Translators' Resources

Grants & Awards __________________________________________________________________

Information on Grants and Awards in the field of Literary Translation, including a calendar and description of upcoming awards and links to further information for each grant and award.

Promotion & Tenure ________________________________________________________________________

Information on academic promotion and tenure as it relates to the field of literary translation, as well as guidelines for translators who are applying for academic promotion.

Translation Calendar _______________________________________________________________________

Upcoming events in the field of literary translation, including Bilingual Readings and Conferences.

Literary Translation Programs _______________________________________________________________

Lists of translation programs in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom.

Publishing Opportunities ___________________________________________________________________

Literary translators should use the lists on this site as a starting point. Book and magazine publishers of all kinds welcome literary translations, as they do any literary work of high quality. The lists of Book Publishers and Journals Publishing Translations on this site merely reflect the many publishers and journals that have been active in literary translation in recent years.

Alta Guides _______________________________________________________________________________

The ALTA Guides to Literary Translation is an ongoing series of brochures addressing specific issues of interest to literary translators at all stages in their careers. Each guide provides practical information, personal advice from established translators, and lists of useful references and on-line resources.