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We're building a permanent home for literary translation

The Center for the Art of Translation builds a vibrant cross-cultural community through its award-winning publisher Two Lines Press, dynamic events that connect readers and translators, and the educational program Poetry Inside Out, which brings poetry translation into classrooms.

May 5, 2026|4:00pm
The Center for Fiction, 15 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY
The International Library
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May 20, 2026|12:00pm
Contemporary Translated Works Book Group: Celestial Bodies

Join us in person or online to read and discuss Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi, translated by Marilyn Booth.

Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post St., San Francisco, CA
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May 31, 2026
Two Lines Press at Bay Area Book Festival 2026

See Two Lines Press translator Jeremy Tiang and visit the Two Lines Press booth at Bay Area Book Festival!

Downtown Berkeley

Allston Way & Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park

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Submissions Open: Day of Translation 2026

On Thursday, September 24, 2026, the Center for the Art of Translation will present our seventh annual Day of Translation, held at The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn, NY, and livestreamed worldwide. This event features conversations about language and literature with provocative panels on translation, broadly defined. The Center for the Art of Translation will offer round-trip transportation to New York, lodging, and honoraria to accepted panelists. We look forward to reading your ideas!

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