Center for the Art of Translation (CAT)
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CAT champions literature in translation. We publish books @twolinespress.com, run an education program (Poetry Inside Out), and program events with authors and translators in the Bay Area and beyond. More at www.catranslation.org.
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Give the gift of literary translation with our 1 week Holiday Sale! 🎁 For one-week-only we're offering 30% off all our books (40% off for Two Lines Press members), special $12 hardcovers, and free shipping on U.S. orders over $50! 📚 www.catranslation.org/books/#displ...
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Give the gift of literary translation with our 1 week Holiday Sale! 🎁 For one-week-only we're offering 30% off all our books (40% off for Two Lines Press members), special $12 hardcovers, and free shipping on U.S. orders over $50! 📚 www.catranslation.org/books/#displ...
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⏱️ 1 month left! Emerging translators: Apply for the 2026 ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program for your chance to work closely with an experienced translator on a project of your choosing! Program offered at no cost to the translators selected. Learn more and apply by 11/30! buff.ly/npHAOBE
October 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
⏱️ 1 month left! Emerging translators: Apply for the 2026 ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program for your chance to work closely with an experienced translator on a project of your choosing! Program offered at no cost to the translators selected. Learn more and apply by 11/30! buff.ly/npHAOBE
Literary translators! Our publisher, @twolinespress.com, is currently open for submissions for animal stories in translation (from any language) & the Stevns Translation Prize (for Vietnamese translators). As always, no submissions fees.
For more info visit: www.catranslation.org/books/submit...
For more info visit: www.catranslation.org/books/submit...
November 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Literary translators! Our publisher, @twolinespress.com, is currently open for submissions for animal stories in translation (from any language) & the Stevns Translation Prize (for Vietnamese translators). As always, no submissions fees.
For more info visit: www.catranslation.org/books/submit...
For more info visit: www.catranslation.org/books/submit...
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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🎉 The committee for the Cercador Prize confers this year’s prize to Christina MacSweeney for her translation of ‘The Queen of Swords’ by Jazmina Barrera (Two Lines Press). Congratulations to Christina, Jazmina, and @twolinespress.com!
November 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🎉 The committee for the Cercador Prize confers this year’s prize to Christina MacSweeney for her translation of ‘The Queen of Swords’ by Jazmina Barrera (Two Lines Press). Congratulations to Christina, Jazmina, and @twolinespress.com!
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#TheWeekofColors by #ElenaGarro, translated by #MeganMcDowell and intro by #ÁlvaroEnrigue, is featured in this week's #newbooks haul!
full video: youtu.be/FjRIaWuWIFE
buy the books: bookshop.org/lists/n...
#booksky @catranslation.org
full video: youtu.be/FjRIaWuWIFE
buy the books: bookshop.org/lists/n...
#booksky @catranslation.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
#TheWeekofColors by #ElenaGarro, translated by #MeganMcDowell and intro by #ÁlvaroEnrigue, is featured in this week's #newbooks haul!
full video: youtu.be/FjRIaWuWIFE
buy the books: bookshop.org/lists/n...
#booksky @catranslation.org
full video: youtu.be/FjRIaWuWIFE
buy the books: bookshop.org/lists/n...
#booksky @catranslation.org
Bay Area: SEA NOW by Eva Meijer is the Black Bird x Same Page Book Club pick for Nov. On Sun. 11/16, join @twolinespress.com Publisher, CJ Evans (@categoryofoutcast.bsky.social) to take part in the book club discussion and hear how the book was acquired and edited.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Bay Area: SEA NOW by Eva Meijer is the Black Bird x Same Page Book Club pick for Nov. On Sun. 11/16, join @twolinespress.com Publisher, CJ Evans (@categoryofoutcast.bsky.social) to take part in the book club discussion and hear how the book was acquired and edited.
blackbirdsf.com/pages/events...
blackbirdsf.com/pages/events...
