Center for the Art of Translation
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CAT champions literature in translation. We publish books @twolinespress.com, run an education program (Poetry Inside Out), and program events with authors and translators in the Bay Area and beyond. More at www.catranslation.org.
Bay Area: SEA NOW by Eva Meijer is the Black Bird x Same Page Book Club pick for Nov. On Sun. 11/16, join @twolinespress.com Publisher, CJ Evans (@categoryofoutcast.bsky.social) to take part in the book club discussion and hear how the book was acquired and edited.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Bay Area: SEA NOW by Eva Meijer is the Black Bird x Same Page Book Club pick for Nov. On Sun. 11/16, join @twolinespress.com Publisher, CJ Evans (@categoryofoutcast.bsky.social) to take part in the book club discussion and hear how the book was acquired and edited.
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I’m loving the subscription to @catranslation.org!! Two brand new books with translators’ names on the covers were waiting in the mailbox today 🎉 #WomenInTranslation 📚
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I’m loving the subscription to @catranslation.org!! Two brand new books with translators’ names on the covers were waiting in the mailbox today 🎉 #WomenInTranslation 📚
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Through the mail slot today. The very best of @twolinespress.com @catranslation.org subscriber packages. Loved The Queen of Swords. Looking forward to my first Garro. Love the sticker. ❤️
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Through the mail slot today. The very best of @twolinespress.com @catranslation.org subscriber packages. Loved The Queen of Swords. Looking forward to my first Garro. Love the sticker. ❤️
At ALTA this week? CAT staff are on 3 panels we hope you'll check out. Including:
11/7, 9 am: Translating Afghan Women Poets w/ CJ Evans
11/8, 9 am: Envisioning the Future of Literary Translation w/ Michael Holtmann
11/8, 10:45 am: Collaboration Makes a Patchwork Quilt w/ Olivia Sears
11/7, 9 am: Translating Afghan Women Poets w/ CJ Evans
11/8, 9 am: Envisioning the Future of Literary Translation w/ Michael Holtmann
11/8, 10:45 am: Collaboration Makes a Patchwork Quilt w/ Olivia Sears
November 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
At ALTA this week? CAT staff are on 3 panels we hope you'll check out. Including:
11/7, 9 am: Translating Afghan Women Poets w/ CJ Evans
11/8, 9 am: Envisioning the Future of Literary Translation w/ Michael Holtmann
11/8, 10:45 am: Collaboration Makes a Patchwork Quilt w/ Olivia Sears
11/7, 9 am: Translating Afghan Women Poets w/ CJ Evans
11/8, 9 am: Envisioning the Future of Literary Translation w/ Michael Holtmann
11/8, 10:45 am: Collaboration Makes a Patchwork Quilt w/ Olivia Sears
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The 2026 Stevns Prize is open for submissions from now until February 1, 2026! www.stevnstranslationprize.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The 2026 Stevns Prize is open for submissions from now until February 1, 2026! www.stevnstranslationprize.com
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This sounds fantastic (and the cover is gorgeous): Jazmina Barrera, The Queen of Swords (Christina MacSweeney, trans. @catranslation.org, @twolinespress.com, 2025) www.catranslation.org/shop/book/qu...
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November 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This sounds fantastic (and the cover is gorgeous): Jazmina Barrera, The Queen of Swords (Christina MacSweeney, trans. @catranslation.org, @twolinespress.com, 2025) www.catranslation.org/shop/book/qu...
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TONIGHT (10/29) at 6pm PT/9pm ET join us on Zoom to for a conversation with author Gabriela Alemán to celebrate her new book, SMOKE, a City Lights title!
Gabriela will speak with Dick Cluster, who translated the book from Spanish.
Presented with our friends at @catranslation.org
See you there! 💨
Gabriela will speak with Dick Cluster, who translated the book from Spanish.
Presented with our friends at @catranslation.org
See you there! 💨
October 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
TONIGHT (10/29) at 6pm PT/9pm ET join us on Zoom to for a conversation with author Gabriela Alemán to celebrate her new book, SMOKE, a City Lights title!
Gabriela will speak with Dick Cluster, who translated the book from Spanish.
Presented with our friends at @catranslation.org
See you there! 💨
Gabriela will speak with Dick Cluster, who translated the book from Spanish.
Presented with our friends at @catranslation.org
See you there! 💨
Headed to the ALTA Conference Nov. 5-8? We invite you to share your ideas on the future of literary translation with us. Stop by a CAT-sponsored 10:15-10:45 am beverage break in the Foyers any day of the conference & ask us about our lunchtime roundtables for translators. DM us here with questions!
