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Journal

CAT’s online journal is a space for reflections on literary translation, news from the Center for the Art of Translation, discussions about language and craft, curated reading lists, and features celebrating translators and community members who bring global voices to new audiences.

May 2016 Translation News Roundup
Article | May 26, 2016
May 2016 Translation News Roundup
Baho! A Cry for Life
Article | May 3, 2016
Baho! A Cry for Life
By Sarah Coolidge
Why Is It Called Quiet Creature on the Corner?
Article | May 1, 2016
Why Is It Called Quiet Creature on the Corner?
By CJ Evans
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Article | Apr 25, 2016
This Saturday Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day!
Discovering Modiano’s Literature of Lost Youth
Article | Apr 18, 2016
Discovering Modiano’s Literature of Lost Youth
By Sarah Coolidge
Toni Sala’s Notes from the Road
Article | Mar 27, 2016
Toni Sala’s Notes from the Road
What’s Being Done for English Language Learners?
Article | Mar 21, 2016
What’s Being Done for English Language Learners?
Two Lines 24 Poetry Spotlight
Article | Mar 7, 2016
Two Lines 24 Poetry Spotlight
By Michael Holtmann
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Article | Feb 29, 2016
2016 PEN Translation Awards
Salon Preview: The Artist as Stalker
Article | Feb 3, 2016
Salon Preview: The Artist as Stalker
By Sarah Coolidge
A Preview of Toni Sala’s The Boys
Article | Nov 10, 2015
A Preview of Toni Sala’s The Boys
My Negritude is… What Exactly?
Article | Nov 4, 2015
My Negritude is… What Exactly?
What is this Quintessence of Dust?
Article | Oct 12, 2015
What is this Quintessence of Dust?
By Sarah Coolidge
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Article | Sep 20, 2015
On Athena Farrokhzad’s “White Blight”
Two Lines 23 Spotlight: “The Piper” by Yoko Tawada
Article | Sep 7, 2015
Two Lines 23 Spotlight: “The Piper” by Yoko Tawada
By Sarah Coolidge
Who is the Man of Pain?
Article | Aug 16, 2015
Who is the Man of Pain?
By Sarah Coolidge
San Francisco Increases Funding to the Arts
Article | Jul 22, 2015
San Francisco Increases Funding to the Arts
On Dry Land: Fifth Graders Explore Angel Island
Article | Jun 3, 2015
On Dry Land: Fifth Graders Explore Angel Island
When a Convention Creates Community
Article | May 3, 2015
When a Convention Creates Community
Feature: Albanian Poetry in Translation
Article | Mar 8, 2015
Feature: Albanian Poetry in Translation
Why Language Matters
Article | Mar 3, 2015
Why Language Matters
By Sarah Coolidge
An Editor in France
Article | Feb 25, 2015
An Editor in France
A DVD Playlist for Running through Beijing by Xu Zechen
Article | May 4, 2014
A DVD Playlist for Running through Beijing by Xu Zechen