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November 11, 2023—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2023 Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award (SUFTA). This prize, which was inaugurated in 2022, is offered by the American Literary Translators Association in conjunction with the Spain-USA Foundation. The award recognizes translations into English of literary prose works written originally by authors of Spanish (Spain) nationality.

November 11, 2023—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2023 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize. Starting in 2009, the Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize recognizes the importance of Asian translation for international literature and promotes the translation of Asian works into English.

November 11, 2023—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2023 Italian Prose in Translation Award. Starting in 2015, the Italian Prose in Translation Award  (IPTA) recognizes the importance of contemporary Italian prose (fiction and literary non-fiction) and promotes the translation of Italian works into English. This prize is awarded annually to a translator of a recent work of Italian prose (fiction or literary non-fiction).

October 11, 2023—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) announced today the shortlists for the 2023 National Translation Awards (NTA) in Poetry and Prose. 2023 marks the 25th year for the NTA, and the 9th year to award separate prizes in poetry and prose.

Dear friends,

We recognize that the issues of access laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic persist and that making our organization accessible both on- and offline must continue to be at the forefront of our aims to increase access, equity, and inclusion for all members of the ALTA community.

September 14, 2023—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) is delighted to announce the 2023 shortlists for the Italian Prose in Translation Award (IPTA), Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize, and Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award (SUFTA)!

The America Literary Translators Association (ALTA), in collaboration with the Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre in Tucson, AZ, is excited to announce the winner of the 2023 Plays in Translation Contest!

September 1, 2023—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) announced today the longlists for the 2023 National Translation Awards (NTA) in Poetry and Prose. 2023 marks the 25th year for the NTA, and the 9th year to award separate prizes in poetry and prose.

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