The Translation Ecosystem

Carrying this metaphor to the world of translation, what does a thriving translation ecosystem look like? Who are the players and how do they interact? Where does their work intersect? How might they cooperate to ensure the vitality of a system on which they depend? This session will bring together an agent, scout, and editor to discuss their work with a translator, considering the role a translator plays in a thriving translation ecosystem.

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Panelists

Jeremy Tiang’s translations include novels by Yeng Pway Ngon, Yan Ge, Lo Yi-Chin, Chan Ho-Kei, Geling Yan, Zhang Yueran, and Li Er. He also writes and translates plays. His novel State of Emergency won the Singapore Literature Prize in 2018. www.JeremyTiang.com. Ethan Nosowsky is Editorial Director at Graywolf Press. He has edited many translations, including books by Selva Almada, Nona Fernández, Han Yujoo, Julián Herbert, Rosa Liksom, Lina Meruane, and Irene Solà. He lives in Oakland, California. Allison Malecha joined Bettina Schrewe Literary Scouting in 2018, after five years in editorial at Grove Atlantic, where she began building her own list under the publisher and worked with Freeman’s and The Mysterious Press. She has a BA in Comparative Literature and Society from Columbia University. Jessica Friedman is a literary agent at Sterling Lord Literistic, and previously worked at The Wylie Agency. She represents literary fiction and nonfiction and is interested in writing that challenges the expected—stylistically, formally, or otherwise. She is particularly drawn to incisive, voice-driven prose and underrepresented narratives.