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Michael Holtmann

Contributor & Staff
President

Michael Holtmann is the Center for the Art of Translation’s executive director and publisher. He has worked in the arts for more than fifteen years. Prior to joining the Center, he held positions at the National Endowment for the Arts and the Folger Shakespeare Library. He has served on the board of the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) and the international programming committee of the Bay Area Book Festival.

Upcoming Events

Apr 29, 2026|6:00–8:00 pm
If This Be Magic: The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation with Daniel Hahn

Writer, editor, and translator Daniel Hahn talks with Michael Holtmann about Shakespeare in translation across languages and cultures, with performances by Carla Pantoja.

The Drawing Room Annex, 599 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA