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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · Sep 8

Still thinking about what Chimamdani Ngozi Adichie said at this weekend's National Book Festival. #Truth

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on stage at the National Book Festival with a quote in white font to the side of her on the graphic: "The banning of books speaks to the power of books. You do not ban a thing that does not have power."

Avery Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social · 7d

The Wild Ones by Antonio Ramos Revillas, tr Claire Storey, would not let me go on #InternationalTranslationDay 2025. What a read. #WorldKidLitMonth #YA #xl8

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LibraryThing @librarything.com · 8d

Today is International Translation Day, and we honor the translators responsible for making the rich and wondrous diversity of world literature available to us! #InternationalTranslationDay #💙📚 #Booksky

A screenshot of multiple book covers, from the LibraryThing "translation" tag page.

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Alastair Millar @skriptorium.info · 8d

It's International Translation Day, also known as the feast of St Jerome, patron saint of translators!

#internationaltranslationday #xl8 #translatorslife

Portrait of "St Jerome in his Study" (1480) by Domenico Ghirlandaio, showing the saint with his head resting on his left knuckles, elbow on his desk. Overprinted with the text "Be a translator, they said. It'll be fun, the said."

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Jocelyne Allen @brainvsbook.bsky.social · 8d

In honour of International Translation Day, please enjoy these shelves of my translation children!

Two columns of four blond wood bookshelves. The left column is full of English books two or three sets deep in each shelf, and the right column has the Japanese source books, three sets deep in each shelf. I have translated a lot of books bc I have no work-life balance.

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Avery Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social · 12d

My fourth #WorldKidLitMonth post for #SCBWI: The Blog. All about how illustrations and illustrators have been part of my #translation journey.

Zooms in on Lina's clown-shaped umbrella handle in THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST by Sachiko Kashiwaba, illus #MihoSatake! scbwi.blogspot.com/2025/09/worl...

World Kid Lit Month: Illustrations Without Borders

“My first clown design for Lina’s umbrella handle seems to have been too scary! At the publisher's request, I made it cute it in an American...

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Avery Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social · 18d

Yes! I had the opportunity to help select the narrator for the audiobook, and I am so glad we ended up with Sarah Skaer. Thank you for listening!

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Avery Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social · 18d

My third #WorldKidLitMonth post at #SCBWI: The Blog. About translating a children's novel that has been translated before. (And being influenced despite myself!)

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World Kid Lit Month: Retranslating a Classic

Pinocchio. The Little Prince. The Little Mermaid. All of these stories have been translated into English not just once, but many times (fr...

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Avery Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social · 18d

Translators recommend #kidlit translations at @wwborders.bsky.social!

#translation #scbwitranslation #worldkidlitmonth #xl8
@bookishruth.bsky.social @jasmine-hongyu.bsky.social

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World Kid Lit Month 2025: Fall Picks for All Ages - Words Without Borders

Celebrate #WorldKidLitMonth with thirteen new children's and YA books in translation, from Colombia, the Netherlands, South Korea, and more.

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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · 28d

We're back from our summer break! And ready to share a host of wonderful readings in translation with you this autumn. We are OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS and have a new (hopefully easier) submissions process. Simply fill in the Google form: buff.ly/czKIq7K and attach your video file when prompted. 👍

Translators Aloud Submissions

Submit your work using the Google form

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Avery Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social · 26d

My second #WorldKidLitMonth post at #SCBWI: The Blog. A look at taking translated #kidlit on a book tour!

🙏 @pageonem.bsky.social, @japansociety.org, @kalyanisaxena.bsky.social, @katemilford.bsky.social, @authorgracelin.bsky.social, @vromansbookstore.bsky.social

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World Kid Lit Month: Taking a Translation on Tour

We don’t often associate translated children’s books with book tours—or at least I didn’t, until going on tour this year! In New York at the...

