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The Center for the Art of Translation’s public programs offer diverse experiences with translation, broadly conceived, through both intimate gatherings and large-scale events in San Francisco and beyond.

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
Sep 24, 2026
Day of Translation 2026

Join the Center for the Art of Translation at The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn, NY (or via livestream) for the 7th annual Day of Translation with featured keynote Emily Wilson.

The Center for Fiction, 15 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Festivals
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Sep 25, 2026|3:00pm
Villa Albertine presents The New Landscape of Literary Translation
with Allison Markin Powell, Katrine Øgaard Jensen, and Han Zhang
Villa Albertine, 972 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Festivals
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Sep 27, 2026|10:00 am–6:00 pm
Two Lines Press @ Brooklyn Book Festival 2026

Stop by Booth 515 to check out the latest Two Lines Press titles and chat with staff.

Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon St, Brooklyn, NY
Festivals
Sep 28, 2026|12:00pm
The International Library presents Elvira Navarro with Melissa Lozada-Oliva

The International Library presents Elvira Navarro and Melissa Lozada-Oliva in conversation to celebrate the publication of Blood Is Dripping Onto the Courtyard.

Online
Two Lines Press
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Oct 4, 2026|11:00 am–4:00 pm
Yerba Buena Gardens, 750 Howard St, San Francisco
Festivals
Oct 6–8, 2026|3:30–5:00 pm
Poetry Inside Out Teacher Workshop: October 2026

Sign up for a teacher workshop to bring Poetry Inside Out poetry and translation lessons to your classroom.

Online
Poetry Inside Out
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Oct 8, 2026|7:00pm
Translator to Translator: Translating Diaspora

Aaron Coleman and Jon Cho-Polizzi discuss the challenges and revelations of translating the Black diaspora: examining continuities and ruptures across languages, geographies, and time.

KALW Studio Events and Gallery, 220 Montgomery St., San Francisco
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Oct 14, 2026
The International Library: Mathias Énard on Perfecting the Shot with Nicole Krauss

Prix Goncourt-winning author Mathias Énard discusses his new novel, Perfecting the Shot, with Nicole Krauss.

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

Online & In-Person

The International Library
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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, CA
Lecture
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Oct 16–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 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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Nov 11, 2026
The International Library: Mieko Kawakami on Sisters in Yellow with Hitomi Yoshio

Mieko Kawakami discusses Sisters in Yellow with the translator, Hitomi Yoshio.

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

Online & In-Person

The International Library
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If you have questions about accessibility or require accommodations to participate in an event, please email leslie-ann@catranslation.org(opens in a new tab) or call (415) 512-8812 with as much advance notice as possible.

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