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Center for the Art of Translation @catranslation.org · 21m

We're hiring a full-time Engagement Editor—a new full time staff position in CAT's Communications Department. For more information, visit our site and apply by Oct. 31. www.catranslation.org/about/opport...

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

We're delighted today to shout out ALTA conference sponsor, the Center for the Art of Translation! This crucial support of our upcoming conference, ALTA48: Visions and Versions, held November 5-8 in Tucson, AZ, helps to make it all possible. Thank you! @catranslation.org

Center for the Art of Translation | Two Lines Press

The Center for the Art of Translation champions literary translation, dedicated to finding new, global voices brought into English by translators.

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Center for the Art of Translation @catranslation.org · 4d

Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org on Oct. 11 @ 7 pm at Telegraph Hill Books to celebrate the release of HAIR ON FIRE. This collection of 5 female Afghan Poets is a blazing tribute and a reminder of what we lose when voices are silenced. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...

Litquake: Hair on Fire event in San Francisco

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Alex Zucker @alexzucker.bsky.social · 6d

ZÍTRA budu krátce číst ze svého rozdělaného překladu Životopisu černobílého jehněte od T. Zmeškala

TOMORROW I'll be reading briefly from my translation in progress of Tomáš Zmeškal's Biography of a Black-and-White Lamb

9 am EDT/15:00 CEST @catranslation.org www.catranslation.org/event/works-...

Works in Progress: 2025 NEA Translation Fellows Conversation Series | Center for the Art of Translation | Two Lines Press

Join us to celebrate the 2025 National Endowment for the Arts Translation Fellows in a series of conversations about their award-winning projects, which span 17 different languages across 21 countries...

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Two Lines Press @twolinespress.com · 12d

Thank you for helping us reach our goal of 75 new Two Line Press memberships which helps us cover 50% of our printing costs for an entire year! We have a few tote bags left, and you can still get one if you sign up as an annual member (U.S. based only!) ...while supplies last!

Two Lines Press @twolinespress.com · 19d

Come see us this Sunday at booth #626 at the @bkbookfest.bsky.social! We'll have our latest books, backlist favorites, and...our brand new membership tote bag available for anyone who joins as a Two Lines Press member! www.catranslation.org/books/member...

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Center for the Art of Translation @catranslation.org · 12d

If you missed the event, sign up for our newsletter and we'll share links to watch the panel recordings in next week's newsletter! www.catranslation.org/about/stay-c...

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Center for the Art of Translation @catranslation.org · 12d

Day of Translation 2025 was a smashing success! Thank you to our 14 incredible speakers and to the 500+ readers, translators, and educators who signed up to attend. We had a wonderful day full of insightful conversations.

Thank you to the Center for Fiction for hosting us at your beautiful space.

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Green Apple Books on the Park @booksonthepark.bsky.social · 13d

Presented in proud partnership with @catranslation.org and in-conversation with Tess Taylor

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Jay Boss Rubin @jaybossrubin.bsky.social · 16d

One week from today at @citylightsbooks.bsky.social in San Francisco: "Celebrating Euphrase Kezilahabi," presented by @catranslation.org / @twolinespress.bsky.social. I'll be reading from ROSA MISTIKA and conversing w/ the endlessly thoughtful Annmarie Drury :) www.catranslation.org/event/jay-bo...

Jay Boss Rubin on Rosa Mistika with Annmarie Drury | Center for the Art of Translation | Two Lines Press

City Lights welcomes Jay Boss Rubin to read from his translation of Rosa Mistika by Euphrase Kezilahabi, a banned Swahili classic finally in English.

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Center for the Art of Translation @catranslation.org · 17d

NYC! Come visit CAT and @twolinespress.bsky.social staff at the Two Lines booth (#626) Sunday, 9/21 from 10 am - 6 pm. We'll have book deals and stickers for you you! And if you sign up in person for a Two Lines Membership, you'll get a FREE CAT tote right away! brooklynbookfestival.org

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Two Lines Press @twolinespress.com · 19d

Come see us this Sunday at booth #626 at the @bkbookfest.bsky.social! We'll have our latest books, backlist favorites, and...our brand new membership tote bag available for anyone who joins as a Two Lines Press member! www.catranslation.org/books/member...

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Joseph E Brockway, PhD @josephebrockway.bsky.social · 20d

Excited to be able to attend this year's Day of Translation presented by @catranslation.org at The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn. #translation

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Alex Zucker @alexzucker.bsky.social · 24d

📣 Come hear what may have been the last cohort of NEA Translation Fellows as we read from our projects the next five Friday mornings (ET) on Zoom 🎉

🌟 Thank you, @catranslation.org for hosting!

🌟 Thank you, @jmz.bsky.social & YZ Chin for organizing!

(📚 I'll be reading Tomáš Zmeškal on October 3)

Jeffrey Zuckerman @jmz.bsky.social · 26d

Starting next Friday! Join me and the other incredible 2025 NEA Translation Fellows as we share a glimpse of our projects across five Friday Zooms. Register here to tune into the whole series: www.catranslation.org/event/works-...