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worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social · 27d

“Don’t forget to sing about life.” 🕊️ Discover five picture #books that celebrate birds, #song, & the beauty of the natural world this #WorldKidLitMonth. 🌿📖

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Don’t Forget to Sing about Life: Five Beautiful Books about Birds

By Paula Holmes At sunrise, I am greeted by mourning doves sitting on the fence, cooing outside my window. This greeting cannot be ignored as my semi-feral cat, Seraphina, is demanding I open the s…

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Ginny Tapley Takemori @ginnytkmr.bsky.social · Sep 4

Publication day! This was one of the hardest stories I’ve ever translated, both for the language and content. It’s also one of the most important stories I’ve translated. I hope as many people as possible will read it and reflect on the reality of war.
#booksky #translation #literarytranslation

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worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social · Sep 6

"A hot topic this #WorldKidLitMonth is AI... concerns are rising that AI may be perceived as an acceptable alternative to human translators. As one such translator, I say nay! But you don’t have to take my word for it..." @averyudagawa.bsky.social
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#kidlit #scbwi

AI, World Kid Lit Month, and #scbwiSummer25

Happy World Kid Lit Month! Since 2016, September has been a time of highlighting international children’s and young adult literature. It's a...

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Avery Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social · Sep 6

As my parents like to say, close enough for jazz! Thank you SO much for your support of VILLAGE and #worldkidlit! 🙏❤️📚

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Avery Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social · Sep 5

First of four #WorldKidLitMonth posts at #SCBWI: The Blog!

Shout-out to chief blogger @themermancam.bsky.social and #scbwiSummer25 speakers Claire Storey, @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social, Soman Chainani, and @debbieohi.com!

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AI, World Kid Lit Month, and #scbwiSummer25

Happy World Kid Lit Month! Since 2016, September has been a time of highlighting international children’s and young adult literature. It's a...

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Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) @wearealsc.bsky.social · Sep 4

"[#NameTheTranslator] grew out of movements in the twenty-teens, the early twenty twenties, and beyond to make translator crediting standard practice."

Avery Fischer Udagawa discusses the importance of #NameTheTranslator in the age of AI on the ALSC blog. #kidlit

AI: Another reason to #NameTheTranslator this World Kid Lit Month

Celebrate World Kid Lit Month in September with a focus on international children's literature and reading challenges for all ages.

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Avery Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social · Sep 5

All credit to @aokajiya.bsky.social for the quote!

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Avery Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social · Sep 4

Love 💕 back to you, wonderful @qsprite.bsky.social!

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Paula Holmes @qsprite.bsky.social · Sep 3

Love 💕 @averyudagawa.bsky.social #worldkidlitmonth blog today on the @wearealsc.bsky.social blog

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AI: Another reason to #NameTheTranslator this World Kid Lit Month

Celebrate World Kid Lit Month in September with a focus on international children's literature and reading challenges for all ages.

www.alsc.ala.org

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Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social · Sep 2

Proud to be a mentor for ALTA/SALT's 2026 Emerging Translator Mentorship Program, for a translator of children's literature working from any South Asian language into English (based anywhere in the world).

#xl8 #worldkidlit #kidlit #kidlituk #booksky

American Literary Translators Association @littranslate.bsky.social · Sep 2

📣 The 2026 Emerging Translator Mentorship Program submission portals are open!

The ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program is designed to establish and facilitate a close working relationship between an experienced translator and an emerging translator.

Apply by 11/30: buff.ly/cpduT69

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worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social · Sep 1

It's World Kid Lit Month: the annual celebration of international children's literature🎉

We kick things off with children’s librarian, author, and blogger extraordinaire Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social!

What will you be reading this month?

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Kicking off World Kid Lit Month with Betsy Bird

By Jackie Friedman Mighdoll Today marks the beginning of World Kid Lit month! It’s our ninth annual celebration. This year on the blog we’ll be showcasing book reviews all month. We hop…

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Avery Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social · Aug 27

"Have you tried translating a children’s book into English? Can YOU help bring more of the world into English-language children’s literature?" A rousing call to #translation action from @hatbooks.bsky.social at #SCBWI: The Blog: scbwi.blogspot.com/2025/08/tran...

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Avery Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social · Aug 24

AI cannot develop a relationship with an editor or have the emotional experience that a #translation must recreate.

Pearls of wisdom from @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social's breakout session at #scbwiSummer25! #kidlit #worldkidlit #xl8

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Americas Society/Council of the Americas @ascoa.bsky.social · Jul 29

For the first time, Argentina’s iconic comic strip character Mafalda is available in English. Book 1 is out, published by
@archipelagobooks.bsky.social.
Translator @terribleman.com joins #LatAmFocus to talk about Mafalda's timeless reflections on global issues and more: www.as-coa.org/mafalda

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