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I’m loving the subscription to @catranslation.org!! Two brand new books with translators’ names on the covers were waiting in the mailbox today 🎉 #WomenInTranslation 📚
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I’m loving the subscription to @catranslation.org!! Two brand new books with translators’ names on the covers were waiting in the mailbox today 🎉 #WomenInTranslation 📚
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Through the mail slot today. The very best of @twolinespress.com @catranslation.org subscriber packages. Loved The Queen of Swords. Looking forward to my first Garro. Love the sticker. ❤️
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Through the mail slot today. The very best of @twolinespress.com @catranslation.org subscriber packages. Loved The Queen of Swords. Looking forward to my first Garro. Love the sticker. ❤️
At ALTA this week? CAT staff are on 3 panels we hope you'll check out. Including:
11/7, 9 am: Translating Afghan Women Poets w/ CJ Evans
11/8, 9 am: Envisioning the Future of Literary Translation w/ Michael Holtmann
11/8, 10:45 am: Collaboration Makes a Patchwork Quilt w/ Olivia Sears
11/7, 9 am: Translating Afghan Women Poets w/ CJ Evans
11/8, 9 am: Envisioning the Future of Literary Translation w/ Michael Holtmann
11/8, 10:45 am: Collaboration Makes a Patchwork Quilt w/ Olivia Sears
November 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
At ALTA this week? CAT staff are on 3 panels we hope you'll check out. Including:
11/7, 9 am: Translating Afghan Women Poets w/ CJ Evans
11/8, 9 am: Envisioning the Future of Literary Translation w/ Michael Holtmann
11/8, 10:45 am: Collaboration Makes a Patchwork Quilt w/ Olivia Sears
11/7, 9 am: Translating Afghan Women Poets w/ CJ Evans
11/8, 9 am: Envisioning the Future of Literary Translation w/ Michael Holtmann
11/8, 10:45 am: Collaboration Makes a Patchwork Quilt w/ Olivia Sears
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The 2026 Stevns Prize is open for submissions from now until February 1, 2026! www.stevnstranslationprize.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The 2026 Stevns Prize is open for submissions from now until February 1, 2026! www.stevnstranslationprize.com
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This sounds fantastic (and the cover is gorgeous): Jazmina Barrera, The Queen of Swords (Christina MacSweeney, trans. @catranslation.org, @twolinespress.com, 2025) www.catranslation.org/shop/book/qu...
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November 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This sounds fantastic (and the cover is gorgeous): Jazmina Barrera, The Queen of Swords (Christina MacSweeney, trans. @catranslation.org, @twolinespress.com, 2025) www.catranslation.org/shop/book/qu...
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TONIGHT (10/29) at 6pm PT/9pm ET join us on Zoom to for a conversation with author Gabriela Alemán to celebrate her new book, SMOKE, a City Lights title!
Gabriela will speak with Dick Cluster, who translated the book from Spanish.
Presented with our friends at @catranslation.org
See you there! 💨
Gabriela will speak with Dick Cluster, who translated the book from Spanish.
Presented with our friends at @catranslation.org
See you there! 💨
October 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
TONIGHT (10/29) at 6pm PT/9pm ET join us on Zoom to for a conversation with author Gabriela Alemán to celebrate her new book, SMOKE, a City Lights title!
Gabriela will speak with Dick Cluster, who translated the book from Spanish.
Presented with our friends at @catranslation.org
See you there! 💨
Gabriela will speak with Dick Cluster, who translated the book from Spanish.
Presented with our friends at @catranslation.org
See you there! 💨
Headed to the ALTA Conference Nov. 5-8? We invite you to share your ideas on the future of literary translation with us. Stop by a CAT-sponsored 10:15-10:45 am beverage break in the Foyers any day of the conference & ask us about our lunchtime roundtables for translators. DM us here with questions!
October 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Headed to the ALTA Conference Nov. 5-8? We invite you to share your ideas on the future of literary translation with us. Stop by a CAT-sponsored 10:15-10:45 am beverage break in the Foyers any day of the conference & ask us about our lunchtime roundtables for translators. DM us here with questions!
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“SEA NOW is one of several novels that ask how humans live in an apocalypse that isn’t impending but has actually arrived.” Read Rebecca Hussey on Eva Meijer’s SEA NOW (tr. Anne Thompson Melo): buff.ly/ZtpAsrS
@ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social
@catranslation.org
@twolinespress.com
@ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social
@catranslation.org
@twolinespress.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“SEA NOW is one of several novels that ask how humans live in an apocalypse that isn’t impending but has actually arrived.” Read Rebecca Hussey on Eva Meijer’s SEA NOW (tr. Anne Thompson Melo): buff.ly/ZtpAsrS
@ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social
@catranslation.org
@twolinespress.com
@ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social
@catranslation.org
@twolinespress.com
Bay Area, So You Think You Can('t) Translate! Join us & @litquake.org TONIGHT 10/25 @ 6:30 pm at 826 Valencia. Guided by JiaJing Liu, show off your skills & maybe learn some new ones while translating poems from around the world. No 2nd language required. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/lit-cr...
October 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Bay Area, So You Think You Can('t) Translate! Join us & @litquake.org TONIGHT 10/25 @ 6:30 pm at 826 Valencia. Guided by JiaJing Liu, show off your skills & maybe learn some new ones while translating poems from around the world. No 2nd language required. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/lit-cr...
Help a cool Oakland indie bookstore, Womb House Books, launch a publishing imprint! They hope to publish at least three new titles a year with room to grow with a focus on feminist works, books in translation, and more. www.kickstarter.com/projects/wom...
Womb House Books: The Imprint
Help us to launch the publishing arm of Womb House Books!
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October 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Help a cool Oakland indie bookstore, Womb House Books, launch a publishing imprint! They hope to publish at least three new titles a year with room to grow with a focus on feminist works, books in translation, and more. www.kickstarter.com/projects/wom...
