The American Literary Translators Association

ALTA47 registration is open! The earlier you buy, the cheaper the registration. Become an ALTA member today for nearly 30% off registration, the ability to propose panels and workshops, free pitch sessions with translation publishers, and other benefits.

Early-bird registration closes September 9, 2024. Register for ALTA47 today to join us in Milwaukee this October! 

There are lots of ways to get involved at ALTA47. Please consider the following opportunities and deadlines, including Bilingual Readings, the Wayfinders Program, offsite events, and more -- and check back for more as conference programming develops!

We are pleased to announce the mentees for the ninth year of the ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program! The program is designed to establish and facilitate a close working relationship between an experienced translator and an emerging translator on a literary translation project selected by the emerging translator. 

Congratulations to these seventeen exceptional emerging translators!

The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) announced the winner of the 2023 National Translation Award (NTA) in Prose: 

Chinatown
By Thuận
Translated from Vietnamese by Nguyễn An Lý 
New Directions | Tilted Axis

The 2023 judges were Natascha Bruce, Shelley Frisch, Jason Grunebaum, Sawad Hussain, and Lytton Smith. This 2023 winner was announced at the Awards Ceremony held during ALTA’s 46th annual conference in Tucson, AZ on November 11, 2023.