Cornelia St. Café to show off their creative talents. This event is one of the major highlights of the year. Everyone always has a good time and the pictures…
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Translators Take to the Stage at the Cornelia Cafe
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Enjoy the photos taken at the Cornelia Café where fellow NYCT members took to the stage to read their works and their translations of creative works.
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The French-American Foundation, with the long-standing support of the Florence Gould Foundation, is currently accepting submissions for the 29th Annual Translation Prize
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The Foundations will present a $10,000 award for the best English translation of French in both fiction and nonfiction. Translations for consideration must have been published for the first time in the United States between January 1 and December 31, 2015. To apply, or for more information, please visit: frenchamerican.org/tp-submissions.…
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Second Literary Translators’ Seminar at the Buenos Aires International Book Fair
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Reprinted with gracious permission from Translatio, the newsletter of FIT The Argentinian Association of Translators and Interpreters (AATI) organized the Second Literary Translators’ Seminar at the Buenos Aires International Book Fair as part of the Book Fair’s Professional Sessions. The aim of the Literary Translators’ Seminar was to bring those…
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NYCT Literary Translation Conference
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On Saturday, March 14, the NYCT held its first-ever literary translation conference. In the morning session, we heard from three experienced literary translators: Russian-to-English translator Antonina Bouis, Spanish-to-English translator Gary Racz, and French-to-English translator Lee Fahnestock. Antonina Bouis discussed her preference for translating living authors over dead ones. The main…
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Adventures in Literary Translation
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The New York Circle of Translators held its first-ever conference on the topic of literary translation this past March. The Saturday event, held at NYU SCPS’s space in the historic Woolworth Building, featured a two-hour morning session of presentations by three professional literary translators, an hour-long lunch and networking break,…