Thank you for choosing to extend your membership with ALTA. Membership with ALTA provides access to our community and resources, including networking, and access to members-only discussion groups and resource databases. Wherever you are in the world, you can access our online community and participate in engaging, exciting conversations about literature and translation.

Historically, ALTA membership has been for the calendar year only. Over the years, many members have expressed interest in rolling memberships. We are pleased to announce membership with ALTA is now on a 12-month term: no matter when you renew, your membership will last for the next 12 months. Please do note that membership dues are not refundable.

Individual Membership Benefits

Translator Member ($125) & Student Member ($30)

• Member’s discount on registration for our annual conference
• Members discount on our multilingual translation workshops
• Ability to propose panels, roundtables, and workshops for the annual ALTA conference
• Priority selection for annual conference programming, including the Annual Alexis Levitin Bilingual Reading Series
• Ability to participate in free Editor-Translator Pitch Sessions, held twice annually
• Option to participate in the annual ALTA Membership Meeting
• Ability to submit panel proposals for ALTA-sponsored sessions at the annual Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference (AWP)
• A listing in our Directory of Members
• Print and digital subscription to Translation Review
• Access to our members-only newsletter, including a monthly listing of translation grant, prize, and residency opportunities
• Ability to publicize your translation announcements on our website and in our newsletter
• Access to members-only content on our website, including forums, and the ALTAlk listserv (request membership to the ALTAlk listserv here)
• Voting privileges (membership must be active before the start of elections, by August 8 annually)

Friend (Non-Translator) ($75)

• Member’s discount on registration for our annual conference
• Members discount on our multilingual translation workshops
• Ability to propose panels, roundtables, and workshops for the annual ALTA conference
• Priority selection for annual conference programming, including the Annual Alexis Levitin Bilingual Reading Series
• Ability to participate in free Editor-Translator Pitch Sessions, held twice annually
• Access to our members-only newsletter, including a monthly listing of translation grant, prize, and residency opportunities
• Access to members-only content on our website, including forums, and the ALTAlk listserv (request membership to the ALTAlk listserv here)
• Voting privileges (membership must be active before the start of elections, by August 8 annually)

For information about Household memberships, please send us an email at info@literarytranslators.org.

Organizational Membership Benefits ($250)

Organizational Memberships include two Friend memberships for individuals within the organization. Additional Organizational Membership benefits include:

• Priority requesting of books for ALTA annual conference bookfair
• Priority invitations to participate in ALTA-sponsored events at AWP and other conferences (including the popular Bookfair Bingo)
• Invitations to submit content to be featured on the ALTA webpage, blog, and other social media outlets
• Invitations to display materials at the ALTA booth at AWP
• Opportunities to announce news to ALTA members

For more information about organizational membership, please send us an email at info@literarytranslators.org.