October 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Headed to the ALTA Conference Nov. 5-8? We invite you to share your ideas on the future of literary translation with us. Stop by a CAT-sponsored 10:15-10:45 am beverage break in the Foyers any day of the conference & ask us about our lunchtime roundtables for translators. DM us here with questions!
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“SEA NOW is one of several novels that ask how humans live in an apocalypse that isn’t impending but has actually arrived.” Read Rebecca Hussey on Eva Meijer’s SEA NOW (tr. Anne Thompson Melo): buff.ly/ZtpAsrS
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October 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“SEA NOW is one of several novels that ask how humans live in an apocalypse that isn’t impending but has actually arrived.” Read Rebecca Hussey on Eva Meijer’s SEA NOW (tr. Anne Thompson Melo): buff.ly/ZtpAsrS
@ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social
@catranslation.org
@twolinespress.com
@ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social
@catranslation.org
@twolinespress.com
Bay Area, So You Think You Can('t) Translate! Join us & @litquake.org TONIGHT 10/25 @ 6:30 pm at 826 Valencia. Guided by JiaJing Liu, show off your skills & maybe learn some new ones while translating poems from around the world. No 2nd language required. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/lit-cr...
October 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Bay Area, So You Think You Can('t) Translate! Join us & @litquake.org TONIGHT 10/25 @ 6:30 pm at 826 Valencia. Guided by JiaJing Liu, show off your skills & maybe learn some new ones while translating poems from around the world. No 2nd language required. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/lit-cr...
Help a cool Oakland indie bookstore, Womb House Books, launch a publishing imprint! They hope to publish at least three new titles a year with room to grow with a focus on feminist works, books in translation, and more. www.kickstarter.com/projects/wom...
Womb House Books: The Imprint
Help us to launch the publishing arm of Womb House Books!
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October 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Help a cool Oakland indie bookstore, Womb House Books, launch a publishing imprint! They hope to publish at least three new titles a year with room to grow with a focus on feminist works, books in translation, and more. www.kickstarter.com/projects/wom...
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Our Calico Series is open for submissions for 🐾 animal stories 🐾 in translation! Open to translations from any language into English, word count between 2k to 10k words, deadline January 15, 2026! Full submission details here: www.catranslation.org/books/submit...
October 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Our Calico Series is open for submissions for 🐾 animal stories 🐾 in translation! Open to translations from any language into English, word count between 2k to 10k words, deadline January 15, 2026! Full submission details here: www.catranslation.org/books/submit...
Bay Area, So You Think You Can('t) Translate! Join us & @litquake.org on Oct. 25 @ 6:30 pm at 826 Valencia. Guided by JiaJing Liu, show off your skills & maybe learn some new ones while translating poems from around the world. No 2nd language required. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/lit-cr...
October 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Bay Area, So You Think You Can('t) Translate! Join us & @litquake.org on Oct. 25 @ 6:30 pm at 826 Valencia. Guided by JiaJing Liu, show off your skills & maybe learn some new ones while translating poems from around the world. No 2nd language required. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/lit-cr...
Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org TONIGHT 10/17 @ 6:30 pm at CounterPulse for a listening party debuting 3 audio lit in translation adaptations.This guided event features Camilo Garzón, Noelle de la Paz, Monica Cure, and Amanda Nazareno. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...
October 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org TONIGHT 10/17 @ 6:30 pm at CounterPulse for a listening party debuting 3 audio lit in translation adaptations.This guided event features Camilo Garzón, Noelle de la Paz, Monica Cure, and Amanda Nazareno. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...
Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org on Oct. 17 @ 6:30 pm at CounterPulse for a listening party debuting 3 audio lit in translation adaptations.This guided event features Camilo Garzón and special guests, Noelle de la Paz, Monica Cure, and Amanda Nazareno. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...
October 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Bay Area! Join us and @litquake.org on Oct. 17 @ 6:30 pm at CounterPulse for a listening party debuting 3 audio lit in translation adaptations.This guided event features Camilo Garzón and special guests, Noelle de la Paz, Monica Cure, and Amanda Nazareno. RSVP: www.catranslation.org/event/litqua...
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...
October 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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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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
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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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October 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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
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...
October 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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...
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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-...
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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October 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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-...
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-...
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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!
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...
September 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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!
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.
Thank you to the Center for Fiction for hosting us at your beautiful space.
September 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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.
Thank you to the Center for Fiction for hosting us at your beautiful space.
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Presented in proud partnership with @catranslation.org and in-conversation with Tess Taylor
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September 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Presented in proud partnership with @catranslation.org and in-conversation with Tess Taylor
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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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September 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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...
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
September 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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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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...
September 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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...