The American Literary Translators Association

The ALTA Conference Committee invites proposals for panels and workshops for ALTA47: "Voices in Translation," from October 25-28, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We know that the ability to converse with fellow conference-goers is an important hallmark of ALTA programming. You may propose two different kinds of sessions: 5-person panels, or workshops organized by 1 or 2 workshop leaders (and open to anyone to attend). 

The deadline to propose a session is June 17, 2024.

Go to this webpage to:

•  book a room at in the ALTA conference hotel (at a discounted rate!)
• get information on traveling to Milwaukee, WI
• find a guide to Milwaukee

At ALTA, community is our priority, and our goal is to create a safe and positive ALTA conference in Milwaukee this fall by reducing health risks and acting out of care for ourselves and others. Making the conference more accessible to disabled and immunocompromised participants helps keep all of us safer and healthier. Masks will be required for audience members in the conference hotel. 

The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) announced the winner of the 2023 National Translation Award (NTA) in Poetry: 

The Threshold
By Iman Mersal
Translated from Arabic by Robyn Creswell
Farrar, Straus and Giroux

The 2023 judges were Pauline Fan, Heather Green, and Shook. This 2023 winner was announced at the Awards Ceremony held during ALTA’s 46th annual conference in Tucson, AZ on November 11, 2023.