November 1, 2016—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 National Translation Awards (NTA) in Poetry and Prose! The award winning titles were officially announced at ALTA’s annual conference, held this year at the Marriott Oakland City Center in Oakland, CA, from October 6-9, 2016.
September 29, 2016—The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) is pleased to announce the shortlists for the 2016 National Translation Awards (NTA) in Poetry and Prose! This is the eighteenth year for the NTA, which is administered by the ALTA, and only the second year to award separate prizes in poetry and prose. The NTA is the only national award for translated fiction, poetry, and literary nonfiction that includes a rigorous examination of both the source text and its relation to the finished English work.
ALTA TRAVEL FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED!
– $1,000 to emerging translators working from
– Fellows reading at ALTA39: Translation & Crossings (October 6-9, 2016 in Oakland, CA)
The American Literary Translators Association is pleased to announce the five 2015 ALTA Travel Fellows. Each year, ALTA provides four to six $1000 fellowships to emerging translators to attend the annual ALTA conference. This year ALTA received over 140 applications for these fellowships, making this year the most competitive fellowship selection by far. This year’s winners were selected by award-winning translators Geoffrey Brock and Jennifer Croft, and editor and translator Sidney Wade.
Christiana Hills is currently in her second year of the PhD program in Translation Studies at Binghamton University. She also holds a BA in French and English from Alma College in Michigan and an MA in Literary Translation (French-English) from NYU.
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