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Our Calico Series is open for submissions for 🐾 animal stories 🐾 in translation! Open to translations from any language into English, word count between 2k to 10k words, deadline January 15, 2026! Full submission details here: www.catranslation.org/books/submit...
October 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Our Calico Series is open for submissions for 🐾 animal stories 🐾 in translation! Open to translations from any language into English, word count between 2k to 10k words, deadline January 15, 2026! Full submission details here: www.catranslation.org/books/submit...
Bay Area, So You Think You Can('t) Translate! Join us & @litquake.org on Oct. 25 @ 6:30 pm at 826 Valencia. Guided by JiaJing Liu, show off your skills & maybe learn some new ones while translating poems from around the world. No 2nd language required. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/lit-cr...
October 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Bay Area, So You Think You Can('t) Translate! Join us & @litquake.org on Oct. 25 @ 6:30 pm at 826 Valencia. Guided by JiaJing Liu, show off your skills & maybe learn some new ones while translating poems from around the world. No 2nd language required. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/lit-cr...
Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org TONIGHT 10/17 @ 6:30 pm at CounterPulse for a listening party debuting 3 audio lit in translation adaptations.This guided event features Camilo Garzón, Noelle de la Paz, Monica Cure, and Amanda Nazareno. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...
October 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org TONIGHT 10/17 @ 6:30 pm at CounterPulse for a listening party debuting 3 audio lit in translation adaptations.This guided event features Camilo Garzón, Noelle de la Paz, Monica Cure, and Amanda Nazareno. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...
Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org on Oct. 17 @ 6:30 pm at CounterPulse for a listening party debuting 3 audio lit in translation adaptations.This guided event features Camilo Garzón and special guests, Noelle de la Paz, Monica Cure, and Amanda Nazareno. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...
October 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org on Oct. 17 @ 6:30 pm at CounterPulse for a listening party debuting 3 audio lit in translation adaptations.This guided event features Camilo Garzón and special guests, Noelle de la Paz, Monica Cure, and Amanda Nazareno. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...
We're hiring a full-time Engagement Editor—a new full time staff position in CAT's Communications Department. For more information, visit our site and apply by Oct. 31. www.catranslation.org/about/opport...
October 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
We're hiring a full-time Engagement Editor—a new full time staff position in CAT's Communications Department. For more information, visit our site and apply by Oct. 31. www.catranslation.org/about/opport...
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We're delighted today to shout out ALTA conference sponsor, the Center for the Art of Translation! This crucial support of our upcoming conference, ALTA48: Visions and Versions, held November 5-8 in Tucson, AZ, helps to make it all possible. Thank you! @catranslation.org
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The Center for the Art of Translation champions literary translation, dedicated to finding new, global voices brought into English by translators.
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October 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We're delighted today to shout out ALTA conference sponsor, the Center for the Art of Translation! This crucial support of our upcoming conference, ALTA48: Visions and Versions, held November 5-8 in Tucson, AZ, helps to make it all possible. Thank you! @catranslation.org
Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org on Oct. 11 @ 7 pm at Telegraph Hill Books to celebrate the release of HAIR ON FIRE. This collection of 5 female Afghan Poets is a blazing tribute and a reminder of what we lose when voices are silenced. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...
October 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org on Oct. 11 @ 7 pm at Telegraph Hill Books to celebrate the release of HAIR ON FIRE. This collection of 5 female Afghan Poets is a blazing tribute and a reminder of what we lose when voices are silenced. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...
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ZÍTRA budu krátce číst ze svého rozdělaného překladu Životopisu černobílého jehněte od T. Zmeškala
TOMORROW I'll be reading briefly from my translation in progress of Tomáš Zmeškal's Biography of a Black-and-White Lamb
9 am EDT/15:00 CEST @catranslation.org www.catranslation.org/event/works-...
TOMORROW I'll be reading briefly from my translation in progress of Tomáš Zmeškal's Biography of a Black-and-White Lamb
9 am EDT/15:00 CEST @catranslation.org www.catranslation.org/event/works-...
Works in Progress: 2025 NEA Translation Fellows Conversation Series | Center for the Art of Translation | Two Lines Press
Join us to celebrate the 2025 National Endowment for the Arts Translation Fellows in a series of conversations about their award-winning projects, which span 17 different languages across 21 countries...
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October 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
ZÍTRA budu krátce číst ze svého rozdělaného překladu Životopisu černobílého jehněte od T. Zmeškala
TOMORROW I'll be reading briefly from my translation in progress of Tomáš Zmeškal's Biography of a Black-and-White Lamb
9 am EDT/15:00 CEST @catranslation.org www.catranslation.org/event/works-...
TOMORROW I'll be reading briefly from my translation in progress of Tomáš Zmeškal's Biography of a Black-and-White Lamb
9 am EDT/15:00 CEST @catranslation.org www.catranslation.org/event/works-...