Works in Progress: 2025 NEA Translation Fellows Conversation Series | Center for the Art of Translation | Two Lines Press

Join us to celebrate the 2025 National Endowment for the Arts Translation Fellows in a series of conversations about their award-winning projects, which span 17 different languages across 21 countries...

www.catranslation.org

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Two Lines Press @twolinespress.com · 22d

Want to expand your view of world literature in ways you couldn't previous have guessed at? Join as a Two Lines Press member by 9/21 and receive a brand new tote bag and a year's worth of books that come highly praised by @themountaingoats.bsky.social! www.catranslation.org/books/member...

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Jeffrey Zuckerman @jmz.bsky.social · 26d

Starting next Friday! Join me and the other incredible 2025 NEA Translation Fellows as we share a glimpse of our projects across five Friday Zooms. Register here to tune into the whole series: www.catranslation.org/event/works-...

Works in Progress: 2025 NEA Translation Fellows Conversation Series | Center for the Art of Translation | Two Lines Press

Join us to celebrate the 2025 National Endowment for the Arts Translation Fellows in a series of conversations about their award-winning projects, which span 17 different languages across 21 countries...

www.catranslation.org

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Two Lines Press @twolinespress.com · 26d

75 new memberships covers 50% of our printing costs for an entire year! We only need 50 more new members by 9/21 to meet our goal! Join us or gift a Membership by 9/21 and receive this sweet CAT tote as a BONUS 🎁 @catranslation.org. www.catranslation.org/books/member...

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Center for the Art of Translation @catranslation.org · 27d

Announcing the 2025–27 Poetry Inside Out Teaching Fellows: On behalf of the Center for the Art of Translation’s education program, please join us in welcoming our 2025–27 Teaching Fellows Saam, Jean Carla Rodea, Jo-el Molina, Jesus Manuel Morales, & Caroline Woods-Mejía!

Announcing the 2025-27 Poetry Inside Out Fellows

As the school year begins, we are excited to welcome the 2025–27 Poetry Inside Out Teaching Fellows! Our new cohort of Teaching Fellows joins a vibrant network of teachers, students, poets, translators,...

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Two Lines Press @twolinespress.com · 29d

Congratulations to Two Lines authors & translators Jazmina Barrera, Christina MacSweeney, Mohamed Kheir, and Robin Moger 🎉

Sleep Phase and The Queen of Swords are both longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for Translated Literature. 📚 www.catranslation.org/books/#displ...

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Two Lines Press @twolinespress.com · 29d

Today until 9/21, all NEW Two Lines Press members will receive the new CAT @catranslation.org tote bag! A membership gets you early access (w/ free U.S. shipping included) for all our books (8-10/year), plus exclusive member gifts. Join us! www.catranslation.org/books-member...

The Center for Translation (CAT) tote bag pictured with four upcoming Two Lines Press titles. Miao!

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Center for the Art of Translation @catranslation.org · Sep 2

We're hiring a temporary, part-time Operations Assistant. This is an in-person role that supports the day-to-day operations of our San Francisco office and keeps our accounts, book memberships, and programs running smoothly. Apply by 9/22. www.catranslation.org/about/opport...

We're hiring!

The Center for the Art of Translation is hiring a Campaign Manager & Major Gifts Officer and a Communications Assistant.

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Jay Boss Rubin @jaybossrubin.bsky.social · Aug 29

One month from today @citylightsbooks.bsky.social in San Francisco (and via livestream): "Celebrating Euphrase Kezilahabi – with Jay Boss Rubin and Annmarie Drury." I'll be reading from Rosa Mistika, and in conversation with a fellow translator of Kezilahabi. Karibuni! citylights.com/events/celeb...

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Susan Bernofsky @translationista.bsky.social · Aug 13

So looking forward to this!

Center for the Art of Translation @catranslation.org · Aug 12

Announcing the Center for the Art of Translation's DAY OF TRANSLATION 2025! Join us on 9/18 at The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn, NY. Registration open now for our 12-5 pm panels & tickets available for Jhumpa Lahiri and Katie Kitamura's 6 pm keynote.

Full announcement ➡️ mailchi.mp/catranslatio...

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Center for the Art of Translation @catranslation.org · Aug 12

Announcing the Center for the Art of Translation's DAY OF TRANSLATION 2025! Join us on 9/18 at The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn, NY. Registration open now for our 12-5 pm panels & tickets available for Jhumpa Lahiri and Katie Kitamura's 6 pm keynote.

Full announcement ➡️ mailchi.mp/catranslatio...

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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · Aug 7

Only one thing I think of when I think of lighthouses
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Two Lines Press @twolinespress.com · Aug 1

Pirkko Saisio's LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR, translated from Finnish by Mia Spangenberg, is in wonderful company in the PEN America Translation Committee's #WomenInTranslationMonth reading list! cc: @catranslation.org

PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · Aug 1

August is #WomenInTranslationMonth — and a great opportunity to reaffirm the importance of human talent in creating literary translation.

Learn more — and browse a new reading list curated by PEN America’s Translation Committee — at:
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Women in Translation Month Celebrates Literary Art of Translation As AI Looms Large - PEN America

To celebrate Women in Translation Month 2025, the PEN America Translation Committee curated a reading list of 18 works by women writers and translators.

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