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Events

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 17, 2026|7:00pm
Splendor: Trans Poets Book Launch
with Jana Vourgourakis, Andrew Wilson, Alexis N. Garcia, and Mukethe Kawinzi
Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA
Two Lines Press
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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 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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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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