Past Events

Translators Olivia Sears and Forrest Gander talk about the unique challenges and rewards of translating poetry with CJ Evans at the Bay Area Book Festival.

Third Place Books Ravenna hosts translator Mia Spangenberg in Seattle. Mia will discuss her translation of Finnish author Pirkko Saisio’s The Red Book of Farewells with Dr. Elizabeth DeNoma.

Mia Spangenberg talks about her translation of Pirkko Saisio’s The Red Book of Farewell with author and poet Trisha Low. This virtual event is hosted by Pilsen Community Books in Chicago.

Yuri Herrera joins the Center for the Art of Translation at Green Apple Books on the Park to talk about his latest book, Ten Planets: Stories, translated by Lisa Dillman, with Román Luján.

Join the Transnational Literature Series at Brookline Booksmith and Brazos Bookstore for a virtual event with author Astrid Roemer to discuss and celebrate the release of her new book On a Woman’s Madness. She will be in conversation with Megan Giddings, author of The Women Could Fly and Lakewood.

Three translators and one editor discuss their contributions to contemporary translated Swahili literature, including the new collection No Edges: Swahili Stories from Two Lines Press, and efforts to make it more widely available with the director of the Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize.

Third Place Books Ravenna hosts a celebration of independent publishers, weird and meaningful literature, and the long future of publishing. The evening will include presentations from 11 indie publishers from across the country about new books, old books, and what makes these publishers unique.

Join the Alliance Française de Seattle, in partnership with Elliott Bay Book Company, for an online discussion with Days Come and Go author, Hemley Boum and translator Nchanji Njamnsi. They will be in conversation with Nkiacha Atemnkeng.

One of Southeast Asia’s most exciting writers, Li Zi Shu, and author and translator YZ Chin discuss The Age of Goodbyes with Ipek Burnett at The Ruby SF.

Join the author of Linea Nigra and On Lighthouses for a weekend of literary fun in Austin!

Join the Alliance Française de Seattle, in partnership with Elliott Bay Book Company, for an online discussion with Days Come and Go author, Hemley Boum and translator Nchanji Njamnsi.

Come visit us at Booth 27 and snag some books at this daylong celebration of literature, local food, and more!

Translator Edgar Garbelotto joins Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore and Andrea Lawlor to present the late João Gilberto Noll’s novel Hugs & Cuddles and discuss the celebrated Brazilian author’s life and work.

Join two authors as they discuss Hemley Boum’s new epic chronicling the lives of three generations of Cameroonian women.

Celebrate the power of literature with readings from an incredible range of translated work featured in two new editions of the Calico series.

Hemley Boum will discuss Days Come and Go, her remarkable story of three generations of Cameroonian women, with editor John McMurtrie.

A reading of Italian Futurist Ardengo Soffici’s poetry in translation, accompanied by clarinetist and composer Ben Goldberg.

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

Enjoy a wide variety of writers and translated works at Litquake’s Words Around the World series of international events, sponsored by the Center for the Art of Translation.

Join us for an evening of literature and cocktails as Granta celebrates its latest Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists anthology.