October 2021 translation news roundup

Abdulrazak Gurnah won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature(opens in a new tab).

The National Book Awards finalists(opens in a new tab) were revealed on October 5.

The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Longlist 2021(opens in a new tab) includes 17 titles translated from 10 languages, including Thai and Georgian.

The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) announced the winners of the 2021 National Translation Award in Prose(opens in a new tab) and Poetry(opens in a new tab) on October 16.

The bipartisan Creative Economy Revitalization Act (CERA) is modeled on the WPA and proposes a $300 million federal grants and commissions program for art workers(opens in a new tab).

The limitless possibilities of a literature beyond borders: a conversation with Yōko Tawada(opens in a new tab).

A new golden age of poetry is here(opens in a new tab), led by young writers of color.

The indigenous Californian Yurok language makes a comeback(opens in a new tab) after a decades-long effort.

The recent succession drama at Scholastic(opens in a new tab).

Arts organizations face a changing labor market(opens in a new tab).

We pulled together highlights of the first four titles in the Calico Series on our blog.

A new series lets artists share their experiences since the rise of the Taliban(opens in a new tab).

An essay by an audiovisual translator about the art of creating subtitles(opens in a new tab) for non-English films and tv shows.

Inside the long, strange history of the Booker Prize(opens in a new tab) and how it became a force in publishing.

A writer asks, when you can’t speak your mother tongue, does translated fiction fill the void?(opens in a new tab)

Squid Game and the impossibilities of translation.(opens in a new tab)

How Memphis created the nation’s most innovative public library(opens in a new tab).