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Fiction Reading with PEN Members Marie-Helene Bertino, Dina Nayeri, and Paul Rome
Join PEN American Center staff and members for drinks, readings, and conversation at the venerable KGB Bar in the East Village for one of the longest-running reading series in… More
Publishers of Works in Translation
English-Language Publishers of Works in Translation Note: Any publisher is a potential publisher of translations, as long as it fits their editorial program. This is a list of publishers that… More
Journals Seeking Work in Translation
3:AM Magazine (Paris, France) 91st Meridian (Iowa City) A Public Space (Brooklyn) Agni (Boston University, Boston) Alchemy (University of California, San Diego) The American Reader (New York) Arroyo Literary Review (California State University, Hayward, CA) Asymptote Journal (online) The Baffler (Cambridge, MA) Banipal: Magazine of… More
Recommended Readings on Translation
An annotated list by PEN member Sandra Smith, translator of Irène Némirovsky and Albert Camus. Edith Grossman, Why Translation Matters (Yale University Press, 2010) A defense of the cultural importance of the art… More
Versos de amor y locura
Déjame que te cuente las palabras. / Somos los hijos de los rojos versos / que vuelan cuando está la noche encima. / Qué pálidos amantes, pues nos vemos… More
Translation Programs
University Programs American University Undergraduate and graduate Certificate in Translation (French, German, Russian, Spanish) Department of Language & Foreign Studies Asbury 326 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20016-8045 Phone: (202) 885-2381 Fax: (202) 885-1076 E-mail: [email protected] www.american.edu/lfs Antioch University Los Angeles Graduate… More
Dubravka Ugrešic
This fall Dubravka Ugrešić was awarded the Jean Améry Award for Essay Writing. I was asked to deliver the laudation. The ceremony took place in Frankfurt at the Steigenberger… More
Grants / Awards / Residencies
Prizes & Awards Academy of American Poets, The Harold Morton Landon Translation Award The Harold Morton Landon Translation Award offers $1,000 to a U.S. citizen for a translation of a book of poetry… More
A Model Contract for Literary Translations
Updated 9/15/17. The model contract is intended to be a starting point in negotiations between the translator and publisher. Be sure to see also our Translation FAQs. This agreement is… More