ALTA45: Value(s) in October

ALTA45: Value(s) in October

Blue banner with ALTA45: Value(s) logo, ALTA logo, with the text "ALTA45" and "45th Annual Program, Virtual: April - November, 2022"

The full ALTA45 schedule can be viewed on this webpage, which includes a Google Calendar so you can add events to your own calendar, and a link to view presenters’ bios! And click here to view the full ALTA45: Value(s) Program Book.

October Events at ALTA45

Read The World: Online Bookfair
September 30 – October 7
The social media bookfair Read The World is back: catch it now! Until October 7, follow us on social media @LitTranslate and check out the hashtag #ReadTheWorld to get deals on works in translation from some of your favorite publishers. Find out which publishers are participating, and happy reading!


2022 Virtual ALTA Awards Ceremony and In Memoriam
October 6, 4:00-5:15pm Pacific Time
Tune in to find out this year’s winners of the 2022 ALTA book awards! Judges will highlight the works on each prize’s shortlist before announcing the winners and engaging them in a short conversation about their winning translations. View the full program book to learn about the awards long- and shortlists, and follow along during the ceremony.
A brief In Memoriam will allow for time to honor those translators who have passed away in the previous year.
This event is free and open to the public; register here in order to receive the Zoom webinar link by email from Eventbrite.


Roundtable: Overthrowing the Idea of the Mother Tongue (virtual)
October 13, 10:00-11:15pm PT
Organizers:  Jenna Tang, Stine An
Deadline to sign up as a roundtable participant: October 6


Panel: Six Characters in Search of a Funder (virtual)
October 13, 1:00-2:15pm PT
Moderator: Jason Grunebaum
Panelists: Arunava Sinha, Daisy Rockwell, Shabnam Nadiya, Mahmud Rahman


Roundtable: Launching the New Undergraduate Caucus (virtual)
October 13, 4:00-5:15pm PT
Organizers: Marguerite Feitlowitz, Regina Galasso, Sibelan Forrester
Deadline to sign up as a roundtable participant: October 6


ALTA45 Undergraduate Caucus Meeting (virtual) 
October 15, 10:00am-12:00pm PT
ALTA is launching a new undergraduate stream! We now turn to you, students, to let us know and discuss together what would be most helpful and exciting as you explore the many opportunities in the world of literary translation. Join us via zoom for this first exciting conversation. Click here to register for the Zoom link.


Bilingual Reading: Translation and Politics (virtual)
October 25, 5:00-6:00pm PT
Readers (as of October 3): Shelley Fairweather-Vega, Suzanne Jill Levine
Deadline to sign up to read: October 18


Roundtable: Bringing Language to Life: Translation in the Undergraduate Classroom (virtual)
October 27, 10:00-11:15am PT
Organizers: Colleen Lucey, Albrecht Classen
Deadline to sign up as a roundtable participant: October 20


Panel: Translating Ukrainian Literature: Values and Voices (virtual)
October 27, 4:00-5:15pm PT
Moderator: Olena Jennings
Panelists: Vitaly Chernetsky, Nina Murray, Roman Ivashkiv


BIPOC Literary Translators Caucus Meeting (virtual)
October 26, 9:00-11:00am & 6:00-8:00pm PT
The BIPOC Literary Translators Caucus will hold two virtual meetings hosted by ALTA. Register via the link above to sign up for either meeting (the link is the same regardless of which meeting time you attend). Learn more about about the BIPOC Literary Translators Caucus on the event page.


Special Event: Declamación (virtual)
November 9, 5:00-7:00pm MT
Mark your calendars to join your fellow translators, declaimers, and enthusiasts for our annual evening of Declamación…the second virtual installment! You must recite (or sing) from memory (no reading). Time allotment is 5 minutes. We will begin with those signed up in advance and then, time permitting, hold an open mic.
Deadline to sign up to recite in advance: October 24


BIPOC Literary Translators Caucus Meeting (virtual)
October 26, 9:00-11:00am & 6:00-8:00pm PT
The BIPOC Literary Translators Caucus will hold two virtual meetings hosted by ALTA. Register via the link above to sign up for either meeting (the link is the same regardless of which meeting time you attend). Learn more about about the BIPOC Literary Translators Caucus on the event page.


PLUS: Happening Next Month!

Join us in a few weeks for Arizona Translates!

Arizona Translates! is a series of in-person public events held in Tucson, AZ November 4-5 alongside ALTA45. Events include: 

  • November 4, 7:30-9:30pm PT: A Staged Reading and Talkback with the Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre
  • November 5, 7:00-8:30pm PT: Read the World: A Kaleidoscope of Translated Literature, a reading featuring the 2022 Emerging Translator Mentees. Livestream available at this link.
  • November 6, 11:00am-12:30pm PT: Tour of MOCA Tucson and Conversation with Artist/Translator Lynn Xu

Learn more about Arizona Translates! on our webpage.