Translator Resources
Are you a literary translator looking for resources to get started, submit your work, or connect with others in the field? This curated list includes workshops, conferences, databases, fellowships, and opportunities for translators at every stage—whether you’re just beginning or looking to expand your network and refine your craft.
Getting Started
PEN 2023 Manifesto on Literary Translation(opens in a new tab) (2023)
Pitch Guide for Translators(opens in a new tab) by Anton Hur (2024)
On Translation(opens in a new tab), a podcast hosted by Merve Erme sponsored by the Hawthornden Foundation. The seven episodes in season three focus on both the art and practical issues of publishing literary translation (2025)
Getting the Rights to Translate a Work: A How-To Guide(opens in a new tab): by Susan Bernofsky (2017)
Five great tips for getting started as a literary translator(opens in a new tab) by Sophie Hughes
American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) Editor-Translator Pitch Sessions(opens in a new tab)
Workshops & Conferences
Kenyon Review Adult Workshop — Translation(opens in a new tab)
British Centre for Literary Translation (BCLT) Summer School (UK)(opens in a new tab)
BCLT Advanced Translation Workshops (UK)(opens in a new tab)
Literature Translation Institute of Korea Training Program for Translators(opens in a new tab)
ALTA Conference(opens in a new tab)
Bread Loaf Translators’ Conference(opens in a new tab)
Databases
ALTA’s Translator database(opens in a new tab) — Features hundreds of translator members and is publicly searchable by language, genre, and more.
PEN’s Translator database(opens in a new tab) — Open to any translator who is a member of PEN America, this database is a resource for publishers, editors, and professionals seeking translators for their literary and professional projects, as well as translators who are looking to connect with others in their field or region.
Dutch Foundation for Literature Translation Database(opens in a new tab)
Digital Library of Korean Literature(opens in a new tab)
Finnish Literature in Translation Database(opens in a new tab)
Japanese Literature in Translation Database(opens in a new tab)
Persian, Translated(opens in a new tab) — A database of Persian literature in English translation.
Publications
Words Without Borders(opens in a new tab)
Asymptote Journal(opens in a new tab)
World Literature Today(opens in a new tab)
Modern Poetry in Translation(opens in a new tab)
Circumference Magazine(opens in a new tab)
Gulf Coast(opens in a new tab)
Hopscotch Translation(opens in a new tab)
Translators Aloud(opens in a new tab)
ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly(opens in a new tab)
Turkoslavia Journal(opens in a new tab)
Collectives
American Literary Translators Association(opens in a new tab)
Black Squirrel Translator Collective(opens in a new tab)
Emerging Translators Network(opens in a new tab)
Kääntöpiiri (opens in a new tab)– Virtual community for translators of Finnish literature.
Paper Republic(opens in a new tab) – Chinese literature, based in the UK.
the seams(opens in a new tab) – Literature written in Southeast Asian languages.
Smoking Tigers(opens in a new tab) – Korean literature.
Third Coast Translators Collective(opens in a new tab) — Based in Chicago.
Turkoslavia(opens in a new tab)
Fellowships & Residencies
Yefe Nof Residency(opens in a new tab)
Foundation Jan Michalski Residency for Writers(opens in a new tab)
The Camargo Fellowship(opens in a new tab)
ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program(opens in a new tab)
National Centre for Writing Emerging Translator Mentorship(opens in a new tab)
ALTA Travel Fellowships(opens in a new tab)
National Centre for Writing Translation Residences(opens in a new tab)
Paul Celan Fellowships for Translators(opens in a new tab)
Translation undergraduate and graduate programs(opens in a new tab) at the University of Iowa
RECIT — List of Literary Translation Residencies in Europe(opens in a new tab)
Grants
NEA Translation Project Grants(opens in a new tab)
NEH Scholarly Editions and Translations (opens in a new tab)
PEN/Heim Translation Fund(opens in a new tab)
WWB Momentum Grant(opens in a new tab)
Prizes
Booker International Prize(opens in a new tab)
PEN Presents / PEN Literary Awards(opens in a new tab)
Cercador Prize(opens in a new tab)
EBRD Literature Prize(opens in a new tab)
Neustadt International Prize for Literature(opens in a new tab)
Dublin Literary Award(opens in a new tab)
Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize(opens in a new tab)
Warwick Prize for Women in Translation(opens in a new tab)
ALTA National Translation Award(opens in a new tab)
Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for a Translation of a Literary Work(opens in a new tab)
TA First Translation Prize(opens in a new tab) (UK-based)
ALTA First Translation Prize(opens in a new tab)
MLA-Roth Translation Award (Lois Roth Award)(opens in a new tab)
National Book Award for Translated Literature(opens in a new tab)
Regionally Specific
French
Albertine Translation Prize
Scott Moncrieff Prize
French-American Foundation Translation Prize
German
Rhine Translation Prize
Schlegel-Tieck Prize
Looren Excellence Grants
Goethe-Institut Award for New Translation
Goethe-Institut Translation Funding Program
Austrian Cultural Forum London Translation Prize
Literary Colloquium Berlin
German Book Office New York Non-Fiction Translation Competition
German Translators’ Fund ViceVersa Workshops
Italian
Italian Prose in Translation Award
John Florio Prize
Japanese
JLPP International Translation Competition
Great British Saskawa Foundation Prize
Korean
Literature Translation Institute of Korea Grants
Daesan Foundation Grants
Korean Publication Industry Promotion Agency
Polish
PEN Polish Centre Award
Polish Book Institute Award — Transatlantyk
Spanish
LatAmLit Today
Sundial House
Premio Valle Inclán
Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award
South Asian Languages
Armory Square Prize for South Asian Literature in Translation
New India Foundation Translation Fellowships
SALT Project Translation Mentorships
Other Languages
Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation
Mabati Cornwell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature
Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize
Risa-Domb Porjes Prize (Hebrew literature)
Persian Translation Prize
Dyankov Translation Prize (Bulgarian literature)
Praspar Press Translation Prize (Maltese literature)
FILI — Finnish Literature Exchange Grant