October 26, 2024— The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) announced the winner of the 2024 National Translation Award (NTA) in Prose on October 26th at an Awards Ceremony as part of ALTA’s annual conference, ALTA47: Voices in Translation, in Milwaukee, WI. The conference was held October 25th-28th in Milwaukee, WI. 2024 marks the 26th year for the NTA, and the 10th year to award separate prizes in poetry and prose. 

October 26, 2024—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2024 ALTA First Translation Prize. Currently in its inaugural year, the ALTA First Translation Prize recognizes the work of emerging literary translators and their editors. This annual prize is open to all genres, and awards one debut literary translation from any other language into English published in the previous calendar year. This year’s judges are Esther Allen, Alexa Frank, and Urayoán Noel.

October 26, 2024—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2024 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. Stryk was an internationally acclaimed translator of Japanese and Chinese Zen poetry, a renowned Zen poet himself, and a former professor of English at Northern Illinois University.

October 10, 2024—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) announced today the shortlists for the 2024 National Translation Awards (NTA) in Poetry and Prose. 2024 marks the 26th year for the NTA, and the 10th year to award separate prizes in poetry and prose. The winners will be announced on October 26th at an Awards Ceremony as part of ALTA’s annual conference, ALTA47: Voices in Translation, in Milwaukee, WI.

November 11, 2023—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) announced the winners of the 2023 National Translation Awards (NTA) in Poetry and Prose at an Awards Ceremony as part of ALTA’s annual conference, ALTA46: The Place of Translation. The Awards Ceremony featured this year’s prize judges announcing the winners, and short readings from the winning translators.