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We're building a permanent home for literary translation

The Center for the Art of Translation builds a vibrant cross-cultural community through its award-winning publisher Two Lines Press, dynamic events that connect readers and translators, and the educational program Poetry Inside Out, which brings poetry translation into classrooms.

Sep 1–Oct 25, 2026
Read Trans Poets: A Community Event Series in Celebration of Splendor

Bookstores in Belmont, Bozeman, Brooklyn, Decatur, Denver, London, Missoula, Pittsburgh, Quebec City, and San Francisco celebrate the release of Splendor: Trans Poets.

Multiple Cities
Two Lines Press
Oct 14–Nov 9, 2026
Litquake presents Words Around the World

Words Around the World, a series of literary events presented as part of San Francisco’s annual Litquake Festival and co-sponsored by Center for the Art of Translation, celebrates global literature with readings and conversations with international writers and translators.

Various Locations in San Francisco
Festivals
Oct 15, 2026|6:00pm
Jon Cho-Polizzi and Lin Hierse in Conversation

Author and journalist Lin Hierse and translator-scholar Jon Cho-Polizzi on language, place, and belonging.

Goethe-Institut San Francisco, 657 Howard St, San Francisco
Lecture
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Oct 17, 2026|1:00–2:00 pm
Anne Pauly and Bruno Perreau: French Voices at the Boston Book Festival

Anne Pauly presents Before I Forget at the Boston Book Festival with Bruno Perreau.

The French Library, 53 Marlborough St, Boston, MA
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