The American Literary Translators Association

ALTA has a new Interim Executive Director, Sean Gasper Bye! Sean is an experienced literary arts administrator, in addition to being a leading translator from Polish.

Want to learn more about him? Read this interview Sean gave with us last week!

Photo credit: © Fondation Jan Michalski, Tonatiuh Ambrosetti

Each year, between four and six $1,000 Travel Fellowships are awarded to emerging translators. 

We're delighted to introduce you to the 2024 ALTA Travel Fellows:

• Ibrahim Fawzy, 2024 Peter K. Jansen Memorial Travel Fellow, translating Arabic
• Dorottya Mária Cseresnyés, translating Hungarian
• Tetiana Savchynska, translating Ukrainian
• Brandon Toh Kay Boon, translating Chinese

The winners of the 2024 Travel Fellowships will be featured in a reading at the ALTA47 conference on October 26.

The Emerging Translator Mentorship Program is designed to facilitate a close working relationship between an experienced and an emerging translator on a project selected by the emerging translator, at no cost to the emerging translator.

There are 18 mentorships available in 2025. Learn more and apply by November 30, 2024!

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.

Online registration closes October 7, 2024. Register for ALTA47 today to join us in Milwaukee this October!