Get Involved

Get Involved

There are lots of ways to get involved at ALTA45. Please consider the following options, and check back for more as conference programming develops.

Find Us on Facebook
Get conference updates, plan local events, find friends, and share events you're excited about in our ALTA Conferences Facebook Group.

Past Deadlines

Participate in the ALTA45 Virtual Bookfair
The ALTA Bookfair is always a celebration of the work of our community. During our 2022 programming, ALTA is using Bookshop.org to highlight member translations and the titles published by translation presses. Click here to request a book be added to the ALTA45 Bookfair list on Bookshop.org! We will monitor this form every other week, and add titles to the Bookshop.org list as they come through. The sooner you submit your title, the longer it will be featured as part of our bookfair! Deadline: November 7.

Declamación [CANCELED]
Mark your calendars to join your fellow translators, declaimers, and enthusiasts on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 for our annual evening of Declamación…the second virtual installment! Signups were collected through October 24, but this event has unfortunately been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.

Bilingual Readings
Sign-ups for ALTA's Annual Bilingual Reading Series can be found on the ALTA45 Upcoming Events page: search for the bilingual reading you are interested in, and click on the button labeled 'Sign Up to Read'. The Bilingual Reading Series is full for 2022 as of October 4.

Wayfinders Program
Are you attending ALTA's virtual programming for the first time this year? Or are you a seasoned expert of punctuation panels, riveting readings, and dynamic Declamación? If you are looking for an "in" to this year's programming, or if you want to be someone else's, the Wayfinders program is for you. Our community is growing, and as we see attendance increase, we know you want ALTA45 to be as warm, welcoming, and intimate an experience as we do. Our goal is to pair up translators joining ALTA programming for the first time with those who know it best.

In 2022, you can meet virtually with a Wayfinder or Wayfindee during the virtual September Bilingual Reading on September 27 at 5pm Pacific Time. The deadline to sign up was August 31.

Call for Plays in Translation
Translators were invited to submit plays translated into English from another language. The translator of the winning translation will receive a small cash prize and the play will be presented as an in-person staged reading performed at the Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre in Tucson on November 4, 2022. The deadline to submit was July 25.

Work Exchange Program
ALTA's annual programming would not be possible without the hard work of volunteers to ensure that events run smoothly and to guarantee the best time for all attendees. Applications for the ALTA45 work exchange program closed on July 25.

Propose a Panel or Roundtable
Panel and roundtable proposals were accepted through June 27.