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Championing literary translation and translators

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.

Apr 6, 2026|7:00pm
Max Lawton on Antonio Moresco’s The Beginnings

Max Lawton and Sean Thor Conroe discuss the life and work of Antonio Moresco

City Lights Booksellers, 261 Columbus Ave., San Francisco, CA
Fiction
Apr 15, 2026|12:00pm
Contemporary Translated Works Book Group: THE AGE OF GOODBYES

Join us in person or online to read and discuss The Age of Goodbyes by Li Zi Shu, translated from the Chinese by YZ Chin.

Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post St., San Francisco, CA
Book Group
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Apr 15, 2026|4:00pm
The International Library Presents Olga Ravn on The Wax Child

Booker Prize Finalist Olga Ravn introduces her novel, The Wax Child, translated by Martin Aitken.

The Center for Fiction, 15 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY

In-person and on-site at The Center for Fiction and online, with a viewing party at Center for the Art of Translation

The International Library
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Apr 18, 2026|7:00pm
Kanako Nishi and Allison Markin Powell on Sakura with Marie Mutsuki Mockett

Japanese writer and artist Kanako Nishi and translator Allison Markin Powell discuss the English release of Sakura with Marie Mutsuki Mockett.

Black Bird Bookstore and Cafe, 4541 Irving Street, San Francisco
Fiction

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Call for Submissions Day of Translation 2026
Submissions Open: Day of Translation 2026

On Thursday, September 24, 2026, the Center for the Art of Translation will present our seventh annual Day of Translation, held at The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn, NY, and livestreamed worldwide. This event features conversations about language and literature with provocative panels on translation, broadly defined. The Center for the Art of Translation will offer round-trip transportation to New York, lodging, and honoraria to accepted panelists. We look forward to reading your ideas!

Submit by May 1  (opens in a new tab)